Eating Tampa would like to welcome its newest eater – Michael! Be sure and check out his Black Bean Soup recipe below.
I also finally got JB’s Garbanzo Bean Salad recipe back up. I had to fix some over-sized images on it.
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(This post was originally written by Michael L. for Eating Tampa.) ingredients:1 onion, chopped2 carrots, sliced into thin rounds1 or 2 ribs celery, chopped2 small links of dry Spanish-style chorizo, sliced into thin roundshalf a chicken, bone-in2 14-0z. cans black beans, drainedseveral cloves of garlic, sliced and dicedolive oilcumincorrianderblack pepperbay leafspanish yellow saffron rice (the cheap [...] What’s Cooking Grandma? is collecting recipes from grandmas around the world, complete with podcasts and video sections. What’s Cooking Grandma!? would also be an excellent title for a horror film. I haven’t made this yet, but it’s a strong candidate for this weekend. It looks delicious. Watermelon-Feta Salad with Fresh Herbs (Adapted from CL) 6 cups cubed seedless watermelon2 cups chopped trimmed watercress3 ounces crumbled feta cheese1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice1/4 teaspoon [...] Kevin reviews the Fly Bar and Restaurant and gives it a thumbs up. “It may have taken me a while to give Fly a chance, but I’m glad I did. Tampa has a void of original places that needs to be filled and Fly Bar and Restaurant succeeds. As I was, you may [...] Oxford Press recently released their Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, and the editor has posted this quiz about hamburger chains on the Oxford University Press blog. Here are the first three questions. The answers are at the OUP page. 1. The first national hamburger chain was:A. McDonald’sB. Bob’s Big BoyC. White TowerD. White CastleE. [...] This last week the only eating out we did was lunch at Pho Quyen. And, it seems like I’ve been working late every night, so the only food I’ve been preparing are simple things like salads, or rice and beans, so I haven’t tried out any new recipes. Pho Quyen is a decent Vietnamese restaurant near [...] my (JB’s) younger sister, pamela, fed me this yummy chick pea salad once when i was visiting her in CA. ever since then, i’ve been making this to use in sandwiches, on crackers, etc., except i don’t have the *official* recipe, and just kind of make it up as i go along. here [...] I suspect there are other bars in Tampa, but I haven’t had any desire to look for them since I stumbled into New World Brewery. New World has everything I’m looking for in a bar, delicious beer (I’ve been partial to the Belhaven lately, but they have a wide assortment of Belgians, and microbrews), a [...] The Chowhound Tampa page is mostly moribund, but if you’re new to Tampa you might spend an idle moment browsing last February’s conversation. There’s also an interesting conversation about the best Mexican food in Tampa. As far as Mexican goes, I eat a Taconazo a lot because it’s close, but my favorite so far has been Maya’s. Some [...] As I mentioned in a previous post I want to like Mel’s Hot Dogs I just wasn’t impressed with my first visit. In the comments Joel prompted me to try one of their specialty dogs, so yesterday afternoon I did just that. This time I tried the Mighty Mel. This is a much more satisfactory dog [...] Jay Pinkerton provides some tips on getting a good night’s sleep. For some, sleep comes easily. However, for the rest of us going to bed can be a long, unnecessarily drawn-out affair. Luckily, years of field research on my part have led to the discovery of a sure-fire insomnia cure, which I intend to share with [...] Last night I made this tomato and olive relish to serve as a side dish with my baked tilapia. I found it while looking for a tomato and avocado relish, which I still haven’t found. Cherry Tomato and Olive Relish from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered if large1 [...] Kevin searches for native Tampan dishes. Too busy to cook? Check out Cooks & Company. Cooks & Company provides an affordable, time saving service of shopping for your groceries, preparing delicious, nutritious meals in your kitchen – using organic foods whenever possible, storing your meals for reheating, and doing all the cleanup! Seminole Heights posted this from Michelle Baker, one of the cooks [...] I see that I forgot to congratulate Laura Reiley on her new position as the St. Petersburg food critic. Congratulations Laura! Her current column, American idyll, covers a portion of the Florida panhandle (perhaps this appears in the Travel section?). Her last Tampa-area food column was a review of Pollo Tropical, and BJ’s. But, I have a question. [...] Kevin Lacassin, who once hosted NOLAFoodie, and TampaBayEats, has decided to start blogging about “food, drinks, restaurants, taverns, festivals and feasts” over at Sticks of Fire. Excellent! I’m looking forward to Kevin’s ruminations about Tampa food. Most of you already know this, and those that don’t never knew it was missing. Seminole Heights pizza-lovers hit a gloomy spot a few weeks ago when Stephanno’s pizza simply stopped opening. A message on their machine said they would be re-opening soon. It turns out that owner Paul Stephenson was enjoying such success with his [...] Florida Food Hound, a Tampa-area food blogger, is moving up to Gainesville later this summer. That’s too bad. In many ways FFH was a model food/eating/restaurant blog. Good luck, Matt! The blog will remain, but will focus on Gainesville-area restaurants rather than Tampa. First, I want to thank JoLT for helping out with this blog and wish best of luck in his new life in Flagstaff. Thanks Jon! In appreciation for his work here I’ve turned him into Eating Tampa’s iconic image. That’s him at the top of the right-hand column enjoying some noodles. Second, I’ve decided to redesign [...] I finally made it over to Merino’s Deli in Seminole Heights. Merino’s is a great addition to the Seminole Heights neighborhood. Seating inside is a little cramped, but there’s more seating outside. I had a club on wheat, chips, a pickle, and a Barq’s root beer for just over $10. It was great. Non-specialty sandwiches cost [...] Okay, got a little busy there, but don’t worry, there’ll be some fresh-baked goodies coming soon! |
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