You may have noticed in the right-hand sidebar a new Foodbuzz widget (along with an ad). As one of their “Featured Publishers,” I was invited to take part in a first-of-its-kind contest called Project Food Blog. In this first challenge, I’m competing against 1,847 other food bloggers for one of only 400 spots in the [...]
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A Taste of the Real Restaurant World
This past weekend I was in charge of the food for a fundraiser dinner for the Flatlander Fund. You can read more about the Flatlander Fund on its site, or in recent entries about community kitchens or planning for the dinner on this blog. After a very short planning period, only advertising on Facebook, Twitter, [...]
Flatlander Fundraiser Dinner at Buvons
I’m really excited about this event, in part because I’m in charge of the food! In collaboration with the Dine in My Back Yard group (which Dan helped to start), we’ll be preparing a number of delicious Spanish & Latina dishes from fresh, local ingredients. I hope this is a gateway to more tasty events [...]
Fast Food: Huevos con Chorizo
I like our local University meat salesroom. You may have read about them on ChambanaMoms, where I was quoted lamenting letting the reader in on the UI meat salesroom because “you’ll all grab the good stuff before I get there.” It’s true, this place has gotten very popular–for good reason! The boss, Chuck, usually sends [...]
Electrolux #splits: A Different Banana Split
You may have noticed that I recently joined the FoodBuzz Featured Publishers program. One thing I get out of it is a chance for a little extra exposure, but since joining, I’ve heard about various opportunities to write special posts for various causes. These “Top 9 Takeovers” are events where Foodbuzz asks all their Featured [...]
