Category: Recipes

  • My Dear Boyfriend…

    …and I say this in the nicest way possible: SUCKS WHEN IT COMES TO DINNERTIME. Well, that’s as nice as I could make it. It’s downright frustrating. The man (boy in this situation, because it’s quite illustrative of the attitude of a 5 year old) is picky when it comes…

  • Super Bowl Recessionistas

    Yup – just used another buzz word – “recessionistas”. This year we’ll be doing Super Bowl festivities with college friends at casa de Adrianne, Joey, and Sweetie… but not to the tune of $57.00/person! My word… apparently our manfriends could equally as well pull us out of a recession as…

  • Southern Favorites: Cooking with Beer

    I’m thinking this should be a perpetual recipe post as I know many of you include beer (either as a cooking aid to the chef or actually in the recipe) in many of your Southern concoctions.I literally laughed out loud when I read “Life is Reed-iculous”‘s post today which featured…

  • Tasty Thanksgiving Treats

    My college pals and I had the 2nd annual weekend-before-Thanksgiving-shindig-celebration this past weekend and apparently, these drinks were well enjoyed…. especially by the pilot – a new addition to the party this year thanks to Matt and Amanda. Spiked Apple CiderButtered Spiked Cider Big hugs and kisses to Joseph for…

  • Domestic Adventures Round-Up

    Some good reads for the good times ahead for the domestic gods and goddesses.-For the winos, from LifeHacker.com – How to Wrap a Wine Bottle Restaurant-Style-For the beer & margaritas folks – Kristy’s revised beer margaritas (beergaritas-From NCSU’s Technician – How to Tailgate During a HurricaneMy favorite fall flavor: pumpkin.-Barefoot…

  • Homecoming Breakfast Brunch

    SO many of my favorite people in this world are going to be back in Wolfpack Country this weekend for Operation T.O.B. – Homecoming 2008! Game time? Noon… ugh. Another breakfast tailgate it is – hopefully not so chilly this time! I’m going to experiment with this for the tailgate…

  • Cherry Bounce

    What a true Raleigh-kid tradition! If you’re not a big Downtowner, here’s what you’ve missed the past few weeks (err… months) in the blogosphere:Drink Cherry Bounce at Deep South (The Raleigh Connoisseur)The drink that started it all (Raleigh Philosophical Society) “Cherry” is alraedy a major part of my drink and…

  • Post #89284 on Firefly’s Sweet Tea Vodka

    Obsessed, much? Just maybe… Last night’s post recruited the following comment from Polos & Pearls:“how do you drink it???????“Great question! Cooter (shown below) mixed us all up quite a few “Sweet Tea Vodkas” at Buckhead last night for the game. The simple recipe that tastes just like a stronger Bojangles…

  • What I Love…

    …about the South. Thank you Rodney Atkins for a song that pays tribute:“What I love (what I love)About the South (about the South)If you need a Dixie Fix just a’ come on downIt’s what I love (what I love)About the South (about the South)Southern Belles with a drawl make you…

  • “Recipes for Research” Now Available!

    News from Mrs. Tammy with an update on great (and delicious) way to support Brittany’s Battle:We are thrilled to announce that our cookbook, Recipes for Research, is now available! This exciting cookbook features recipes from some of your favorite NC Celebrities so you don’t want to miss out on this…