December 2009

On The Side: small bites during the month of December

10 comments December 31, 2009

My favorite smaller food-related news stories that made it in under the radar: Colorful guide to when fruits and vegetables are in season. California restaurants can’t use trans fat as [...]

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies…for Santa

26 comments December 27, 2009

I swear I’m going to write about chicken, and fish, and soup, and pasta again. Promise. But I figure the holidays aren’t really over until the New Year. And what’s [...]

Reader Mailbag

18 comments December 21, 2009

Here are some questions I have been asked, via e-mail, since the beginning of the year. Are you curious about something? I’ll be nice if you will. Make contact. What [...]

Homemade Holiday Gifts – Cranberry Almond Bark and White Chocolate Popcorn

24 comments December 14, 2009

Here we are. December. Holiday time. Gift giving time. Spending money time…unless you’re on unemployment (ahem.) All right. So, maybe you have a job (way to go!), but you’re being [...]

You Say Potato Pancake, I Say Latke

35 comments December 7, 2009

I grew up confused about the proper way to spell Hanukah Chanukah Hanukkah. (Well, at least that’s one way.) Adding to the confusion, even though the holiday is always in [...]

A meal so bad, my dogs wouldn’t eat it.

26 comments December 2, 2009

I’ve been trying out some slow cooker recipes lately. This Creamy Chicken Casserole sounded okay – vegetables, stuffing, chicken. Nothing great, but certainly it had the makings of an easy, [...]