Yesterday, I was on Twitter and noticed a heck of  a lot of people talking about McLobster and McSushi.  Having read a lot of bizarre stuff about McDonalds lately (ahem, McWeddings) I had to do some investigating.   Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve never cooked with octopus before, you’re really missing out. All over the world, people are eating octopus. You can prepare the arms or other body parts in various ways, usually depending on the type of octopus. In America, it’s a little less common to see people eating octopus. But throughout the Mediterranean and different parts of Asia, octopus is a delicacy. Read on for a delicious octopus recipe.
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If I could offer you one piece of advice to boost your culinary confidence it would be: make your own sushi. In all the foods I love to eat out at restaurants, sushi always seemed the least attainable in my own kitchen (takeout notwithstanding).  So this past weekend when David had the great idea to make our own sushi, I was amazed at our delicious results. We are by no means masterful sushi chefs but at least now we know that if it’s sushi we crave, restaurants aren’t our only option.

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If you’re like me, you’re constantly taking pictures of food. My camera has become an extra limb of sorts because there is rarely a time that I’m not snapping away at a nice meal. And some food is just too pretty not to share. I mean, that’s why sites like TasteSpotting and FoodGawker were made, right? Unfortunately for me, I can’t take credit for the beauty and delicious taste of the foods you will see in this post. But hey, I ate them and took pictures for you! That should count for something.

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