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Kentucky Fried Chicken

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com On the way back from visiting a client the other day, the group I was with was hungry and wanted to stop for a quick dinner.  Kentucky Fried Chicken was not my first choice given my long-standing desire to eat healthy food, but was one of only a few choices […]

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Recent Cooking Adventures – April 18, 2011

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I cook most of the meals at home and enjoy cooking several times per week.  The primary challenge lies in cooking food that tastes good AND is healthy.  I forego this requirement on the weekends, but most of the items that follow are low in calories, but have great flavor.  […]

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Chick-Fil-A, Little Rock

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I don’t normally eat fast food, much less talk about it here, but I must say that the one fast-food joint I crave is Chick-Fil-A.  I used to drive 20 minutes to Conway just to go to Chick-Fil-A.  I never liked to deal with the parking at Park Plaza in Little […]

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Chicken Tikka Masala Eggs – Fun With Leftovers!

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com My wife and I joined our friends Jennifer and Chris at Star of India the other night for a very good dinner.  I haven’t reviewed them yet but their dinner is 10x better than the lunch buffet.  If you think you know how good (or bad) it is and haven’t […]

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Turkey has half the Calories of Chicken

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCusine.com Food was being ordered at a meeting I was at yesterday and I made a comment about how I wanted a turkey sandwich over a chicken sandwich.  A colleague seemed surprised at my choice and I explained to him that I chose turkey over chicken because turkey is lower in […]

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Pollo Diablo – (Garlicky, Spicy, Deep-fried Chicken)

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com One of my favorite hole in the wall restaurants, or “dives” as they are called, is Chino Bandito’s in Phoenix, Arizona.  As luck woud have it, Guy Fieri covered the restaurant on an espisode of Diner’s, Drive-Ins, and Dives and published Chino Bandito’s recipe for Pollo Diablo (their garlic chicken)!  […]

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Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese – Good Comfort Food

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I subscribe to the Food Network Magazine and in the April 2010 issue they have an article written by Con Poulos that is devoted to different kinds of Macaroni and Cheese dishes.  They have recipes for Spring Shells and Cheese, Triple-Cheese Spirals, Noodle Kugel, Mini Mac and Shrooms, and Buffalo-Chicken […]

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BBQ Chicken Testing

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com In my lastest round of testing I decided to BBQ chicken thighs.  I’ve never really focused on BBQ chicken as it’s not something I’ve ever been fond of (over pork or beef).  After a few tests I will say this though, BBQ chicken is now my favorite item of them […]