Carl’s Jr Endorsed by Drycleaners
Carl’s Jr, this week, announced that it received an endorsement from the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), because of the increased business that drycleaning businesses have received since the launch of Carl’s new chili cheeseburger.

“People have been ordering a lot of Chili Cheese Burgers and Chili Cheese Fries from Carl’s Jr. Clearly, people don’t mind getting a little messy for a great burger,” said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing for Carl’s Jr. restaurants.

Read more »

Tags: whole foods diet, mexican food, raw food, rawist cooking, vegan cooking

Copycat Emeril’s Southwest Seasoning
BAM!!! It’s time to kick it up a notch! …hehe… I always wanted to say that. This spice blend has become a staple in my kitchen, I find myself adding it to many of my dishes for a little extra flavor and spice! Mix it up and store it for […]

BAM!!! It’s time to kick it up a notch! …hehe… I always wanted to say that. This spice blend has become a staple in my kitchen, I find myself adding it to many of my dishes for a little extra flavor and spice! Mix it up and store it for future use.

Read more »

Tags: diet food, vegan cooking, vegan, rawist cooking, vegatarian cooking

Don’t tell your high school English teacher about this drink

Filed under: Coffee, Vodka, Magazines, Cocktails, Spirits, Liqueurs

Nylon Magazine, and I was flipping through it the other day when I came across the drink of the month: the Grapes of Wrath martini. The Grapes of Wrath is one of my favorite novels, but to see it as a martini? I’m not so sure how I feel.

Read more »

Tags: vegan cooking, indian food, diet secrets, vegatarian recipes, whole foods diet

Carl Karcher, 1917-2008
Carl Karcher, the founder of Carl’s Jr., perhaps one of the most well-loved fast-food chains in Southern California, passed away today.

Carl Karcher Enterprises was based in Orange County, and if you grew up in “The OC” as I did, no kid could ever escape the Happy Star. In junior high, the company awarded me with a free lunch for outstanding school attendance.

Read more »

Tags: diet, diet food recipes, mexican food, diet food, rawist cooking

One Local Summer for the Mid-Atlantic region

Filed under: On the Blogs, Local Eating

Some of you may have participated in the One Local Summer program in past years. It’s a project in which you sign up to cook at least one meal a week that uses only local foods (typically defined as those foods grown/raised/produced within 100 miles of your home) and then blog about it. In the past it was organized by Liz at Pocket Farm, but she’s since gotten out of the blogging business.

Read more »

Tags: vegan cooking, rawist cooking, diet food recipes, vegan recipes, mexican food

Where did that name come from?

Filed under: Business

AOL Money & Finance has a feature on the origin of some famous brands named after people. Here are some of the ones that I found particularly interesting:

• Arby’s stands for R.B., the initials of the Raffel Brothers. Many people think it stands for roast beef.
• Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell. I thought they just liked the bell logo. Who knew?
• Baskin-Robbins was a combination of two ice cream stores, one started by Irvine Robbins and the other by Burton Baskin. This one shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did.
• Wendy’s was named after Dave Thomas’ (the founder) daughter’s nick name. He had 5 kids. You have to wonder what the other ones thought of his choice.

Read more »

Tags: rawist cooking, atkins diet foods to eat, mexican food, detox diet, food allergy

Jam Sandwich Cookies

Filed under: Breakfast, Dessert, Recipes

Read more »

Tags: vegan, food allergy, whole foods diet, mexican food, vegatarian

UMD celebrates Maryland Day with 50,000 cupcakes

Filed under: Dessert, Baking, Newspapers, America, Festivals, Celebrations, Holidays

Read more »

Tags: vegan recipes, vegatarian, diet food, south beach, diet food recipes

The Philly Inquirer in 60 seconds: Neighborhood cafes, calorie listings and pre-baked pizza crusts

Filed under: East Coast, Newspapers, in sixty seconds

Read more »

Tags: raw food diet, vegan recipes, food allergy, vegatarian cooking, vegatarian

Copycat Applebee’s Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Nothing makes you think of good home cooking like a nice serving of garlic mashed potatoes.  I made this recipe last week with a roast beef and it was a hit!  Next time I’ll be sure to double the recipe. 32 ounces red potatoes 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons butter salt and black pepper, to taste 1/4 […]

Nothing makes you think of good home cooking like a nice serving of garlic mashed potatoes.  I made this recipe last week with a roast beef and it was a hit!  Next time I’ll be sure to double the recipe.
32 ounces red potatoes
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons butter
salt and black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup garlic cloves

Read more »

Tags: indian food, atkins diet foods to eat, detox diet, vegatarian, food allergy

Coke and Mentos record breaking event

Filed under: Science, Newspapers, Europe, Soda

Read more »

Tags: chinese food, atkins diet foods to eat, vegan recipes, whole foods diet, food allergy

Ghiradelli introduces Filled Chocolate Bar line
Ghirardelli which bills itself as a vendor of Moments of Timeless Pleasure™ is expanding their line of chocolate indulgences in their large bar line. Their new filled bars are 3.5 ounces each.

• Milk Chocolate with Caramel — Buttery caramel soft filling surrounded by milk chocolate
• Dark Chocolate with Mint — Tantalizingly refreshing mint filling surrounded by dark chocolate
• Dark Chocolate with Raspberry — Delectably luscious raspberry filling made with real fruit surrounded by dark chocolate
• Dark Chocolate with Caramel (60% Cacao) — Buttery caramel soft filling surrounded by dark chocolate
• Solid Milk Chocolate — Rich, slow-melting milk chocolate
• Solid Dark Chocolate (60% Cacao) — Pure, intense 60% cacao dark chocolate

Read more »

Tags: diet secrets, whole foods diet, vegatarian, vegan cooking, chinese food

Dreyer’s American Idol Ice Cream
The Dreyer’s, as well as its sister brand Edy’s, has launched a series of limited edition, light ice creams under the “American Idol” co-brand.

The five new flavors is trying to raise awareness of the brands’ slow-churned light ice cream line.

Read more »

Tags: diet secrets, raw food, vegatarian recipes, atkins diet foods to eat, healthy foods

The Breakfast Book, Cookbook of the Day

Filed under: Books, Cookbook of the Day, Celebrities

I have something of a crush on Marion Cunningham. I love her Lost Recipes book and I often flip through my edition of Fannie Farmer, just to read her down-to-earth, wise words about cooking (and by extension, family and home). She is on my list of food writers with whom I would love to sit and talk (I would do most of the listening), as she has experienced the entirety of the modern-day food revolution.

Read more »

Tags: chinese food, raw food diet, vegatarian, diet food recipes, vegatarian cooking

Eiffel BonBons
New Eiffel BonBons are bite-size strawberry and apple chewy candy pieces from The Foreign Candy Co., Inc.

You can find them in single serving (1.25-ounce) bags or peg bags (4 ounces).

Read more »

Tags: raw food diet, vegan recipes, ethnic foods, diet food recipes, raw food