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Tonight, I wanted to try a local restaurant rather than a chain restaurant, so I searched for highly-rated restaurants in the 30319 zip code.  The first restaurant that looked appealing to me was Corner Pizza on Johnson Ferry Road.  On … Continue reading →

What’s that stain on your pants?

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A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the article, You’re Bored? That’s So AWESOME, which is a list of things you can do when you think you have nothing to do. On this list, I discovered iTunes U and explored … Continue reading →

3 FREE iTunes U Cooking Videos

1. What Chefs Know that You don’t about Using Knives Last Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to attend another...
2. Nice night for a knife fight Last Tuesday night was a nice night for a knife fight,...

Everything Food

Last weekend, we were in Jackson, Mississippi, to celebrate my grandmother’s 89th birthday, and since we were in Belhaven, we had to eat at Keifer’s restaurant on Poplar. What’s Keifer’s?  Mediterranean food, y’all: pita, lamb, hummus, baklava, and French fries.  Wait, … Continue reading →

not-so-random Restaurant Review: Keifer’s in Jackson, MS

1. Random Restaurant Review – Gilchrist Drug For the Random Restaurant Review, I used the Urbanspoon “shaker,”...
2. How about some upside down apple pie? What about upside down apple pie with vanilla ice cream?...
3. What Everybody Ought to Know about Nabeel’s Cafe and Market While I discovered Nabeel’s before we moved to Homewood, I...

Everything Food

Yesterday morning, I wanted a quick breakfast because I had to run an errand mid-morning.  Also, I didn’t want to go to the grocery store for any ingredient.  I wanted to use what I had on hand.  In the refrigerator, … Continue reading →

French Bread Cinnamon Rolls

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For the Random Restaurant Review, I used the Urbanspoon “shaker,” and I went with the first restaurant I got, which was Gilchrist Drug in Mountain Brook.  I had planned to order my food when I got to Gilchrist, but I … Continue reading →

Random Restaurant Review – Gilchrist Drug

1. What Everybody Ought to Know about Nabeel’s Cafe and Market While I discovered Nabeel’s before we moved to Homewood, I...
2. Who else wants baked leg of lamb?? When I need Greek food, Costa’s is the first place...
3. Bonefish Grill’s fish and chips While I could survive on the pre-appetizer bread-and-oil they provide...

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This week’s posts: Stix not-so-Random Recipe Review Lasagna cupcakes You can have a very good meal without going downtown What Chefs Know that You don’t about Using Knives Who else wants lamb shawarma salad? This week’s cool links: 100 Famous … Continue reading →

Weekly wrap-up

1. Weekly wrap-up Sunday Who else wants baked leg of lamb? – How...
2. Weekly wrap-up Friday Bran muffin recipe – This is my mom’s recipe...
3. Weekly wrap-up Saturday Random Recipe Review – Pumpkin Protein Cookies – Make...

Everything Food

Last Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to attend another Knife Skills demonstration at Birmingham Bake and Cook Company.  This class was more hands-on than the first Knife Skills class as we learned to use both paring and chef’s knives … Continue reading →

What Chefs Know that You don’t about Using Knives

1. Nice night for a knife fight Last Tuesday night was a nice night for a knife fight,...

Everything Food

While I discovered Nabeel’s before we moved to Homewood, I did not eat there until after we moved.  At Nabeel’s, I’ve eaten from both the Cafe and the Market, and the food has been outstanding each time.  On the Nabeel’s … Continue reading →

What Everybody Ought to Know about Nabeel’s Cafe and Market

1. Who else wants baked leg of lamb?? When I need Greek food, Costa’s is the first place...
2. Bonefish Grill’s fish and chips While I could survive on the pre-appetizer bread-and-oil they provide...
3. You can have a very good meal without going downtown Last Thursday night, my wife and I wanted to eat...

Everything Food

In another article, I briefly summarized the features of Urbanspoon’s iPhone app, but this post contrasts the Nearby restaurant results from the FREE iPhone Urbanspoon, Yelp, and Google Places apps.  The three apps yield similar results on the Nearby screens, but … Continue reading →

3 FREE iPhone Apps to Find Nearby Restaurants

1. 3 iPhone Food Apps You Need On my iPhone, I currently have three food-related apps: Allrecipes.com...

Everything Food

What about upside down apple pie with vanilla ice cream?  Is your mouth watering? A few weeks ago, my wife and I celebrated selling our house with a dinner at McCormick & Schmick’s in Homewood.  The meal was outstanding: batter … Continue reading →

How about some upside down apple pie?

1. You can have a very good meal without going downtown Last Thursday night, my wife and I wanted to eat...
2. Bonefish Grill’s fish and chips While I could survive on the pre-appetizer bread-and-oil they provide...
3. Who else wants baked leg of lamb?? When I need Greek food, Costa’s is the first place...