November 20, 2011 Really? When did that happen? If that is the case I'll take 5 servings please so I can have my daily required servings of veggies. Seriously, when did pizza become a vegetable? According to a bill going before Congress, the tomato paste would be considered a serving of vegetables (which apparently has been so for years).
If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called “turkey”?
In order to answer these hard-hitting questions and maybe even give you some interesting small-talk for the table, here are the stories behind the traditional Thanksgiving foods.
November 8, 2011 It's the Holidays and cranberry is a big part of the holidays, whether it be the jelly stuff that comes out shaped like the can with ripples and everything, or it may be the actual berries. Don't let the cranberry fall by the wayside. Jazz up
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting fatty and sugary foods rewire the brain in the same way drugs like cocaine and nicotine do, leading to addiction.
October 20, 2011 Now that we are close to Halloween, maybe you have or will soon be carving your Halloween Pumpkins. When you are pulling out the goo, make sure you don't throw away the pumpkin seeds. Not only are they delicious, they offer huge health benefits. Th
October 17, 2011 The High Plains Food Bank has teamed up with Whataburger during the month of October to help collect non-perishable food items. This week you can help out this awesome cause and get a little something for yourself.
September 12, 2011 What do you do when you are sitting at your desk and you get a sudden case of the munchies? I know it happens daily for me. I have breakfast before I leave for work, then at 10am the munchies hit, then around noon I usually eat my brought from home lunch and then the munchies hit again around 2pm. It happens every single day. It's as if I am not eating enough protein at breakfast or lunch. Do you ever find yourself with the workday munchies.
Of all the foods a person might deep fry, this could be the strangest. At the Texas State Fair on Monday, a deep-fried concoction of bubblegum and marshmallows won the prize for the most creative dish.
September 6, 2011 It is that time again! Coming up this Thursday in downtown Amarillo its the annual Good Times Celebration BBQ Cook off. The event kicks off at 8pm-10pm. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 day of event
September 1, 2011 Big daddy is right. Normally I'm not a patty melt fan, but I think I fell in love when I found out about the Mac 'n Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt at Denny's Restaurant.
August 30, 2011 One of my favorite places to eat lunch is Leal's Mexican Restaurant. I love their crispy avacado, sour cream chicken enchiladas, their crispy relleno, and their Hatch Queso. Is your mouth watering? I know mine is because I just made my stomach growl talking about that delicious Mexican food. If I just made you hungry, keep reading to find out how you can win lunch for you and your co-workers at Leal's.
August 22, 2011 I don't know about you, but when Burger King decided to use a creepy plastic King as their commercial mascot, I was pretty much finished with them. Let's face it the guy gave me nightmares. Well Burger King just announced that the King is retiring.
