Tired of the standard BBQ fare?
I’ve had enough with classic backyard BBQ fare. It’s so boring! BBQ’s can be so much more creative and delicious- there’s just no reason not to. Let’s ditch the dogs and try a little harder.
Food Talk
Ramble on…
Welcome to my ramblings! And trust me…they are just that! A collection of my rough (really rough!) thoughts, opinions, experiments and tips that I’ve written down over the years.
It all started a long, long time ago. (By a long time ago, I mean in 2007.) We had just moved into our house and it came with an old, but decent sized kitchen, and I threw myself into all things food and friends. My collection of notes about cooking and entertaining grew rapidly, and were scattered about and stuck in cookbooks and notebooks everywhere. As it turns out, that system really wasn’t very helpful.
I needed a more permanent place to jot things down so I would remember what I did right, and what I did wrong, or what I thought about a recipe. So I started a blog, just for my own reference, and I called it Feast and Merriment! It was one page and had no focus! As I grew into a more competent cook, the recipe bank became large enough to have their own section, and that is what you have today in the rest of the site. But the blog portion still remains an unfocused collection of my not-so-perfect and mostly incomplete ramblings. If you care to pour yourself a glass of vino and take a read, you’ll find a tip or two…or at least some entertainment!
Lasagna or Baked Ziti? The results are in.
Whats the difference between lasagna & baked ziti? Each have similar ingredients but how you make it and what it tastes like are actually quite different.
Cake or Cupcakes?
Its a big week of Birthdays and it got me thinking…Cake or Cupcakes? Whats the preference?
Are 3 eyed fish the fish of our future?
I stopped eating farmed salmon years ago because of the high numbers of PCB’s, the excessive use of antibiotics in salmon farms and the the gross fact that farmed salmon meat would be grey without the use of an orange dye called Canthaxanthin…
To Flour or Not to Flour? THAT is my question!
When making cutlets of any kind, I have always floured, egged, breadcrumbed. After watching my friend, who is an excellent cook, make cutlets without the flour step, I started asking around and it seems the jury is split.
White beans and dreams
Using cannelloni beans in place of pasta is a great way to satisfy your pasta fix without all the gluten. The opportunities are endless, and delicious.
Make Ahead Lobster Dinner
With a little advance planning, Lobster night can be a whole lot more enjoyable. Learn the tricks of the trade and leave the bibs behind.
How far can you make a roasted chicken go?
I roast quite a bit of chicken, especially when I am trying to stretch my food store dollars. When I take the time to plan it out, it always amazes me how far I can make that chicken go.
Take the Time to Plan
The timing of a meal is very important to me. I want everything to get on the table at once, and hot! I also don’t
The Gift of the Perfect Meatball Tip
My great-grandma GiGi died when I was quite young but there are things I remember and believe it or not, they have greatly influenced how I cook.