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I was told by my friends, “whatever you do, don’t call it a rhubarb anything, or no one will want to make it.” Ever since Garrett gave me some of his rhubarb rosemary jelly a few weeks ago, I’ve been experimenting with rhubarb and rosemary. The combination really is outrageously good, though sadly, I [...]

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Picadillo is a spicy Latin American meat dish often served as a stuffing in chilies, taco filling, or served with rice. I nabbed this recipe from my friend Heidi H’s recipe collection one day because it looked intriguing. What a keeper! Lots of flavor and in the time it takes you to cook [...]

Strawberry and rhubarb has to be one of the world’s best pairings. We love the way tart rhubarb (ever try to eat raw rhubarb?) dances with sweet strawberries in cobblers and pies. In this terrine, orange zest makes an appearance as well. I made this on a whim a week ago to [...]

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A staple in our home growing up was my mother’s chili beans, which she still makes several times a month with either ground beef or turkey. Many chilis I’ve encountered seem almost designed to give you heartburn. This one isn’t. These chili beans are more mild and [...]

Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord and pour yourself a glass of milk; you’ll need one with these brownies! ~Elise
So I had a bottle of Kahlúa sitting about collecting dust and figured that it needed to be put to decent use. Now, I’m all for a decent cocktail, but really, I try not to make [...]

With the current high cost of groceries, everybody is looking for ways to cut costs, but still maintain the same high level of quality of their food and nutritional content for their meals.
Since time is a valuable commodity as well, a way to save money and time is to purchase your food items in bulk.
But [...]

When some men see women in bikinis or lingerie - they lose their ability to delay gratification: whether it’s about food or money.
The research in the Journal of Consumer Research is called “Bikinis Instigate Generalized Impatience in Intertemporal Choice”.
From the the lead author: “Prior exposure to sexy stimuli may influence the choice between chocolate cake [...]