Blue Bell Ice Cream was started over a century ago in a small town in Texas. Blue Bell gets its name from the Blue Bell flowers that grow in Brenham, Texas. I was invited to a Blue Bell sampling at Hal’s Kitchen recently. Long time employees, Mario and Tony talked about the history of the [...]
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Sublime Doughnuts, Midtown, Atlanta, GA
April 12th, 2011 
Organic Restaurant Guide – Local, Grass-Fed, Clean, Healthy Organic Restaurants Across America Finally had the chance to sample what some would argue are some of the best doughnuts in Atlanta. Sublime Doughnuts is located in Midtown off of 10th street. After a fabulous Thai lunch at Spoon, I decided to pop [...]
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Tags: dessert, Doughnuts, Midtown, Sublime-Doughnuts 
1 Comment »Copycat Recipe: Famous Dave’s Pecan Pie
December 17th, 2010 Love pecan pie, but it’s really great around the Holidays isn’t it? 1 (9″) deep dish pie shell 1/3 cup melted butter 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup dark corn syrup 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 cup whole pecans Directions: Pre-heat oven 350-degrees. Blend melted butter, sugar, [...]
Chay J’s New Orleans Candies
August 27th, 2010 Chay, the proprietor behind Chay J’s New Orleans candies recently dropped me off some of here goodies to try out. I sampled her Creole Pretzels: homemade buttery sweet caramel and mammoth pecans atop salty crispy pretzels. These were a great combo of sweet caramel, nutty pecans and of course the salty pretzels. In addition, I [...]
Cheesecake Factory’s Carrot Cake Cheesecake
June 22nd, 2010 Secret Recipe: Cheesecake Factory’s Carrot Cake Cheesecake For Cheesecake: 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon flour 3 eggs For Carrot Cake: 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoon [...]
