goodies for game day

I know I'm in the minority (especially, it seems, among women) in that I like caramel much more than chocolate. Making me even more of a freak is the fact that I'll also take white chocolate over its darker cousin any day.

Good thing it's never bothered me to be different.

when change is good

When I find a recipe that's easy, relatively inexpensive, and yields delicious results, I tend to stick with it. Sure, I may tweak it here and there each time I make it, but the basic method and ingredients usually remain the same.

poultry appreciation

Winner winner chicken dinner.*

*Whether you hate him or find him entertaining (I fall somewhere in the middle, for the record), I'll always credit Guy Fieri with popularizing that phrase, whether he deserves it or not.

in case you missed it...

Some dishes just don't get the credit they deserve.

You only occasionally remember them, but when you do, you wonder why you don't think of them more often.

couldn't hurt

We could probably all use a little more luck, right? So why not go ahead and do some of the things that folks believe may have contributed to happy tidings in the past?

swee' tater

Though my grandpa* used to call me "Tater" because I could just about eat my weight in plain ol' buttery mashed potatoes, my tastes have changed over the years and a more apt name at this point would be "Swee' Tater" (for many reasons, obviously). (After all, I practically walk around with a halo atop my head.)(That may be an exaggeration.)