An Aside...

I want to stop rolling my eyes over the Finn and Rachel wedding crap, but I embarrassingly can’t, because I was that tool in high school who was all, let’s get married now, who cares that I’ve never had a job before or know what taxes are, we’ll figure it out together because we have each other and it totally worked out for Corey and Topanga!

Chicken Tetrazzini

January 3, 2008

What’s better in the freezing cold of winter than some cheesy, gooey Italian comfort food? This was a new recipe I tried from a friend who spends WAY too much time on allrecipes.com, and after some modifications, I found it to be superb! This, of course, can also be made with turkey, and goes great [...]

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Asian Cole Slaw

December 27, 2007

I have been craving this for some reason, and I scoured the internet for a good recipe. I found 5 kinda “ok” recipes, and decided to try elements from all of them and see what it produced. The result? Only the best tasting Asian Cole Slaw ever! Crunchy, sweet, tart, perfect! And, honestly, was even [...]

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My Only Succesful Baking Endevour

December 20, 2007

Christmas time means Christmas cookies…which I suck at. I don’t mind eating them, but creating them is another thing, and I don’t do it. Cookie Swaps make my palms sweaty, but like them or not, they are a fact of the season, so I was hard pressed to find a cookie recipe that would not [...]

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Review: The Ugly Duckling, Swanton

December 19, 2007

I had the pleasure of spending my 3rd Wedding Anniversary at The Ugly Duckling, unconventional, yes, but a pleasure seldom experienced with two infants at home. The Duck is located downtown Swanton, not an area bustling with nightlife, so parking is ample, and pretty accessible in short distance. Walking into the Duck, you may feel [...]

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Harry & David…let’s make out!

December 11, 2007

Who knew two guys hawking fruit could be SO enticing. Yummmm….moose munch. COPYRIGHT BAREFOOT FOODIE 2009 All rights reserved. This content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of the author.

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Frozen Veggie Fun

December 4, 2007

Frozen veggies are something I LOVE stocking up on, and try to work into every meal. But,let’s face it, you’ve eaten them, they are bland and blah. And while it’s easy enough just to pop them in the microwave and throw them in a bowl, adding one super quick extra step can have a huge [...]

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Kitchen Aid Mixer = Fabulous Baker…um…no.

December 4, 2007

Two christmas’ ago, hubby got me a big fancy kitchen aid mixer. He must of assumed that, because I cook, that I also bake. Which I do not. And, although this concept should not be a new one for him, as we have been together for over a decade, I understand I am hard to [...]

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Oma’s Spaghetti Sauce

December 3, 2007

Ok, I would love to now delve into an intricate story about how I make my sauce from scratch, from an ancient recipe passed down from my mother’s mother’s mother. Not the case, and since the Old Country to my family is Ireland…unless you want a good from scratch cabbage and potato recipe, bear with [...]

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Review: Yokos Japanese Resturant, Maumee

November 28, 2007

I had the pleasure of eating at Yokos Japanese Restaurant last night before taking in a musical. I have eaten at Yokos enough that the restaurant is now the first thing that comes to mind when I hear the name Yokos….replacing the previous forethought of Yokos 24 hour Health Spa (which, I am convinced, is [...]

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Review: Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse, Perrysburg

November 26, 2007

I should preface, Japanese cuisine is an all time favorite of mine, so I hold Japanese Steakhouses, and the like, up to very high standards. Nagoya is located in the back part of Levis Commons in Perrysburg. It is not, in any way, within walkable distance to the main shopping area. There is also not [...]

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