Recipes

Design inspiration for Little SparrowCourtesy of Smith Hanes This year, the BeltLine takes center stage once again, with restaurants and bars popping up along the Eastside Trail, as well as in the West End. We’ll see a balance of quick comfort food spots and fine dining. Popular chefs and restaurateurs like Ford Fry, Linton Hopkins, Tal Baum, and Ron Hsu are back, bringing their creative fare to new locations, while newcomers such as Anthony Spina, Jr., hit the scene. The biggest change, perhaps, is the focus on downtown. Historically ignored by locals, it will see a renewed focus with experienced...

Want To Get Rid Of Heartburn Fast? Try These Remedies I feel fairly confident in assuming that ALL of you have probably experienced the pain of heartburn and acid reflux at some point. I used to get severe heartburn quite frequently when I was pregnant, and I still get it occasionally when I eat spicy foods. And of course, there are plenty of other factors that can trigger heartburn and other types of indigestion that vary from person to person. Today’s post is all about heartburn, and how to avoid the pain and suffering that goes along with it! The...

It’s January, it’s cold, soup is warm. Soup is also typically really easy to cook, and very filling, making it pretty much the perfect food. Seriously, there was a time when ‘Soup and a Sandwich’ was the go-to lunch and dinner for me and Beth. In all honesty, it probably still would be if I wasn’t so fussy about the sandwiches I want to pair with mine… Anyway, this is a soup that just says ‘autumn’ to me. Some day I’ll cook a vat of this nectar to enjoy from a mug while taking in a fireworks show. But until...

How to ferment our natural gifts into nectar for the world. A founding credo of The Marginalian is what I long ago termed combinatorial creativity — the idea that everything of beauty and substance we contribute to the world is composed of myriad influences and inspirations acquired in the course of being alive and awake to ideas, unconsciously composited into something new. Rilke understood this when he considered what it takes to create, and Einstein understood it when he placed “combinatory play” at the center of his way of thinking. Millennia before me and you and Rilke and Einstein, the...

Wednesday Special Spotlight Shines On A Recipe for Perfect English Muffins fromHelen Carpenter who also shares six and a half tips to make the perfect muffins. You don’t have to be British to enjoy hand-made English muffins. This recipe is an easy menu addition for Sunday morning brunch or a special breakfast. English muffins are a snap to prepare, require only an hour to rise, cook quickly on a griddle or frying pan (no heating the oven!) and taste great, either plain or with butter, jam, or your favorite topping. An added bonus is the delicious, yeasty scent of fresh...