Category: Food
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Manfriend Meals: Stuffed Flank Steak
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Although I’m a vegetarian, I do still cook meat dishes for others from time to time. A few weeks ago, I treated my manfriend and Little Sister’s manfriend to a home cooked dinner featuring these Stuffed Flank Steaks: The grocery store I stopped at on the way home from work…
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Really Tasty Retreats Happening at O.Henry and Proximity Hotels in Greensboro
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By far, two of my favorite boutique hotel concepts in NC (and the country), O.Henry Hotel and Proximity Hotel in Greensboro will play host to a few very innovative, and tasty, weekend getaways this summer and fall. Savor the South Weekend: September 26-28Authors from UNC Press Savor the South Cookbook…
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Roasted Cabbage
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My mom presented a new item at Sunday Family Dinner a few weekends ago: Roasted cabbage.It was amazing! And she swears it was as simple as: slice cabbage, drizzle with infused olive oil (your savory flavor of choice), sprinkle with salt and papper, and roast in the over until light…
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And Tonight’s Super Bowl Menu Includes….
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The manfriend and I have been hard at work in the kitchen this morning. Here’s what we’ll be taking to tonight’s ITB Super Bowl gathering. Drumroll please… Four mildly healthy, but certainly better for you than the norm, appetizer-sized items, including:Deviled EggsMexican Roll-UpsSpinach BallsDry Rub Grilled Wings I’ll be cheering…
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I’m Still Here…
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…just doing a lot of working (and I do mean A LOT), social events and weddings, tailgating, and the like. It is that time of year, again. I’ve also been DVRing a lot of 5 Ingredient Fix with Claire Robinson on Food Network. (I promise I’ll explain next why that’s…
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The Hushpuppies are a Big Deal
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I almost laughed out loud when I read this line from George Cox’s review of Garner’s (somewhat new) Shuck ‘Em Shack: Hushpuppies are not bad for a commercial product, though the Southerner in me cringes at paying $1.99 for a dozen. I can remember going to Dockside at some point…
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Happy New Year!
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Nick and I went to Nashville this past week/weekend for a few days, so I didn’t get a chance to wish everyone a Happy New Year’s Eve… or even New Year’s Day. However, I don’t believe January 2nd is too late to start the year off right! We have dinner…
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Breakfast with Santa for FIVE Great Causes!
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Dr. Tinney Railey sent me an email this week asking me to help spread the word about this Saturday’s fundraiser and how could I not with so many great organizations benefiting? The Third Annual Charity Breakfast Buffet with SantaSaturday – December 11, 2010, 8-11amat Spice Street Restaurant in Chapel Hill…
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Put the Boys to Work… at Hardly Working
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I realize Thanksgiving has just come and gone, but Christmas dinner is right around the corner. I love Andrea Weigl’s suggestion of putting the boys to work! Thursday when I serve Thanksgiving dinner to a small group of friends, everyone will contribute. I will bake a pecan pie and a…
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2010 NC State Fair in Review
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Went a total of four times this year – all four were fantastic, per the usual. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsulilwolf/sets/72157625109184059/ Tuesday: The boys wanted to go for dinner. Saw a cow utterly object (nice play on words, right?) to practicing in the show circle any longer by hopping over the fence and running…