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Plastic vs. Paper?
Do you carry your own bags to the grocery store? I have done it (mostly) for over 20 years and it drives me crazy to see someone with their basket full of plastic bags. And I’ve received plenty of...
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Rice: Brown rice, white rice, or what?
We’re hearing that brown rice is a good nutritional choice for healthy living. But is white rice, found almost everywhere, such a bad alternative? After all, many Asian cultures have used white rice...
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June Cocktail: Dark and Stormy
Ah, it’s finally Friday and time for our June cocktail from down under: the Dark and Stormy. You mix together dark rum (I used Gosling’s Black Rum from Bermuda) and ginger beer (I used Buderim...
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Patriotic Blue Banana
Happy 4th of July to all! So weird having a holiday in the middle of the week, but I’ll push through with some time off. Patriotic Blue Banana: 2 oz. white rum 1 oz. banana rum 1 oz. 99 bananas 1 oz....
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A Passport to Morocco
One of my family’s favorite dinners is anything Moroccan. I think part of this is because we sit on the floor propped up by big, decorative pillows and eat with our hands! But another part is all the...
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So What’s Wrong with GMO’s? Don’t We Want to Feed the World?
The Senate recently passed the newest version of the US Farm Bill which, no big surprise, did not include the labeling of GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Once again, big industry was able to...
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The Tiniest Packaging Can Say a Lot @ BBM&D Strategic Branding
Good to know when you need to buy produce conventionally: The Tiniest Packaging Can Say a Lot @ BBM&D Strategic Branding.
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August Cocktail: Beijing Bellini
The closing ceremony has taken place. It’s time to say goodbye to the Summer Olympics for another 4 years. We decided to enjoy a cocktail while we watched and chose the Beijing Bellini, created in...
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Celebrating the Samis; the indigenous people of Norway
Celebrating the Samis; the indigenous people of Norway. I’ve been a very bad girl! I recently moved, not a far move, but still an extremely disrupting move in many ways. One of these ways is to...
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Small Bites . . . What’s your favorite?
Those little small bites, they’re popping up everywhere! Tapas in Spain, Cantonese dim sum, yakitori in Japan, Greek meze. These small bites have been around for generations. Such a great way to be...
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Off With Their Heads! What did you eat for Bastille Day?
Whether you call it Bastille Day, La Fête Nationale, or Le quatorze juillet, our family calls it a time to bring out the french food! I started with a cocktail, a new one for me, and not necessarily...
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Casual Fridays grew into Casual Decades
I just read the most insightful article from the San Diego Magazine, September 2013. I remember years ago having a conversation with my Dad about how there just aren’t many restaurants in California...
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Mary had a little lamb . . . no, no, my name’s not Mary!
The spouse and I ran into some good fortune a few weeks ago. While driving back down the mountain where we went to pick apples at an organic farm, I thought it would be a great idea to stop in at a...
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Sazerac, Gumbo and Zydeco
Besides signaling the approach of Spring, Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, always holds a special place for me. It always promises a celebration, some great food, uplifting music, and more than just a...
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Germany vs. Argentina: Berliner Pfannkuchen with dulce de leche
sharon@passportdinners.com:Yummm! Dulce de leche (and Argentina all the way)! Originally posted on Ala Lemon: As you may know, tonight is the World Cup final. Allow me to introduce the teams: View...
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Foodie Penpals Part Deux
I had so much fun last June participating in the Lean Green Bean’s foodie penpal program (http://www.theleangreenbean.com/foodie-penpals/) that I was anxious to participate again. And I am definitely...
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Tangerines, Persimmons, & Cherimoyas . . . oh, my!
I’m so, so lucky to live in SoCal (southern California). We have an abundance of warm weather and sunshine that affords us something yummy growing all year long. No downtime for winter here! Yeah,...
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Chocolate, Be My Valentine
It seems no matter how one feels about Valentine’s Day (love it, despise it, just another day), similar feelings run deep about chocolate (love it, despise it, just another food). Chocolate has been...
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Goodbye, Mardi Gras. Hello, Lent.
Lent. So much more somber than Mardi Gras. As TheUpperRoom.org puts it: “Lent is a season of the Christian Year where Christians focus on simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to...
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Farm-to-Table and Greenwashing
“Farm to Fable: Deception, Fraud, and Honest Mistakes in the Farm-to-Table Movement” I knew that the big chain restaurants were getting on the bandwagon and “greenwashing” their menus by using...
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