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Chili Verde Recipe – Texas Goodness

by Todd Barron at FoodieCuisine.com You may not realize it, but the name chili comes from chili con carne (“Chili with meat”) which is Spanish for “peppers with meat.”  It was invented by the Spanish Canary Islanders in San Antonio, Texas, and is even the official dish of Texas.  The official chili has no beans in it […]

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Little Caesars Pizza in Maumelle

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com There’s not much to cheer about when it comes to Little Caesars Pizza.  They are the only fast-food pizza place around and have about the lowest quality of pizza that you can expect.  But heck, at under $6 for a Large Pepperoni Pizza you can’t really go wrong.  I mean, frozen […]

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Grady’s Pizza in Little Rock

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com Grady’s Pizza has been in Little Rock since 1981 and has some of the best sandwiches (grinders) and pizza around.  They are located off of 12th street and are easily accessible from Interstate 430.  Grady’s has a wide variety of pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, soups, salads, and even pasta.  They have specialty sandwiches […]

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The King of all Rice Makers, the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com Cooking rice is something you either don’t think about or you dread making it for fear of burning or under-cooking it on the stove.  I used to be one of those who felt dread at the thought of cooking rice.  I watched an episode of Dinner Impossible a year or so […]

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Quick Post – Crab Cakes and Fruit Salsa

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I did a quick but healthy dinner tonight by making crab cakes topped with a fruit salsa.  I also made some spring rolls with crab, onion, noodles, lettuce, fresno peppers, and cilantro.  The fruit salsa had freshly chopped pineapple, mango, kiwi, fresno pepper, red bell pepper, cilantro and a little […]

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Grilled Calamari – Simple and Healthy

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com Ever since I lost a lot of weight a year ago, I’ve kept it off by eating healthy during the work week.  One of my favorite things to eat is Grilled Calamari.  Fortunately for me, Sashimi, a local restaurant in town, has it and does a great job of fulfilling […]

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Homers “Home Cooking” Restaurant in Little Rock

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com Homer’s has been in Little Rock for a while now and is a place my family visits often for lunch.  They don’t serve the type of food I eat normally (“simple” home southern cooking style that is high in calories,) but I tagged along with some family and friends the […]

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Bruschetta with Fig and Goat Cheese

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com One of the things I’ve made that people really liked is my Bruschetta.  One of the more tasty ones (according to others) that I make is made with fig, goat cheese, basil, and honey.  The following is the simple but well received recipe: Ingredients – Makes 10 Loaf fresh sourdough […]