Most people think of jelly beans and chocolate bunnies when they think of Easter sweets, but for me, Easter brunch or lunch is a time for light, airy, fruity desserts. It’s the unofficial start of Spring and I love to include all of the fruits and flavors that are coming…
It’s that time of year again! Time for resolutions for a better, healthier you. For me, the hardest part of living a healthier lifestyle isn’t getting more exercise, it’s eating better. I love good food. I’ve spent the past few months experimenting in my kitchen to find some healthy, well-rounded…
This post is brought to you by PJ’s Coffee Local favorite, PJ’s Coffee has officially entered the concentrate game. Now available at your local PJs coffee house, each jar of concentrate makes 4-6 servings so you can keep it in your fridge for a few days or invite over some…
With Thanksgiving just a few days away I’m starting to take stock of how much sugar, butter and bourbon we have in the house (the reason will become clear in a second) and searching for my recipe binder. And I’m sure households across the Northshore, as well as throughout…
This post was brought to you by In a While, Crocodile. Here in the New Orleans area, we eat a little differently than the rest of the country. Slow cookers were popular in the 70s and 80s, but my mother never used one. Back then, the recipes involved cream-of-something soup…
Ranch Dip: 1 cup of fat free Greek yogurt 1 packet of dry ranch seasoning 1/4 tsp. of paprika Mix it all together and enjoy!
I don’t think that “going local” is just a trend. Part of what we’re seeing here is people once again beginning to appreciate what it means to be a community. It’s about keeping alive those industries that are run by people who live among us. It’s about familiarity, the comforts…
Every Friday evening, from 6-7 pm, Josh and Jamie Erickson open their “second home” to the public for a beer tasting and explanation of the brewing process for them at Chafunkta Brewery. I first tried Chafunkta brews at a keg tapping at the Barley Oak about two years ago. Back…
It probably happened sometime during high school or college. Maybe you just graduated high school, maybe you’re attending the all-important first college party. Someone hands you a can. You open the can. You taste the contents of the can. And it sucked. That’s the moment you decided you hated beer….
My wife and I suffer from a shared problem- we can’t stop making things. In the 17 years that we have known each other we have logged many late night hours while trying to “just finish one more thing.” Our poor vehicles have been subject to countless trips to home…