The Start of the Vegetable Garden (Early June 2013) Okay so this is the third year that I’ve done a vegetable garden (all in pots) and here’s your flash garden update for mid July: From the picture below you see that the Pearl hybrid cherry tomatoes are looking ripe and fertile, as are the…
Food Sampling 101 at The New York Fancy Food Show
Earlier this week, my mom, her co-worker Chef Cliff, and I met up at the NY Fancy Food Show. Our good friends from Ann Arbor, The Deschaines, represented Al Dente Pasta at the Food Show; a most vibrant and colorful booth full of pasta! The Al Dente booth w Monique Deschaine Olive Station To paint a picture, this…
Everything But The … (Kitchen Sink) … and The Heath Bar Pieces!!-A Ben & Jerry’s Review
Last week I decided to bite the bullet and try a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor. Stop and Shop didn’t have Milk and Cookies, or Coffee Heath Bar Crunch that day, so I picked out one called Everything But The … (Kitchen Sink). You can say that again! However, sometimes quantity doesn’t make…
Banana Split Decision – A review of Ben & Jerry’s take on an American Classic
Ben and Jerry’s has a lot of ice cream flavors and most of them are pretty darn good. Seldom do I have a bad Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, but occasionally a new flavor will underwhelm me a bit. Today, I do a video review of Ben & Jerry’s, Banana Split. Enjoy the review, and make…