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CULINARY THRILL SEEKING — January is Soup Month. Can that mean gumbo for SETX?
My family thinks I don’t like soup. It’s because I told them I don’t like soup and have avoided certain soups from them. But I ...
My family thinks I don’t like soup. It’s because I told them I don’t like soup and have avoided certain soups from them. But I ... Read more
I truly like nearly any food, or at least like trying it. Yet , for decades, if someone asked a food I don’t like, I’d ... Read more
I like this month because the 9th is my birthday; sunny and crisp days are like none other in the calendar and it’s National Soup Month, ... Read more
Please eat your black-eyed peas, but try some roasted chickpeas, too. We Southerners need to eat extra black-eyed peas for some 2021 luck. That’s understood. ... Read more
Basic pantry stock gets elevated with these picks. Each has a proud backstory that’s worth looking up. Saltverk Salt of the earth? As rarely ... Read more
Sugar Plum Chocolates You may feel like you’ve spent a greater portion of 2020 in front of a computer screen. Make sure you take a ... Read more
PieCaken at Rao’s Bakery is a slice of indulgence that is the talk of holiday tables. The local bakery gets both a pumpkin and pecan ... Read more
Is branding for Dreams Aren’t This Good bold with a “most addicting salsa in the world” claim? I was attracted to Just Dance Jalapeño Salsa ... Read more
If I said I don’t cook with salt, you may think I’d be exaggerating, right? But it’s darned near true that I don’t have a ... Read more
A checker a line over summoned a manager because she couldn’t tell if the long, green vegetables were cucumbers or zucchini. Stick around, I’m thinking, ... Read more