Practice makes perfect or in some cases practice is just practice. My past weekend goal was to make Chinese Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao). Known also as basket dumplings or XLB, they are probably my favorite dim sum option. To make them, you need to plan a day or so ahead because one of the …
March 2018
Taking Steps
Let me apologize for being a bit distracted this week and not getting a food blog up. I signed up this week to “Take Steps” with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation at the end of April. It is a small walk in Fort Wayne, Indiana but it is a huge step for me. I wanted …
Udon Noodle…Um, Not a Noodle…Udon Stir-Fry
New Flash. March is National Noodle Month!!!! Did you know that? Do you need an excuse to eat more noodles? I don’t. I was all excited to write this awesome blog on Udon Noodles and then I got corrected that “technically” Udon Noodles aren’t noodles. This is where the food world is confusing to me. …
A Mean Blood Orange Salad
There is something about the end of winter that brings out the worst in people. I don’t know if it is the cold or lack of sunlight. Maybe it is the fact that you don’t get out to see as many people you would like to because the roads are bad. It could just be …



