Category: Foodie
Recipe Time: Pulled Pork and Smoked Corn Empanadas
This recipe is one answer for the question: What to do with leftover pulled pork? But if you don’t have pulled pork (or smoked corn), you can still make great empanadas.
Closing Out Our Summer of Chicken and Rice
Cooking chicken and rice together this summer gave my son and me a little bit of structure, a shared goal, a creative playground that led to exploration and learning, time to tell stories and get caught up on each other’s lives, and some damn fine meals.
Cooking Together: Our Summer of Chicken and Rice Adventures
Creating a meal together is a wonderful, collaborative and fulfilling experience that transcends the food and is woven into the fabric of relationship memories.
London’s Borough Market is a Feast in Every Way
Alluring and intriguing sights, sounds and smells… historic and bustling Borough Market in London’s Southwark district has them all, and more. It’s the biggest food market I’ve ever seen, part farmers’ market, part international food court, and 100% foodie.
An Afternoon with Cookbooks: In Search of Shrimp & Grits
Blessed with shrimp boil leftovers after a lovely and fun fundraiser, we did some research and decided to create the Glover Gardens Shrimp and Grits recipe. We also learned a lot about the long history of shrimp and grits.,
A New Take on Deviled Eggs at The Fat Snook in Cocoa Beach
The Fat Snook in Cocoa Beach has a playful, delicious and innovative approach to the deviled egg. Also, a look at the history of the deviled egg courtesy of the North Carolina Egg Association.
Restaurant Rave: Ecco Vino Seafood and Wine Bar in Edinburgh
I was a travel-weary pilgrim looking for a solo seat at a restaurant on a Saturday night in Edinburgh, and Ecco Vino provided a rave-worthy experience.
Huffington Post Article: The Best Cheeses for A Cheeseburger
Huffpost recommends branching out on the choice of cheese for your burger.
A Family Cooking Class is the Final Test of the Glover Gardens Gumbo Recipe
A family cooking class was a GREAT opportunity to finalize the Glover Gardens gumbo recipe. And, what a great Gumbo Team my second cousins made… the Owens Gumbo Bros.
Recipe: “Over the Top”Fancy Green Beans and Mushrooms
A holiday-worthy recipe for green beans and mushrooms that is bold and different with bright, fresh flavors and a diversity of textures.
Open to New Things
I was afraid to cook mussels! I thought they wouldn’t open up, or that I would overcook them, or that they’d somehow know I was a bivalve mollusk amateur.
Cafe Pasqual’s: That Feeling When You Go Back and It’s Just as Good or Better
Deliciousness abounds at Cafe Pasqual’s in Santa Fe, as we (re)learned at a recent visit for a late breakfast. It is colorful, bright, welcoming and full of delighted diners enjoying the festive, art-filled ambiance.
Mustard is a Best Supporting Actor for Foods
From Dijon in French food to bright yellow ballpark on an American hotdog… from sweet German mustard on a bratwurst to hot Chinese mustard on an eggroll or steamed dumpling… from English mustard on a ploughman’s lunch to whole-grain mustard on a charcuterie board — mustard is a Best Supporting Actor for foods.
The Best Thing About a New Kitchen: Cooking with Your Peeps
A visiting Gen Z bestie created a marriage of fettuccine alfredo and shrimp scampi with a lemony garlicky mushroom-laden pasta dish that wowed us in the Glover Gardens 2.0 kitchen.
Finding My Way Back to Watermelon Love
A lifetime of taste aversion to watermelon was vanquished with a Watermelon Salad. Sweet Baby Juiciness, that fruit is delectable!
Miami Nice! Recommendations for Peacocks, Parks and Restaurants
Recreation recommendations in Miami from a grad student. Parks, peacocks and foodie-worthy restaurants, oh my!
Wunsche Brothers: Big Texas Food and More
A Texas landmark in Old Town Spring has Big Texas Food alongside foodie-worthy selections.
January Dreaming: A Lovely Lunch at L’Escargot Montorgueil in Paris
January dreaming and restaurant rave: memories of a perfect lunch at L’Escargot Montorgueil on a warm summer day during an anniversary trip to Paris
Restaurant Rave: Fierro Argentine Grill in Miami is a FIND
Fierro Argentine Grill is a very casual, very chill outdoor eatery, but the service is 4-star. So is the food. And the relaxed outdoor seating and ambiance is a plus, making you feel like everything is ok and you could sit there all afternoon and just enjoy life.