Feeling nostalgic? Us too. On a rainy late-winter day, there’s nothing like the comfort of baking cookies…cookies that you’ve known since you were a kid. These classic oversized black and white cookies – found in just about every New York deli – fit the bill with a light, cakey body and creamy frosting on top. […]

Tropical Fruit Paradise at Robert is Here
You may think you’ve seen tropical fruit, but you haven’t really seen tropical fruit until you’ve visited Robert is Here in Homestead, Florida. (Yes, it’s called Robert is Here – more on that below.) Calling Robert is Here a tropical fruit stand seems like a enormous understatement – it’s more like a tropical fruit wonderland, […]

Ground ‘Beef’ for the Santa Clarita Diet
If you haven’t sunk your teeth into Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix yet, you’re in for something delicious. It’s a delightfully gross comedy that sets grisly zombie antics against the perfect suburban backdrop. In the show, Drew Barrymore plays a Santa Clarita realtor who wakes up one morning to find herself… dead… but otherwise perfectly […]

Super Bowl Snackadium with IPad
When the Super Bowl (or heck, any big game) rolls around, what better way to feed your hungry crowd than with a custom snackadium? A snackadium, or snack stadium, is a concept that’s picked up a lot of momentum in the past few years, thanks to the growth of Pinterest and how-to videos. At this […]

California Orange Olive Oil Cake
Can we call these the “dog days” of winter? It’s a little dreary outside and the cold has been dragging on for just a little bit too long. Right about now we need just a little spritz of something bright and cheery. Enter the orange: winter’s cheeriest ball of sunshine, becoming ripe and sweet just […]

Lemony Lemon Bars Recipe and Lemony Snicket
If you’re reading or watching Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” of course you need to eat lemon bars. Why lemon bars? Because as you drown your sorrows in the fates of the three Baudelaire orphans – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – you will need sweetness to balance the sadness. In fact, Lemony Snicket’s […]

Golden Corn Chowder
2017 – It’s going to be great, right? Right?!?! Yes, of course it will be, especially if you treat yourself to plenty of good, wholesome plant-based food. You can start right now with this vegan Golden Corn Chowder, with ingredients you may already have in your pantry. Why corn chowder? Because it’s such a cheery […]
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and food enthusiast who is on a mission to write great stories about food and where your food comes from. You can read more about me here.
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