Five foodie-finds for Friday, May 17th.

Today’s foodie finds are pure fun.

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Reclaimed wood cookbook stand. How many of you have a cookbook stand in your kitchen?  Can I see a show of hands?  I don’t.  Yet.  This one is rustic and hand formed from reclaimed wood from Europe. Each on is unique.  Just like you.

2.

Polar bear ice tray. Sorry for the impracticality yet it is too cute for me to care about being practical and all that.  It’s BPA free so there are no worries of breakage as you * SLAM * BANG * it on the counter to release the ice!  All without touching its coldness.

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Ruffoni Hand-Hammered Copper Risotto Pan. Because risotto rocks. And so does hand-hammered. And copper. And Ruffoni, which I am pretty sure is Italian for gotta-have-it. 

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Set of two vegetable canning towels. Have you figured out how much I obsess over tea towels?  If you are into gardening, canning, admiring someone else’s garden, or hoping them will give you some of their canning goodness, buy this.  One for you and one for them.  You’re so thoughtful.

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Smokey the bear salt and pepper shakers. It’s picnic and camping time.  Not your cup of tea? No problem, these little Smokey-dudes got you covered while you BBQ on the back deck.  Maintain your cool with a side of cute.

Do you have a foodie find that you would like to share?  Drop me a note at nwafoodie (at) gmail (dot) com.

Happy Friday!

Lyndi

Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

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Redefining “comfort” food. {traveling post}

Hello Tuesday.  How’s it working out for you?

Yesterday I took this show on the road and penned a few very deep and insightful thoughts over at themightyrib, a Little Rock food blog that just happens to have columnists contributing from throughout the country, including moi. 

I know, “deep and insightful” doesn’t happen every day from me.  Yet I have been thinking about comfort food lately and why we eat what we eat, when we eat. 

I’m ready to rethink comfort food and wondering if you are, too.

Lyndi

Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

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Five foodie-finds for Friday, May 10th.

Allow me to answer the question you may have rolling around in your head right now: “No, No I am not going to rename this blog as nwafoodiefindsforfriday.com.”

While my life lately has been re-prioritized due to job deadlines and jaunting to Mississippi, California, and Ohio these past three weeks, well, a girl can only do what a girl can do.  Friday’s foodie finds consist of browsing the Internet, looking for intriguing foodie items to covet. Now THAT I can definitely work into my schedule! 

I find it is a self-indulging treat.  Perhaps you feel the same reading it?

Speaking of treat, today’s foodie finds are all related to treat of the sweet-tooth variety. Get ready to brush your teeth after checking them out; you’ll need to swish the sweetness away.

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Smokin’ hot cashew brittle. Brittle made from cashews, yes please.  Throw in a little habanera for heat?  Now we’re talking! 

Five foodie-finds for Friday, May 3rd.

My favorite campy joke when I was a kid goes like this: “If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?”

Hold for the drumroll…….. pilgrims!

C’mon.  You know that’s cute!

Since it is May and the trees are pushing their leaves towards the sun and flowers are ready to burst, today’s five foodie finds celebrate May’s claim to fame.

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King Arthur perfect pasta flour blend. New to making pasta and confused whether to use all-purpose flour, durum flour, or semolina flour?  Don’t fret.  King Arthur is to your rescue with its perfect pasta blend using all three.  Make this the year you take the step and master making your own pasta. 

Five foodie-finds for Friday, April 26th.

Good morning, my friends.  How are you on this beautiful Friday morning?

Today’s five foodie finds are all over the board.  You don’t mind, do you?  It’s the one-day of the week where I can just go willy-nilly and share completely random foodstuffs with you.

It makes me all giddy inside.

Enjoy!

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Rustichella D'Abruzzo Anchovies. There is something alluring about an anchovy.  Expand your fish repertoire with these anchovy beauties from the Adriatic Sea.  Fleshy pink, these fish are cured in salt and skinned before being packed in olive oil. Deeeeeelightful.

#bean2blog: Day at the Farm giveaway!

This is big.

Reallllly big.

The second annual #bean2blog event is happening in May at P.Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm near Little Rock.  Twenty plus Arkansas bloggers are going to attend and spend a day touring the home, grounds, and gardens and will learn about the Arkansas soybean industry. 

I am thrilled to return this event and would love to see one of you come join us. 

Would you like to attend?

Five foodie-finds for Friday, April 19th.

All five of today’s foodie finds are all foodstuffs.  No gadgets. 

What can I say, I am hungry!

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White balsamic vinegar jelly. This vinegar is described as “deliciously light and subtly sweet.”  That sounds perfect, thank you.  I will have mine atop an olive oil grilled hard bread smeared with mashed avocados.