Every so often, I find some interesting recipes at the food blogs that I follow and ask Marie to think about making them. But what to do when I can’t actually eat the food that sounds so very good? Continue reading “West Indies Crab Salad”
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Curry Shrimp Linguine
One of the most wonderful Sunday dinners that Marie has made lately has been a spicy shrimp dish which had me wishing we could have it again for the next five or six evenings. Continue reading “Curry Shrimp Linguine”
Food From Fiction 12: Spenser’s Paper Doll Polenta and Chicken
I stood at my stove pouring a thin stream of cornmeal into simmering milk. As it went in, I stirred with a whisk.
“Corn meal mush?” Susan said.
“We gourmets prefer to call it polenta,” I said. Continue reading “Food From Fiction 12: Spenser’s Paper Doll Polenta and Chicken”
Freiberg’s, Johnson City TN
One great way to sample more restaurants on a single inexpensive trip is to find places that Marie would be certain to enjoy more than me. We found just such a place in one of our favorite cities in Tennessee. Here’s her story. Continue reading “Freiberg’s, Johnson City TN”
Old Lighthouse Diner, Bristol TN
Marie writes… Sometimes you know before you even see the lobby that you won’t want to eat the free breakfast at your hotel. Sometimes you have a place already in mind that wouldn’t change your decision even if the hotel has the breakfast buffet to end all buffets. In this case, both were true. Continue reading “Old Lighthouse Diner, Bristol TN”
Food From Fiction 11: Scott Pilgrim’s Lemony Baked Pasta Thing with Asparagus
“So anyway, dinner’s pretty much ready. We’ve got this sort of, um, baked pasta thing, I don’t know how to describe it. It’s a bit early for asparagus, but it has asparagus, and it’s kind of lemony, and it’s got a little too much cheese… I just don’t exactly have a recipe so I’m not really sure what to call it.” – from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Bryan Lee O’Malley Continue reading “Food From Fiction 11: Scott Pilgrim’s Lemony Baked Pasta Thing with Asparagus”
Food From Fiction 10: Taylor’s Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry
“I did the last minute cooking, which the recipe said you were supposed to do ‘at the table in a sizzling wok before the admiring guests.’ A sizzling wok, my hind foot. Who did they think read those magazines?” –from The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Continue reading “Food From Fiction 10: Taylor’s Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry”
Marie, Let's Eat! 