Potato Chip Sandwiches and Other Staples of A Healthy Diet

I died and went to heaven and then came back and ate this cheese and bacon stuffed potato skin. OH MAH GAH.

Food. I haz obsession. I pretty much think about food ALL DAY LONG and when I’m eating one meal I’m already thinking about the next. Fortunately, I have the awesomest genes on the planet because I manage to stay in good shape and health. But I often eat like crap. For example, my favorite food? [...]

The Easiest Diet In The World

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Most women I know have dieted, are dieting, or plan to diet. I mean, I can’t be the only one that has to lose twenty-five pounds by this Saturday.

11 Weird Foods I Have Tried

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I grew up in an Irish-Catholic, meat-and-taters family. When I met my future sucker husband, the list of foods I WOULD eat was much shorter than the food I WOULDN’T eat. The first time he brought me home for dinner they served these bizarre foods like zucchini and chick peas and olives and herbs and [...]

Welcome, Baby Alive!

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It is with queasy ambivalence masquerading as forced happiness that we in the Raisin household announce the arrival of Baby Alive! She’s a real charmer! Weighing in at little over two pounds, Baby Alive sports sassy blond curls, piscine blue eyes, and a toothless smile that just won’t quit. No, really: it won’t quit. It [...]

Bacon: Nature’s Greatest Miracle

See? I even bring it with me. Have bacon, will travel.

Hello, my name is DG and I have a pretty serious addiction to nitrate-laden pork products. (Hello, DG.) In all seriousness, I never met a strip of bacon I didn’t like. And there isn’t much I like more than bacon. Unless it’s potatoes. Especially if it’s potatoes with bacon and cheese. Also? I like bacon. [...]

How To Make Lemony Garlic Mockamole

I was hungry, I didn’t feel like doing any real cooking, and I was out of peanut butter, so I grabbed an avocado and started pretending like I knew what to do with it. Fake it ’til you make it, they say. They’re smart.

Stuff I Can’t Eat

Stuff I can't have. SO NOT FAIR, PEOPLE.

I come from a long line of people with food sensitivities and allergies. For example, I’m allergic to soy, peanuts, tree nuts, seafood, sulfa and sulfates (which means wine. Which means  margaritas instead), penicillin and asparagus. ASPARAGUS, PEOPLE. And latex! But who cares, because you can’t eat it, or at least shouldn’t, right? Guess what? [...]

Eating Like A College Kid Again: Regression Or A Case Of The Mid-Life Whatevers?

What are your devil vices when it comes to food? Oreos for supper? Chicken wings and a pitcher of beer for a weekend breakfast? Secret Ding Dongs in the glove box?

Life Lesson 4397: Don’t Keep A Skinny Mirror Next To Your Refrigerator

I may have quit smoking and drinking, but a healthy muffin top and a lumpy butt have moved in to take their place.

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Capture It – “Whatcha Eating?”

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The majority of my business is shooting portraits, but occasionally I’ll get a gig taking photos of food. I love these! Making meals look appetizing on camera is gratifying, and there are so many beautiful, wonderful things to eat that make excellent photo subjects. I know I’m not alone in my enthusiasm for food photography, [...]

Bathtub Food: The Latest Fad In Haute Cuisine

Bathtub food, also known as nourriture de baignoire for those with a nose for French, has become the latest fad in haute cuisine.