I was in Trader Joe’s one day (my favorite grocery store) and they had these Snapea Crisps hanging off of one of the shelves. Feeling bold, I bought them secretly dreading that they might end up tasting like freeze dried peas. When I opened them I was delighted to discover… Continue reading
I was in the chip aisle last week searching among the plethora of MSG coated chips looking for something with genuine flavor. There were a few standard entries which I liked but was tired of, but then I noticed this bag of Spinach & Artichoke Chips by Jensen’s Orchard. Spinach… Continue reading
John and I live WAY out in the country, and down a private road behind a locked cattle gate so the only Trick-or-Treaters we’d get out this way would be the raccoons, what with their masks and all. Anyway, since we aren’t do anything particularly interesting this year for Halloween,… Continue reading
Check out these Spider Eggs for Halloween – they look completely creepy. And that’s not even counting the fact that I don’t like olives! But that tidbit aside, I thought this was a really creative use of everyday food. Happy Halloween![Tags: halloween, appetizer, food, spider, spooky] Food Blog: http://www.foodfollies.com; Foodie… Continue reading
A review of Kettle Brand New York Cheddar with Herbs Potato Chips… (sorry about the swiss cheese icon, but it’s our only ‘cheese’ one) I know Kettle Chips have been out on the market for a long time, but this is the first time we’ve bought them because they were… Continue reading
We stopped eating things like doritos and artificially flavored chips a while ago when both John and I decided we just didn’t like the constant thirst and weird effects we got from all the MSG. The other day, however, we happily discovered the new ‘Naturals’ line from Frito-Lay and indulged… Continue reading
We finally ran across a good price for corn on the cob – 96 cents for 6 ears of white corn, and cooked them up for dinner tonight. It had been so long since we’d had sweet corn that I’d forgotten that John tends to eat in circles AROUND the… Continue reading
I made some beer battered onion rings today, I didn’t follow a strict recipe but winged it after reading a few different versions on the web. I used a 50/50 combination of flour and bread crumbs, plus some salt and garlic powder. The first mistake I made was putting them… Continue reading
John was making a homemade tomato sauce a few days ago and decided to open a bottle of zinfandel to add a bit of wine to the sauce. The sauce came out excellent, and tonight we decided to actually try the wine directly, with a few ‘sea creature’ cheesy crackers…. Continue reading
I was inspired to make homemade pierogies yesterday and enlisted John as the filling-maker, while I played with the dough. We’d never made them before so we browsed through John’s “New York Cookbook” which had a couple of recipes. We took ideas from each of them, depending on what ingredients… Continue reading
