Last year, I wrote a short piece about my allergy to White Oak. Thank you, Sheree, for your reply. I am sorry I have been so slow to reply to you. I had a baby in March and have neglected many things in the mean time, including paperblag. Sheree asked whether or not white wine [...]

The fall harvest brings so many delightful foods and drinks to our table. One of my favorites is cherry juice, with apple cherry juice close behind. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that I was very happy to discover Van Twee Belgian Ale — a dark Belgian ale brewed with cherry juice! Van Twee (From [...]

Denny’s has been working on their menu again. They had a few surprises for me this time! I ordered the chicken strips and had them tossed in buffalo sauce before being served with ranch dressing. That in itself was a welcome change because for years, I haven’t been able to get buffalo chicken strips from [...]

I was excited when I found Kona Brewing Company’s Pipeline Porter. I love Kona coffee and have been known to enjoy a good porter from time to time, so this beer seemed like a great idea. I picked up a six pack and headed home with plans to try it right away. As you can [...]

Sprecher Brewery’s Red Apple soda is a wonderful surprise. You can smell the apple orchard as soon as you twist off the cap. Your taste buds squeal in delight as the apple flavor bursts over them. If you’ve ever been apple picking and remember cool crisp days with the smell of apples and the taste [...]

For years I have wanted to make the Gumbo Shop‘s Turkey and Hot Sausage Gumbo. One of the first steps is to make turkey stock using the stripped turkey carcass, which makes the day after Thanksgiving a great time to make this gumbo! It calls for 1.5 lbs of the leftover turkey meat, too, which [...]

When I stopped at Sonic for a quick snack, I wasn’t planning on a milk shake or a post extolling its virtues. One sip in and I was hooked and had to take a quick picture for the inevitable post. The drive through menu ads caught my eye with their command to “Drink More Pie!” [...]

In October, Pumpkin Pancakes were back at IHOP! One of my favorite things about Fall is the way you can find pumpkin served in a wide variety if preparations. I tend to be a buttermilk pancake girl, but pumpkin pancakes get my attention every time. I was a little surprised that IHOP only had two [...]

I always look forward to what I consider to be my first real taste of Fall. It usually involves pumpkin in some or another form. This year, it was Pumpkin Cheesecake at Lestat’s Coffee House. It may not look like much in the picture above, but this was a delightful treat and a very nice [...]

For my daughter’s Halloween potluck, I wanted to bring a treat that would be healthy, tasty, toddler friendly, and thematically appropriate. So I trolled the Internet looking for ideas. Almost everything I found was sugary and full of empty calories. Then I found an article by Kimberly Bilger MPH, RD, LD, Pediatric Dietitian at Marni Paul [...]