Food and Drink Archives - WHO I MET TODAY with Pamela Lamp Mon, 06 May 2024 16:12:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 137085276 Angela Roberts – Egg Roll in a Bowl https://whoimettoday.com/angela-roberts-egg-roll-in-a-bowl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=angela-roberts-egg-roll-in-a-bowl Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:08:56 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=7327 As a young girl, Angela Roberts tagged along with her “fussy grandmother” on outings to the farmer’s market and the local Italian food shop. “My grandmother was ahead of her time, cooking with clean, healthy foods full of flavor,” says Angela.  That “fussy grandmother” who picked over tomatoes and scrutinized cheeses and breads would be...

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]]> 7327 Susansnaps Cookies https://whoimettoday.com/susansnaps-cookies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=susansnaps-cookies https://whoimettoday.com/susansnaps-cookies/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:56:28 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=6341 In their final days of school, most college seniors celebrate with friends, prepare to start jobs, or plan where their adult lives will take them. But, two weeks shy of her Auburn University graduation, Susan Stachler received a shocking diagnosis.  Susan is named after her mother, Laura’s, sister.  Four years before Susan was born, Aunt...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/susansnaps-cookies/feed/ 2 6341 Anne Elizabeth McIntosh – Luxury Concierge https://whoimettoday.com/anne-elizabeth-mcintosh-luxury-concierge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anne-elizabeth-mcintosh-luxury-concierge https://whoimettoday.com/anne-elizabeth-mcintosh-luxury-concierge/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:27:04 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=5818 Several years ago, Anne Elizabeth McIntosh and I chatted on a sunny Florida beach. Ours was the polite conversation people have when neighboring umbrellas and beach chairs are close to one another. What book are you reading? Where are you from? We ran into each other again at the airport as we boarded the same flight back...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/anne-elizabeth-mcintosh-luxury-concierge/feed/ 1 5818 Brett Swayn – Training for Homeless Men https://whoimettoday.com/brett-swayn-training-for-homeless-men/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brett-swayn-training-for-homeless-men https://whoimettoday.com/brett-swayn-training-for-homeless-men/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:19:29 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=5745 “You can’t spend a weekend with someone seriously ill and grasp what they’re going through,” says Brett Swayn. “I never understood the depths of despair homeless men face….until I was homeless myself.” From Perth, Australia, Brett moved to Texas to pursue a promising music career. For years, he played gigs in Dallas and Austin. Along...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/brett-swayn-training-for-homeless-men/feed/ 4 5745 Kelley Teckman – Food Stylist https://whoimettoday.com/kelley-teckman-food-stylist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kelley-teckman-food-stylist https://whoimettoday.com/kelley-teckman-food-stylist/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:39:52 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=5598 A few years ago, I had lunch with an author who was in Nashville to promote her new cookbook. I wondered, after a late night flight, how she’d organized and prepared the dishes she’d cooked on an early morning television program. “Oh no, the food stylists do all that,” the author said. And I wanted...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/kelley-teckman-food-stylist/feed/ 3 5598 Katy McAvoy and Two Summer Mocktails https://whoimettoday.com/katy-mcavoy-and-two-summer-mocktails/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=katy-mcavoy-and-two-summer-mocktails https://whoimettoday.com/katy-mcavoy-and-two-summer-mocktails/#comments Sun, 29 May 2022 21:38:01 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=5220 I’m always excited when restaurants include signature mocktails on their menus. Although I enjoy a good drink with alcohol, sometimes I’d rather skip the spirits. Yes, I can order sparkling water or soda, but a colorful drink in a pretty glass seems more festive.  Cocktail Baskets Years ago, Katy McAvoy and her sister-in-law began exchanging...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/katy-mcavoy-and-two-summer-mocktails/feed/ 3 5220 The Comfortable Kitchen – A Cookbook Review https://whoimettoday.com/the-comfortable-kitchen-a-healthy-recipe-cookbook-review-who-i-met-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-comfortable-kitchen-a-healthy-recipe-cookbook-review-who-i-met-today Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:59:56 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=5046 I thank  Alex Snodgrass for coaxing me back into the kitchen. Through the recipes on her blog, The Defined Dish—which utilize pantry staples and other items I might not otherwise try—I fell in love with cooking again. Her first cookbook debuted at the end of 2019, right before the world shut down. The Comfortable Kitchen, her latest collection of...

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]]> 5046 Anne Byrn – The Cake Mix Doctor https://whoimettoday.com/anne-byrn-the-cake-mix-doctor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anne-byrn-the-cake-mix-doctor https://whoimettoday.com/anne-byrn-the-cake-mix-doctor/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:46:21 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=4880 Long before we met, Anne Byrn’s face was familiar to me. In 1999, The Cake Mix Doctor, featuring Anne’s smiling image and flavorful ways to create magic with a box of cake mix, sold in Costco, Target, bookstores, and—well—most everywhere. For years I’ve baked the sweet concoctions from her myriad of cookbooks. And then, a few months...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/anne-byrn-the-cake-mix-doctor/feed/ 7 4880 What Do You Do With a Food Processor? https://whoimettoday.com/what-do-you-do-with-a-food-processor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-you-do-with-a-food-processor Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:08:18 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=4820 In 2019, I had more time than ever to cook and experiment in the kitchen. I enjoyed my new hobby and, when my birthday rolled around, I announced I was treating myself to a food processor. Never mind I only cooked for two people, and my husband is a most willing chopper and dicer. Hands...

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]]> 4820 Kelly Dallas – Napa Valley Bartender https://whoimettoday.com/kelly-dallas-napa-valley-bartender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kelly-dallas-napa-valley-bartender https://whoimettoday.com/kelly-dallas-napa-valley-bartender/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:44:34 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=4727 At Solbar, inside the stunning Solage Resort in Napa Valley, bartender Kelly Dallas placed a concoction in front of me, unlike anything I’d ever seen in a cocktail glass. With swirling bubbles and black specks and basil leaves, it reminded me of the lava lamp my teenage friend had on her bedroom nightstand. I’d requested...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/kelly-dallas-napa-valley-bartender/feed/ 2 4727 Jenny Rosenstrach – Dinner A Love Story https://whoimettoday.com/jenny-rosenstrach-dinner-a-love-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jenny-rosenstrach-dinner-a-love-story Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:48:34 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=4472 My mission this summer? Pile our dinner plates high with vegetables and plant-based proteins. All the wonderful farm stands around Nashville make my goal easier. And so does Jenny Rosenstrach. On Dinner A Love Story, Jenny’s recipes are more like a conversation—or a suggestion. With instructions that seem like she’s talking to a friend, Jenny...

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]]> 4472 Date Night Dinners https://whoimettoday.com/date-night-dinners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=date-night-dinners https://whoimettoday.com/date-night-dinners/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:22:37 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3889 We’re not big on going out on Valentine’s Day, but we try to make it a special night in. Besides, as a dear friend likes to say, “Every day is Valentine’s Day!” I’m not sure what’s on our menu yet, but we’ll cook a nice meal, pour some red wine, and set the table with...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/date-night-dinners/feed/ 2 3889 Cindy Wall – Cooking Through COVID-19 https://whoimettoday.com/cindy-wall-cooking-through-covid-19-who-i-met-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cindy-wall-cooking-through-covid-19-who-i-met-today https://whoimettoday.com/cindy-wall-cooking-through-covid-19-who-i-met-today/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:19:19 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3666 Nowadays, most of us spend more time in the kitchen. Flour and butter are in short supply. Fancy mixers and food processors are tough to find. We take advantage of our extra hours at home to prepare dishes we might not otherwise make. We are cooking through COVID-19. When The Belcourt Theatre closed for the...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/cindy-wall-cooking-through-covid-19-who-i-met-today/feed/ 3 3666 Festive Holiday Cookies https://whoimettoday.com/festive-holiday-cookies-who-i-met-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=festive-holiday-cookies-who-i-met-today https://whoimettoday.com/festive-holiday-cookies-who-i-met-today/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:29:39 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3616 I’m somewhat of a cookie monster. I love to bake them, gift them, eat them. Really, what can be better on a cold December morning than holiday cookies and coffee for breakfast? Maybe that’s why—when she talks—my granddaughter will call me Cookie. Here are a few of my favorites for the holidays. Delicious cookies from...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/festive-holiday-cookies-who-i-met-today/feed/ 2 3616 Feast Your Eyes on These Beautiful Cookbooks https://whoimettoday.com/feast-your-eyes-on-these-beautiful-cookbooks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feast-your-eyes-on-these-beautiful-cookbooks https://whoimettoday.com/feast-your-eyes-on-these-beautiful-cookbooks/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:40:28 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3545 As we usher in the season of more cooking and eating and gathering (in small, socially distant groups, of course), I bring you cookbooks. Here are a few favorites for everyday or special cooking. And welcome gifts for your holiday host/hostess—or yourself! The Well Plated Cookbook by Erin Clarke With her cookbook’s beautiful and warm...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/feast-your-eyes-on-these-beautiful-cookbooks/feed/ 1 3545 Pumpkin in the Kitchen https://whoimettoday.com/pumpkin-in-the-kitchen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pumpkin-in-the-kitchen Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:34:28 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3458 Colorful trees, crunchy leaves, pretty mums on doorsteps… When the calendar flips to October, I turn to all-things pumpkin. I love the cozy and delicious smells of cinnamon and nutmeg and vanilla warming up our home. Even if it is still 80 degrees outside! Here are five of my favorites. Pumpkin treats from recipe developers...

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]]> 3458 Ashlea Carver Adams – All the Healthy Things https://whoimettoday.com/ashlea-carver-adams-all-the-healthy-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ashlea-carver-adams-all-the-healthy-things https://whoimettoday.com/ashlea-carver-adams-all-the-healthy-things/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:43:44 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3418 At the height of the pandemic, when grocery staples were in short supply, my husband returned home from the market. He plopped three packages of chicken wings on the kitchen counter. “They were out of breasts and thighs. It was wings or nothing,” my husband said. But how do you make chicken wings into…. dinner?...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/ashlea-carver-adams-all-the-healthy-things/feed/ 1 3418 Erin Donnelly – What Exactly is Kombucha? https://whoimettoday.com/erin-donnelly-what-exactly-is-kombucha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=erin-donnelly-what-exactly-is-kombucha Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:56:53 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=1880 Strolling into the Rayback Collective on a bright, sunny morning, I spot an eclectic array of food trucks, bikers sipping coffee around a fire pit, folks clicking laptops at community work tables, and a vegan ice cream cart.  Combined with a lounge, live music, and an adjacent multi-use trail, this place may be too cool...

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]]> 1880 Matt Russo and The Gambling Stick BBQ Trailer https://whoimettoday.com/matt-russo-and-the-gambling-stick-bbq-trailer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-russo-and-the-gambling-stick-bbq-trailer Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:23:25 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=1721 According to Matt Russo, “a gambling stick is an old Appalachian name for a stick used to hang a pig from the limb of a tree. Threaded through the heels of the pig, the stick supports its weight while the animal is harvested.”  The gamble, and hope, is the stick can handle the pig’s weight,...

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]]> 1721 Alex Snodgrass and The Defined Dish https://whoimettoday.com/alex-snodgrass-defined-dish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alex-snodgrass-defined-dish https://whoimettoday.com/alex-snodgrass-defined-dish/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:55:43 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=1020 We sit in her backyard on this lovely, balmy September day in Dallas, Texas.  As I devour my beautifully presented lunch, we talk about how much The Defined Dish has grown since it began at the start of this year. Alex Snodgrass is the perfect example of finding what you love to do and turning...

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