A Dilly of a Deli

A great breakfast spot near downtown. BEWARE of runners drinking Bloody Marys! . . . → Read More: A Dilly of a Deli

El Rio Verde: Authentic Mexican Fare

It is really too bad that Guy Fieri established “Drive Ins, Diners, and Dives” or I would have entitled this theme’s posts in that way.

Too bad…I will have to stick with EE’s Revs and Recs (for “reviews” and “recomendations”).

I had been wanting to visit El Rio Verde for a long time, ever since . . . → Read More: El Rio Verde: Authentic Mexican Fare

My new theme: Restaurant Revs and Recs

Restaurant reviews and recommendations. (Yes, we have been eating out a lot.) . . . → Read More: My new theme: Restaurant Revs and Recs

February Secret Recipe Club: More beets

For Secret Recipe Club this month, I found another beet recipe: Roasted Beet Salad with Pear and Goat Cheese . . . → Read More: February Secret Recipe Club: More beets

Cherry Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Dark Sweet Cherry Cupcakes with Amaretto Buttercream . . . → Read More: Cherry Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Mixed Citrus Green Salad and a Trip to Birmingham

I’m ending my OCD recipe contest rant by highlighting my biggest prize and honor—my first and only cook-off, Cooking Light’s “Ultimate Reader’s Contest,” 2009.

I entered twenty-six recipes, everything from Chipotle Chicken Salad to Healthier Hoppin’ John.

I was totally unprepared with what the editors picked: Mixed Citrus Green Salad.

A salad? How the heck . . . → Read More: Mixed Citrus Green Salad and a Trip to Birmingham

OCD: Creating recipes vs. testing recipes

Here’s another pizza recipe: Cheeseburger Pizza with the Works (plus a recipe for hot wing pizza to boot)! . . . → Read More: OCD: Creating recipes vs. testing recipes

Pizza OCD: Bruschetta Pizza

My husband remembers a pizza parlor in his hometown that would place a chunky tomato sauce on top of the pizza. (It was a My Pi. I think some are still opened in the Chicago area—far from Tulsa where it used to be a teen hangout.)

He raves about it, but alas, the parlor has . . . → Read More: Pizza OCD: Bruschetta Pizza

OCD continued: Chipotle Breakfast Tacos for a Crowd

Back to my OCD-themed mania. Here is a recipe for breakfast when you have a few mouths to feed. . . . → Read More: OCD continued: Chipotle Breakfast Tacos for a Crowd

Cook the Books and Food ‘n Flix Post: Food from the Hunger Games

I’m taking another break from my OCD Recipes Revisited to participate in another two of my manias:

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Would you believe it? These two great online foodie clubs are pairing together this month. CTB club members are reading the novel and FnF members are watching the film . . . → Read More: Cook the Books and Food ‘n Flix Post: Food from the Hunger Games