Kitchen Jam

Syracuse NY skyline - Photo by Gizzak

Over the winter, while the jammin’ season has been a little slow, I began writing a dog training column for the Syracuse edition of Examiner.com. That column’s readership has been growing, and I did a few restaurant articles to share some of my favorite affordable restaurants with out-of-town show and trial exhibitors. Those articles were so much fun that I decided to apply for the Syracuse Food Examiner column, which launched on May 15.

So (shameless plug alert) c’mon over and visit me at Syracuse Food, where I share local food news and the special food finds I discover (or re-discover) in central New York. I get paid for traffic – so click early and click often.

In mid-February, Wendy over at The Local Cook gifted me with “The Beautiful Blog” Award. I have to admit – I’m still new enough at writing online that stuff like this makes me feel pretty amazing. Yeah, I get a little Sally Field – I’m still hearing echoes of ‘you like me, you really like me’ in my head and it’s been almost two weeks. So, thank you, Wendy; I really do appreciate it!

When you’re named a Beautiful Blogger, you need to tell your readers seven interesting things they may not know about you. Then, to share the good feelings, recipients point their readers to seven other bloggers whose work they appreciate. Read the rest of this entry »

Lemon Chipotle Chicken

After coming up with Chipotle Carrot-Apple Butter for Tigress’s February CanJam, I had a few leftovers – a couple carrots, an extra lemon and of course, a whole can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Before I pureed the rest of the chipotle peppers, I decided to do a little improv on my basic Skillet Chicken. And there was this lonely carrot that kept saying “C’mon, give me a shot!” And I had a lemon that I needed to use. Read the rest of this entry »

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Last Monday I picked up a cup of Steak House Soup from a local deli – The Brooklyn Pickle. I was expecting in that bowl to find the tastes I love when I order a steak dinner – sweet-hot caramelized onions, earthy mushrooms, garlic and beef accented with a little tang of steak sauce. Read the rest of this entry »

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As a low-carber, I don’t eat much bread. But I do love muffins (bread portion control, or cake in drag – whatever you pick!) I have several muffin recipes in my collection. So when my friend Dottie asked me to make up a batch of muffins Read the rest of this entry »