You have that spiral ham, and now you have to think about Easter sides and Easter desserts. Here are some ideas to help make Easter Dinner Special. Refresh with White Sangria or Strawberry Sangria with Lime and Basil Try pasta as a side dish. This classic Genovese basil, potato and green bean spaghetti works so…
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Moto Cucina Enoteca, The New M Street Sexy Italian in the Gulch
M Street does it again, and very much to our liking with Moto Cucina Enoteca, the sexy new Italian Restaurant in town. Moto means motion, a nod to the history of the warehouse’s former life as a mechanic’s shop. I’m not going to call Moto “hipster” because they are far too friendly for that, but…
Freezing Strawberries in Mason Jars
You can freeze strawberries or any food in mason jars as long as you don’t fill the jar all the way. Wash, dry with paper towels and trim. You can choose to sugar your berries at this point. I don’t add sugar, because I only freeze berries I pick myself and I know they are…
The Best of 500 Bites on the 500th Post
Here are the best of the best of 500 bites that I have shared with you over the last four years. I am honored and full of gratitude to get the encouragement to continue blogging here. I started blogging to get out of Nashville, because frankly we didn’t have a great food scene like we…
The Southern Steak & Oyster, Nashville Newest from the TomKat Group
The expression, pulling out all the stops refers to opening the air flow to all the pipes of a pipe organ. In other words, it reaches it fullest sound, its maximum potential. When I first heard that the Tomkats Group, was pulling out the stops to build a new restaurant in the Pinnacle building, I…
Homemade Blackberry Cupcakes
I’ll just say it. Blackberries are my favorite berry and blackberry cupcakes have gone to the top of the list of our favorite. When the last cupcake was fought over, I wanted to make a new batch right away and had to exercise restraint, which normally doesn’t happen to me with sugary foods. These blackberry…
Chilled Cantaloupe Soup, Blackberry Drizzle, Basil
Chilled Cantaloupe Soup with Blackberry Drizzle and Basil Fruit is jumping all around here with the blueberry farm next to me, wild blackberries a short walk away and all those strawberries I picked last month sitting in the freezer. But, then I fell in love, swept away with a canteloupe soup from a local restaurant,…
How to Make Strawberry Simple Syrup
The summer heat came in Spring this year in Nashville. I don’t like heat. I like beach breezes and weather I can run long distances in. I learned, however, that early heat has it’s good side. The strawberries at the farmer’s markets were running over with organic, sweet, juicy strawberries and they are still coming….
Super Bowl 2012 Recipes from Spinach Tiger
No doubt you are either hosting a super bowl party or attending one on Sunday and need an idea for something to bring besides cheese and crackers. Even if you don’t follow football, you are looking forward to the food. Super Bowl means super size, super gooey, super starchy, super appetite time. Here are some…
The Tavern in Nashville
The Tavern, located in midtown Nashville, has everything going for it, starting with a warm welcome, good eats and hospitable service from beginning to end. It’s exactly what it’s name declares, a tavern with the comforting favorites like burgers and five kinds of french fries to non-traditional bar food such as lobster sliders and several…
Blackberry Spiced Pears
This is beautiful world of food blogging. Like a snowflake or a finger print, everyone has their own unique way to talk to the world through food. I want to tell you about my friend Peter. Peter is Australian of Greek descent, which is such a sexy combo, and his blog, Souvlaki for the Soul,…
Grilled Blackberry Watermelon with Lavender Sea Salt
Do you have friends that you connect with on and off and somehow, even when you haven’t seen them for a while, (maybe a year or ten), you can just pick right back up? And, then you wonder why you don’t see them more often? I have lots of these kinds of friends, some living…
