Celebrity Foods

Here we go, I’m about to throw it down thug style…C’mon, put your hands up! Put your hands up! And wave ‘em in the air… wave ‘em like you just don’t care! Alright, put them down.

After listening to Gwen Stefani’s repetitive lyrics of Bananas….b a n a n a s……which clearly earned her the gold medal in the spelling bee contest, sparked my brain to a realization. I didn’t grab my daily dose of potassium on my way out the door this morning. (read more)

I am not a fan of reality television. My wife, on the other hand, has yet to meet a reality show she doesn’t like. Okay, that’s not entirely true, but right now, our TIVO is full with past episodes of ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ Now, I do have one guilty pleasure in reality television that just ended its second season - Hell’s Kitchen. I’m sorry, but these people sign up to have a world-renowned chef yell at them and call them all sorts of clever, degrading names. It is hilarious. (read more)

As a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to go with my dad and my grandfather down to the lake and do a little fishing.  We would bring home our catfish catch of the day, and my mother and grandmother would fry them up and serve them with cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob and hush puppies (or fritters).  It made for a very fun day, and we usually did this about 5-6 times every year, mostly in the summer.  Most people think of catfish as a detestable, bottom-feeder in the fish-hierarchy, but this link will hopefully sway (popular) opinion on this tasty fish: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Seafood/FriedCatfish.htm

Salad is often the first thing people think of when they’re trying to cut down on calories and eat healthy. It’s a good instinct - salads made with leafy greens and other veggies are packed with important nutrients and health protection. The problem is when those salads get dressed. To put it bluntly - they get fat. (read more)