$10 Challenge news and other tidbits on life
I’ve been posting the $10 Challenge on Mondays lately, mainly because that’s all I’ve had time for. But honestly? Mondays blow. So this week, the $10 Challenge will return to Fridays. Spoiler alert: I...
View ArticleBits and pieces: Carnival Splendor Spam, Martha Stewart and other food news...
It’s been a few days since the Carnival Splendor cruise ship stuck at sea was towed into San Diego. But did the cruise line offer Spam to its stranded passengers? The company says no, but passengers...
View ArticleThank you for being a friend, supporter and/or provider of great food
The turkey is sitting heavy in my belly, as is sweet potatoes, green beans, stuffing and other goodness straight from my mother’s oven. While I wait for the tryptophan to take its hold, there are a...
View ArticleSanta Baby, I could really use these food books for Christmas
Are you there, Santa? It’s me, Ashlee. I have been pretty good this year. I’m eating my vegetables. I’m working out again. And I started a new job that allows me to give back to the people of my...
View ArticleHoly cannoli, there’s lots of food news in Louisville this week
This is a good time to be a foodie in Louisville. Lots of good things are happening in the area. Here’s a peek at the latest news out of the Derby City food scene. 21c Museum and Hotels, the company...
View ArticleBits and pieces: Starbucks’ Trenta, Flavor Flav and other food news from the...
Put this in your cup and drink it. Photo courtesy of DieselDemon via Flickr. Starbucks recently introduced a 31-ounce Trenta size for iced coffee. Not only is the mega-cup larger than the average human...
View ArticleThrowing an Academy Awards party? Here are some ideas for entertaining a crowd
Photo courtesy of Dave_B_ via Flickr. The Academy Awards ceremony is my Super Bowl. I wait all year to see overpaid celebrities in expensive clothes accept awards for movies I may or may not have seen....
View ArticleMan v. Food Nation to feature Louisville on tonight’s episode
I have a not-so-secret crush on Man v. Food Nation host Adam Richman. I mean, come on, look at this guy: What’s not to love? Anyway, Richman stopped in Louisville during the Kentucky Derby Festival to...
View Article[Bits and pieces] Papa John’s, Downton Abbey and other food news from the...
Downton Abbey, my new favorite series about World War I era Britain, premiered Sunday night. Here’s an old-school garden cake recipe for my fellow Anglophiles that is appropriate for celebrating the...
View ArticleWeekend road trip: The Taste is casting in Nashville this Sunday
Anthony Bourdain at Maxwell Food Centre, Singapore. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Listen up, Louisville chefs, cooks and food lovers. The Taste, an ABC reality show competition, will hold auditions Sunday,...
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