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June 17, 2009
Photo by Whirling Phoenix Cooking as a newlywed couple can be pretty intimidating as well as frustrating if you don't have the right ingredients or tools to begin with. As wedding season is in full...
June 14, 2009
It's as if a switch is flipped, the sun starts to set and coals start to light. Happy laughter and the toast of cold beers with friends and families as they gather on decks, patios and porches...
June 10, 2009
I have a variety of graters in my “er” drawer and whenever I cook, I find that I am always reaching for one tool over and over again; my Microplane grater. The one I use is a simple, long and...
June 4, 2009
My hands smell like lovage, my boots are speckled with potting soil and I just finished planting sweet Italian peppers in the garden. Unfortunately, it’s not my garden, but a girl can dream. A couple...
June 3, 2009
I am a tomato lover. I’m not alone in the tomato lust department. I’ve stood behind several devotees at farmer’s markets or at checkout counters who have happily paid $6.00 for their oddly shaped...
May 7, 2009
One of my very first food memories is the taste of raw, sweet, corn on the cob. It is a rather rebellious flavor to me. Mostly because of the way in which the sweet corn was acquired but also because...
April 25, 2009
We are happy to welcome Melissa Peterman as our newest contributor to the Foodista Blog! My mother-in-law is one of the biggest kitchen gadget fans that I know of. So much so that she became a...
