Bea Louis Last week, I went to upstate New York for vacation.  We flew into Newark, NJ, and rented a car.  My friend from Nebraska was nervous the whole time.  Jumping, screaming, biting her nails just because a car was…

Bea Louis Chef Daphne has been at it again.  She's winning the competition.  What competition do you say?  The competition to convert me from carnivore to vegetarian.  She's made Vegan dinners that made me forget I didn't have any chicken…

Bea Louis Empowering!  Influential!  Life-Changing!  No, I am not talking about money.  Remember, this is a food blog!  I’m talking about green food.  Vegetables, vegetables, des legumes!  Chef Daphne sent me a picture of a dish she had prepared for…

Bea Louis I want to be Vegan or Vegetarian or Pescatarian.  They all sound so healthy!  However, I can’t seem to get past chicken.  I can do without red meat.  I think about Elsie the Cow and how cute she…

Bea Louis It’s Monday and I’ve dragged myself into work.  Right now, I’m trying to figure out what this lovely mason jar is on my desk. Oh, there is a label!  Someone spent their weekend making Pumpkin Apple Rum Butter…

Bea Louis Yesterday, my car had a flat.  I was driving down the street and the hazard light came on and started blinking.  The indicator said my front left tire was low.  I watched as the pressure reading went down…

I went to eat at my favorite restaurant yesterday.  I didn’t want to go because I was going to be forced to order my favorite food on the menu – Baby Back Ribs.  I always substitute the French fries (avoiding…