Your Food Looks Funny

Grocery shopping can be confusing. Do not add hunger to the equation and make it worse. I have some comments and a story to tell about why it's detrimental. 

So, your food didn't come out like you wanted. EAT IT ANYWAY! It's okay to mess is up and learn from the mistake. There are starving people who would love to have that burnt pork chop.

A quick tip on turning a Fall favorite into an easy snack. Apples have many uses and it only takes a few ingredients to change them up. Listen in to here one way.

The fall air has begun to blow. That means food friendly holidays are on the horizon. Get ready to buy and plan menus now by answering a few questions from this episode.

Have you ever had to decide to eat before attending a wedding because of the choices? Were you so picky that you barely ate anything? Our wedding's food was good, but we both could not remember what most of it was. Listen as we talk through our experience of planning and attending.

You've been eating the same plain rice for years. You don't have time to "chef it up." Adding flavor to those weeknight meals has been in your refrigerator the whole time. You just needed to listen to this show to unlock the secrets of how to use those ingredients.

You read that title right. Taco Bell has jumped on the wave of the chicken sandwich. It's time to talk through how this restaurant and others continue to compete for fast food dominance.

Breakfast has more questions than answers for us. Why are vegetables shunned early in the day? Are smoothies a meal? Why do eggs have to be on every breakfast menu? Let's talk through why breakfast has struggled to make a name for itself while brunch becomes more popular than ever.

Does your significant other know how to cook? Was that a requirement for you? My, wife does just fine in the kitchen. She had a little trouble the first time she tried to cook for me though. I have some more questions that need to be answered about food in relationships in this episode.

When is the last time you read an ingredient label on your food? Does your favorite restaurant serve you fresh made food? Maybe Chef Mike (the microwave) made your meal and you had no idea. Dive in as we talk about some of these questions and more.

We have 5 tips that can save you time, money and the eventual headache.  Cooking at home is not as hard as most think. It probably takes you more time to actually go get food and we tell you in this episode how to make it less difficult.

Pucker up and get ready for some lemons with that water. Lemons are a garnish or flavoring for just about everything. Here in this episode, we talk through a few and some Science.

When does food become to hot to handle? Spicy food can be beneficial to your health. It can also call for your mother in pain. I brought my cousin Tisa to talk about where to draw the line between flavor and fire.

I recently took a trip to Chi town and I saw some great foods. Along the way, there were also a few that looked funny. Listen as I run through what I saw and what I don't want to see again.

Onions are flavor-packed ingredient for cooking. What happens when it becomes the star of a dish? ONION CAKE happens along with some other foods worth socially distancing from.

The drink that was discovered by accident (like most things), is the topic. How did this drink get popular, stay popular and reinvent itself many times over. Well, on this episode I spill the tea on how Marcus T likes his tea. (Forgive the puns)

Strong cheese can be the last straw for a picky eater or the reason they decide to eat a particular food. This episode talks about a few of the greatest hits in the flavor-packed department. There might be a few you have yet to try as well.

Do you like having your food separated? This may be the episode for you. I dive into the type of picky eater who keeps some social distance between items on there plate.

Who doesn't love these wonderful bites of fiber? A lot of people aren't fans of these mini gas grenades. I love them and talk all about them on this episode.

My cousin, Tammy, and I discuss what it takes to start a diet free of animal products. We dive into some of the stigma with eating vegetables as a meal. She brings up some great questions when it comes to changing up your meals as well.

I brought on my cousin, Nate. We start off with some dairy items in honor of National Dairy Month. I slowly steer past him eating everything and get into why he ate my sandwich years ago.

It's tough enough being an adult. Now I have to decide what I'm eating every day... more than once. This episode walks through the pitfalls of being bored with choosing meal options.

Early summer is a great time to try new fruits and vegetables. It is a time of peak growing and thus the right time for eating. Your taste buds will appreciate you for giving them the best that the season has to offer.

Do you think of seafood as a fancy addition to your meal? Surf and turf may be a better combo than double turf. I am very picky when it comes to dishes involving seafood. I address some of my tendencies and want to here yours.

There has been a bomb dropped on the state of American Barbecue. I discuss a recent list of "Best Cities for BBQ in America". There are more than a few flaws and I talk about most of them.

My wife and I have a discussion about USA's top selling fast food places according to 2019 sales. There is one that crushes the rest and a couple that surprised us. Let us know who you think should be higher.

Mother's Day is a big day for brunch and lavish food spreads to feed those who gave birth to us. If you plan on taking a hands on approach to celebrating the mom in your life, I have some tips to help guide you. Make sure to pay close attention to #5. Stick around for a bonus tip at the end.

Do restaurants often mess up your order? Maybe it was your fault. Here are some tips to drastically minimize mistakes when ordering food at any restaurant.

Kamille D. Whittaker, of Canopy Atlanta, joins the show to talk about some difference with the United States and Caribbean cuisine. USA is known for being a cultural melting pot. Apparently, other countries stick more to their roots.

Pizza chains and topping choices are part of my conversation with my friend, Chef Mike. He is a Detroit native and fellow pizza lover. We also navigate the waters of Covid contactless delivery and more.

My dad dives deeper into why he doesn't like certain food. There are a few more corny jokes to go around. He knows what he does and does not like when it comes to certain foods.

My dad is an avid lover of food and the art of cooking it (in his own way). He shows up with plenty of "Dad jokes" and fatherly food advice. Make sure to check out part 2 for his conclusion.

Katrice and I wrap up the talk on snacks. We discuss some of our favorite snacks. She continues to question if I really love ice cream. Spoiler Alert: It's not that big of a deal to me.

My cousin and lifestyle blogger, Katrice, joins me to talk about all things snack related. She has a love hate relationship with many of them. We dive into what snacks we like to eat and which we will pass on.

I bring my brother on to discuss the King of carbo-loading. Pasta is used in almost every restaurant you go to. We talk through preparation and consumption likes and dislikes.

I bring on Chef Dana Dunn of Divine Visions Catering to discuss some views on our cultures food. Soul food gives you a feeling of home and yet may not be the best place to live with it's nutritional value. Listen to why he thinks it's overrated.

A treat so good, that it has a cult-like follow and a national holiday to prove it. My cousin Shan and I give the spotlight to this golden brown goodness and more. Make sure you have a Reese's Cup ready to enjoy with this one.

My cousin Derrick and I explore why he and others don't like the popular brunch combination of chicken and waffles. Eggs come up again along with a few other stereotypical food for our culture.

I have had a fascination with cereal recently and I wanted to point out some things you may not have noticed. These 5 breakfast beginners have some subtleties that slipped past some of us. Bare with me as I break them down bowl by bowl.

The second biggest eating day of the year deserves its own episode. I talk through the day of wings and dips along with my cousin Gordy. We have some ideas for staples and experiments, but you need to have them done before kickoff.

My cousin Phil and I start our discussion with chocolate cake the feelings we have for it. We are on different ends of this spectrum. We also touch on a few other foods like soup and seafood.

Another national food holiday highlights this episode. I also bring on My cousin Davina to discuss some of her likes and dislikes. There is a lot of cheese to go around this year.

I brought on my cousin (and Nurse Practitioner), Denise, to discuss the pitfalls of our family health challenge. Picking the fried chicken or the pizza can be my go-to foods until we start having to choose better. Listen as we talk through our tendencies.

Every year begins with new resolutions to eat healthier. I have issues with converting from a holiday diet to a healthier one. I explain how my family tries to help and why it doesn't work.

This year has been interesting to say the least. Time to go over what went down this year on YFLF and the plan for 2021.

Let's have a talk about 3 of my favorite cookies and some variations of them I like. We will also scrape the bottom with some overrated cookies I don't care for.

Cinnamon is the theme for this episode. I reference some quick and easy dessert involving the powerful spice. I also have a couple cinnamon themed decorative items to make with family.

Ice cream cake is the easy dessert that we discuss on this episode. Traditional cakes are not very welcome in our house. This is the pleasing alternative to making my wife's birthday enjoyable.

I brought my wife on to talk about the sum of our cooking efforts for this year's holiday. She had a new baking experience and some trouble to work through with the mac and cheese.

This thanksgiving we went with a staple and an experiment on our dessert. You could say that one of them fits both criteria considering my wife's baking experience. Sweet potato pie and Key lime pie ice cream were this year's choices.

Not sure how to cook for your small ThanksCovid this year? Here are some ideas and tactics that I will be using this year. Thanksgiving traditions can be reinvented with the right mindset.