Earlier this week I was at a business meeting at which lunch was served. As usual, I was the only person not eating meat. With a smile, I told everyone not to hold it against me, to which one of the men snickered, "Don't worry - you'll come around." I laughed it off, because after ...
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My Journey as an Author
Each author's journey from idea to published book is unique. I want to thank Dr. Angela Lauria for having me on her Blog Talk Radio show yesterday afternoon. If you missed my interview on Book Journeys, you can catch it here. I loved having the chance to share how Fool a Carnivore came into ...
Bye-Bye Basil!
If you’re a pesto lover like me, you may be trying to prolong the lives of your aging outdoor basil plants. As our Carolina nights grow chilly, we’ve been covering ours with a sheet propped up with the screens we use to keep rabbits at bay in our garden. Today was the day to say goodbye to my ...
Mint Pesto – a Refreshing Alternative to Traditional Pesto
My mint was looking long, leggy, and desperately overgrown yesterday. I decided to cut it back and see what a mint-basil pesto tasted like. To my surprise, I thought it was a refreshing alternative to our traditional pesto genovese.I used about a cup of mint leaves and a 1/2 cup of basil, and ...
My Interview on The Good Life
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mike Wreyford on his The Good Life Show. Mike is located in Sacramento and is known as the Wine Guy. His goal is to simplify, enjoy, and share the “World of Wine” for us, and introduce us to the “widest” local assortment, of affordable, quality, ...
New Twist on Pesto Chicken
After lots of good feedback on my Pesto Chicken recipe from Fool A Carnivore, I made it tonight with a pepper crusted goat cheese instead of mozzarella and eliminated the pine nuts. It adds a much more sophisticated flavor to what has become a family favorite in our home. We paired it with a lovely ...
Pesto Chicken – Low Time Investment Yields Big Flavor
Coming home from the office today, I had a dilemma. I wanted to take a nice long late afternoon walk along our lovely greenway, but I also wanted to enjoy a delicious dinner. Fortunately, I remembered an easy recipe from my cookbook that can literally be put together in minutes. Here was my ...