We were just in the mood to make pasta. The best part of making your own fresh pasta, is the items to make it should already be in your pantry. We made the flavor of pasta and fillings with leftovers straight from the fridge. Check this out from Food And …
Read More »Homemade, Sage-Infused Sausage Patties – Recipe
Are you tired of buying sausage with mystery casings and lots of preservatives? Make your own. Food And Travel Nation tested these a few times and came up with just the right blend of spices without too much salt. Once you try these, you’ll be hooked. 1/2 lb very fresh ground …
Read More »More Sizzle Than Steak – San Francisco Restaurant Snobbery
Sure. Your food is good. Some of the best restaurants in the world are located in San Francisco. It’s the reason we chose this area for our honeymoon. But…there’s a real problem here and a lesson could be learned from Florida’s hospitality. We’re here …
Read More »Guest: Jacques Pepin
Food Nation Radio spoke with Jacques Pepin about his early career and latest book. As always, he was charming, entertaining and informative. Jacques Pépin is world renowned as the host of his acclaimed and popular cooking programs on public television, and as a prolific author, respected instructor, and gifted artist. …
Read More »Can Food Affect Your Mood On Valentine’s Day?
Someone once said that if a little pill can affect your body, imagine what an entire chicken does to it. There are others who claim certain foods have certain effects that might be desirable on say, Valentine’s Day, for instance. I felt compelled (a duty, if you will) to investigate …
Read More »Food Nation Radio Measures Subway’s Foot-long Sub
From the Food And Travel Nation Archives (2013) In 2013, an Australian teenager posted this picture and a story online that his “Foot Long” sandwich from Subway wasn’t actually 12″ long. So having a curiosity about such things (and the fact that we were hungry) we jumped into action! We …
Read More »What Is Really Causing Weight Gain Among Children? Not Parents
You can ignore the topic. You can tiptoe around the subject if you want to. You can pretend it doesn’t matter that in a 2007 campaign speech to Iowa farmers, then candidate Obama said that Americans had the right to know about the foods they eat. You can pretend it …
Read More »Why Food Is Like Freaky Sex
I get emails and social media messages from readers and listeners once in a while. Most of them are pretty benign. “How do I make braciole?” “How do I make pizza?” Very occasionally, I get some really interesting comments. “Sometimes your recipes sound erotic.” Really? Food Network is really the …
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