Archive for the 'Edibles' Category

*Thought we’d finish off the year with this Southern delicacy since I just bade my mom and brother goodbye after their Christmas visit to Tahoe.
FROM: Georgia
SENDER: Mom, who asks if I’m hungry for the South :)
DATE: December 5, 2009
INFO: Mix egg and buttermilk in a shallow dish. Working in batches, dip tomato slices into [...]


Daisy, my 89-year-old grandma from Braselton, Georgia, knows how to turn out a good baked good. My friends sure love her recipes I’ve made, and a few have contacted me recently for the how-to. Here are a few of her classics:
Grandma Daisy’s Buttermilk Biscuits (the best in the world)
A “grandma’s house” tradition, these flaky golden [...]


Just went to the best baby shower ever. Here’s why it’s so superlative in my mind:
1) Tasty libations. Not only was there a keg of beer and a DIY cocktail bar (with organic lemonade and limeade), there were creative concoctions like iced green tea and lemonade (my new favorite drink).
2) A thoughtful menu. Grilled pork [...]


popsicles… perhaps the best thing invented for summertime snacking.
I am super excited because a popsicle mold is en route to my address! I am now accepting recipes (via comment) to attempt in my new gadget… come on people, get creative! I will share my batches with each and every one of you (disclaimer: you must [...]


batter up

21May09

Crackerjacks, Big League Chew and hot dogs, move over. There’s a new baseball treat headed for the Reno Aces turf: Tahoe Creamery ice cream. The folks who churned us Tahoe Flow Cookie Dough and Tahoe Trip Mint Chip now want to scoop out an Aces-specific flavor, and have narrowed it down to three options of [...]


I had heard the wonders of this “Bobby Flay” pronounced time and again, but not until I saw a Food Network show where he baked blondie brownies did he catch my eye (or should I say sweet tooth). “So moist, so delicious,” proclaimed his TV tasters that I had to bring the exact Flay recipe [...]