WAHM Tip: Do it Anyway
My comfort zone in regards to trying new business things is pretty wide, but yesterday I participated in a cooking event that fell outside of that zone. I’m glad that I did it anyway and I want to share the … Read More
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Best Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe and Tips from Peels NYC
Yesterday, I attended a fun media food and tech event at SAVEUR’s test kitchen that was hosted by Techlicious on behalf of Sony Electronics. First, we saw Chef Ginger Pierce (of Peels NYC, a southern cooking restaurant in NYC’s Bowery … Read More
Easy African Pounded Yam (Iyan) Recipe
I have mixed thoughts about February being Black History Month in general, but I will take any opportunity to celebrate the important contributions that people from the African diaspora have made in our society. Food and recipes definitely fall in … Read More
8 Personal NYC Restaurant Week Recommendations
NYC Restaurant Week is here! I am happy to see that there are several restaurants that I have personally visited in the past who are participating this year. Below are my top picks:
1. B. Smith’s Restaurant: This is one celebrity-owned restaurant that does not disappoint. They serve American food with southern twists. I have been to B. Smith’s several times in the past. In addition to their regular menu, they have some amazing specials that vary based on the day. I’m still wondering if they will ever serve the chicken fettuccine that I ate there before. It was the best ever! If you don’t live in NYC, check out the recipes that they share on the B. Smith site.
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Season of Savings: Up to 45% Off Broadway Show Tickets
Last week, I attended a Season of Savings Blogger Event at Tony’s Di Napoli. The dinner was amazing and the staff was warm and friendly. (If you have not had the pleasure of enjoying the calamari or stuffed mushrooms at … Read More
Greater Raleigh Visit: Big Ed’s City Market
We slept in this morning (which was SO great) before going to a late breakfast at Big Ed’s City Market Restaurant. The southern breakfast was wasted on the boys, because they just ordered BLT sandwiches, their latest food favorite. “The … Read More
Greater Raleigh Visit: Downtown and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Despite a few (okay, more than a few) “Are we there yet?” questions, the first couple of days of the Coleman family road trip have been great. We stopped at my sister’s house in VA last night and slept there. … Read More
A Healthier Taco Recipe
Earlier this year, I realized that I was late to the game in regards to implementing taco dinner nights as a dinner staple. Now, I had often served both hard and soft tacos for gatherings of family and friends at … Read More
Cars and BBQ
If the Big Apple Barbecue were being held this upcoming weekend, then it would have made the perfect Father’s Day gift. Cars and ‘cue – it doesn’t get much better than that. Reggie actually “talked up” our attendance at the … Read More
8 Reasons to Attend Taste of Tribeca 2012
Earlier this week, I attended a press preview luncheon for the Taste of Tribeca 2012, the downtown food festival that is celebrating its 18th year. The proceeds will benefit the arts and enrichment programs at neighborhood public schools, PS 150 … Read More