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Low-carb pizza is one reason I manage to stick to my New Year’s resolution to eat a healthier diet and drop a few pounds. Naughty at Christmas I must confess to being very naughty over the Christmas season. Too many tempting treats beguiled me into overindulgence as I practically free-based sugar with all the out-of-control …
First, I tempt my taste buds with a tantalizing treat truly made with tender love. Then, I please my palate with a piece of paradise. Here I describe my ultimate snackoisseur experience – my wife’s chewy, gooey chocolate chip cookies. I don’t even quarrel with my wife’s last-minute request to buy the best ingredient for …
It’s not all popcorn, pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs for this “snackoisseur.” Finally, there's a healthy dish that satisfies my fussy tastebuds.
Hot dogs are the great American food for the great American pastime. No, I don’t mean baseball, but snacking! That’s this snackoisseur’s favorite pastime, after all.
Who can forget the days when the ice cream truck roamed the neighborhood, playing children’s music and ringing its happy bell? It was hard to choose among the snow cones, ice cream sandwiches and other ice cream bars that the friendly vendor sold out of the back of his truck.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, the old saying goes. But just leave it to the snackoisseur to prove them wrong.
"Dinner's ready; it's time to eat," Mom would chirp. Without hesitation, my Dad, girlfriend (now my wife) and I took our seats around Mom’s dinner table on Sunday evenings. We eagerly awaited to indulge in one of Mom's great meals made from one of her great recipes.
Who wants popcorn? Dad never had to ask us kids twice. After all, what kid doesn't want popcorn? For that matter, what adult doesn’t want popcorn? Certainly, no true snackoisseur could turn it down.
Humorous insights on the human struggle to eat nutritious foods amidst the temptations of less-healthy alternatives.
No birthday is complete without a decadent birthday cake. The centerpiece of this year's birthday was a scrumptious devil's food chocolate cake. My wife baked it, using a recipe handed down from her mother.