Angela and I have been craving Korean food for a while now, so we decided to take my mom out for gogi gui, Korean barbecue. Just to make sure things went smoothly, Angela called Asiana Garden on Friday and asked if they would be open for lunch Saturday. The person who answered the phone said …
Category Archive: Reviews
Christy Jordan’s Southern Plate
The first thing we do when we get a new cookbook is to tear through it looking for the recipes we want to start with right away. I think this behavior is to be expected, considering we are from a generation who were deeply affected by the annual arrival of the Sears wish book. Only …
The Pioneer Woman Cooks
Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, makes me feel, well, inadequate. She feeds a houseful of people 3 meals a day every day, does the mom job for 4 kids, deals with animals and accidents and men, looks gorgeous doing it, and somehow she still finds time to take gorgeous pictures and write funny stories about …
Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue!
Steven Raichlen always has books that look to be filled with great information and recipes, but as a Southerner, I have always been cynical. Raichlen’s books The Barbecue! Bible and BBQ USA are great, but How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques sets off Southerner alarm bells. Grillin’ ain’t barbecue, Son. Still, …
Las Delicias
It’s confession time. My name is Angela, and I’m an addict. Quit planning the intervention. I’m not addicted to alcohol or drugs. No, my addiction is one of a different form. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been frequenting the Cooper-Young Farmers Market. And it was there that we met temptation that we (that’s right …
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