Tales from Texas, Part 1
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre I guess it was around September that my little sister told me that her husband was looking around for a new company. She was not excited about the fact that the top location...
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By: Elizabeth Webber Akre Click here to read part 1 of Elizabeth’s “Tales from Texas” series. As soon as we arrived in Houston, we were starving. Thankfully, Southwest Airlines stills treats their...
View ArticleSo Simple Yet So Super
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre I like to think of myself as a pretty resourceful person. Especially in the kitchen. Tonight was one of those nights when I was hungry and I wanted something really robust but...
View ArticlePresto! I Mean, Pesto.
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre If you enjoy growing plants, then you know how rewarding herbs can be. They grow fast and are easy to care for. Of all the culinary herbs, basil is probably the best known and...
View ArticleKale Chronicles
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre Earlier in the summer, I planted 3 kale plants. Several people questioned me about this. “Isn’t it too hot here for kale?” “Isn’t it really hard to grow?” “How are you going...
View ArticleThe Power of the Tutorial
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre Years ago, my sister presented me with a sushi making kit. At the time, sushi wasn’t mainstream like it is today. I’d never eaten it and really couldn’t envision myself ever...
View ArticleOktoberfest!
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre Everyone loves a good festival. The problem is that most of them are the same. Food vendors that serve fair food, bands that are too loud, too many people who have had too...
View ArticleFried Green Tomatoes
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre I grew up here in South Carolina. I consider South Carolina to be pretty solidly Southern. We embrace grits, chicken bog, good barbeque, okra and Frogmore stew. However, until...
View ArticleA Merry Culinary Christmas!
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre The holiday season is full of activity, parties, decorations, rituals, traditions and FOOD, no matter what faith you do or do not practice. While we all enjoy the music,...
View ArticleHomemade Lo Mein
By: Elizabeth Webber Akre If you read my blog, you have probably noticed that I tend to come up with a lot of Asian-inspired meals. Why is that? Well, we like Asian flavors, but more than that, there...
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