Just Some Food: Turkish Delight

Today, for the Just Some Food Challenge, I am featuring a very popular sweet in Turkey, known as Turkish Delight. It is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts. Traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, bergamot, orange, lemon,…

Get To Know Atlanta: The Downtown Southern Food Walk

We are starting the day with a beautiful view from our room, wouldn’t you say? This is Mid-Town Atlanta and the best way to get to know a city is  to stay in the city center and start with a food tour! Today, we will be doing the Downtown Southern Food Walk and I can…

WeekendCaféShare: I Hate Buying Celery

Come in! It’s drizzling out there, but not as chilly! At least the wind is not blowing either! How have you been? Have time for a cup of New Orleans roast? This week I made up my mind about celery and herbs in general. Add to that list, how I despise buying condiments too. For…

WeekendCaféShare: Where Did All the Wind Come From?

If we were having coffee today we most likely would be inside enjoying a cuppa and Inside-Out Carrot Cake Muffins! Yum! Just what we need to keep us from blowing away in these gale winds! We enjoyed our spring in January and February and now that March has roared in we get to have our…