Archive for the 'Victuals' Category

Best Recipes: Taco Soup

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Instead of the usual tacos, why not try this delicious taco soup featuring fresh roast beef and salsa?
1 cup mild salsa cup red or green bell pepper, chopped teaspoon ground red chilies or chili powder 1 (14 oz.) can ready-to-serve chicken broth 6 corn tortillas, cut into -inch strips pound cooked [...]

Are You a Foodie?

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

So much food to sample; so little time. Ahh, the foodie’s quandary. What’s a foodie, you ask?
I first heard the term “foodie” from a European friend who used it to describe himself about 20 years ago. Grocery shopping with this man was a delight. He’d lift a plump cantaloupe in the market, squeeze it gently, [...]

Restaurant Fast Food - it’s not like grandma used to make

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The growth of restaurant fast food cannot be denied. It seems that fast food places are opening up almost on every corner. It’s not unusual to see a McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Popeye’s Chicken, Del Taco, a Burger King and several others all within a block or two of each other.
This explosion of fast, [...]

Vegetarian Cuisine

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Rabbit food. That’s what my dad calls vegetarian cooking and cuisine. Salads and vegetables - can’t be anything more to it, can there? Oh, but there is. Vegetarian cooking is at least as varied as ‘regular’ cooking - and in some cases, far more imaginative.
Nearly thirty years ago, Diet for a Small Planet, and [...]