Is it winter where you are, yet?  In Texas we keep getting little teases of Fall coolness, but temperatures today were in the high 80s leaving frosty mornings just a daydream.  (I've got cute gloves to wear, darnit!!) In hopes of beckoning a nice cool day, I'm making this gorgeous sweet potato and chipotle soup from the Healthy Delicious blog. It's fast ...

We live in Houston, a steamy city with summers that stay muggy enough to ensure very few people suffer from wrinkles in their old age.  Think about how it would feel to walk through a giant bowl of warm Jell-o and that gives you an idea of what a 'pleasant' summer day is like here. SO!  My summers are focused on ...

Happy 2010, hungry readers! Come New Year's Day, many of us find ourselves preparing 'lucky' food and traditional dishes you may never even think of the remaining 364 days.  Even the least superstitious Texan won't go past January 1st without some black eyed peas and maybe some ham shank (a phenomena not limited to this fair state, of course). But to be ...

I'm an avid coffee drinker all year round, so warm drinks are a staple in my 'drag yourself out of bed' or 'keep that morning energy up for just one more conference call' routines. But cool weather and Christmas spirit open up a new world of steamy beverage possibilities.  And yes, they are alcoholic (because booze goes great with Christmas cheer ...

Thanksgiving must be terrifying for turkeys. Genocide on a plate much? Sure looking at a turkey kind of freaks me out, but that's why I'm not eating one this year (and also why I have a polymer clay robot turkey to head up this post instead of this guy, ahem). Keep your conscience easy and adopt a turkey instead - ...