By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I recently found an article on obesity and how it’s a growing problem in the South. One of the key enabling factors mentioned in the article is the economics of living in the South. The main problem seems to stem from people not having enough money to eat healthy food. This [...]
Gnocchi – Satisfaction Without the Calories
by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I made gnocchi, chicken, and roasted potatoes the other night for a quick dinner and was thinking about how many people probably don’t know about the great ingredient of gnocchi. Gnocchi is made in modern times from potatoes and generally is low in calories and fat. I say “in modern [...]
BBQ Brisket over the Weekend
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I made a 11 lb brisket over the weekend and used a rub from Cookshack along with a sweet/spicy finishing sauce that I made myself. To the right you can see the brisket after the smoke, and after it cooled for 30 minutes. I smoked it at 235 degrees for about 18 hours, using a [...]
Tips for Grilling Steak
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I had a small dinner party over the weekend for my wife and some friends. For the party I made the following: Arugula salad with homemade vinaigrette, sliced macadamia nut pieces, and fresh tomato Homemade pasta ravioli filled with French goat cheese, topped with a sage/butter sauce and fresh corn [...]
No BBQ this weekend :(
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I stopped by the Wal-Mart Super Center on the way home to pick up some pork butt and brisket for a little BBQ’ing this weekend and they were completely out! Oh well, no adventures in BBQ’ing to report on this weekend. Maybe next weekend though. I did manage to have [...]
Border Grill – Las Vegas
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com One day at the conference I was attending in LasVegas I only had about an hour, start to finish, to eat lunch. Border Grill is located in Mandalay Bay, where the conference was so I booked a reservation for 1pm for two. Border Grill is run by chefs Mary Sue Milliken [...]

