Entries Tagged as ‘Off Mendenhall’

January 26, 2010

Off Mendenhall: Super G Mart at Fanta City

To me, there is no worse day at Harris Teeter than Triple Coupon Day. I inevitably get stuck behind someone who has a giant handful of coupons, cheers at the end of the long and tedious checkout and on top of it all pays by writing a check. I would say that I don’t have time to clip coupons [...]

December 14, 2009

Off Mendenhall – Cuban Fiesta in Chilly Chicago, IL

Recently, the only news I receive from Tommy and Michael is updates on how “f***ing cold” it is in Chicago (it looks like they are having a warmer day today – high of 36!). Last night I was happy to hear that their friend’s Nikki and Lindsay warmed everyone up this weekend with a Cuban Fiesta. [...]

November 23, 2009

Off Mendenhall – New Bern, NC

This weekend, my best friend from college had a dinner party and served my roast chicken or “Chicken Pants” recipe from July 23rd. From the sound of her email and the looks of her photos it turned out to be a hit. While I was coaching her through a couple steps on Saturday afternoon we remembered that [...]

November 7, 2009

Off Mendenhall – Poppers Party in Chicago

I’m happy to hear that both friends in Greensboro and Chicago made my jalapeno poppers (from this past Thursday’s post) last night! Michael and Tommy sent me pictures this morning from their Poppers Party. They also sent me a great tip that Tommy learned on Top Chef. They soaked their cut jalapenos in ice water [...]

September 22, 2009

Off Mendenhall – Greensboro Children’s Museum

In honor of the groundbreaking of The Edible Schoolyard at the Greensboro Children’s Museum, I thought I would post the cutest picture of my friend Mindy’s daughter, Summer, eating the banana bread from my September 1st post.
The Greensboro Children’s Museum has been selected to be the first children’s museum in the country to be affiliated with the [...]

September 7, 2009

Off Mendenhall- Gainesville, FL

Lots of people ask me where I learned to cook. I owe it all to my parents who are great cooks. To tell you the truth, I often call them to ask technical questions (I actually called my mom about shrimp last night). Once the holidays come around, I’ll post the meals we cook as [...]

August 19, 2009

Off Mendenhall – Chicago & Greensboro

Here is my first batch of photos from Off Mendenhall. My friends Michael and Tommy in Chicago, IL made my chicken piccata recipe from August 4th and Jamey and Phil roasted broccoli in Greensboro, NC from my August 12th post! Thanks for sending and I’m glad you enjoyed! Keep the photos coming!