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BRAZILIAN CHEESY BALLS OF WONDER

The first time I ever took a bite of a Pão de Queijo (pronounced ''Pon de Kay-joe'') was at a Brazilian steak house/Churrascaria in Los Angeles called Fogo de Chao. They present them hot in a little basket and wrapped in a white napkin. They are very simply little baked cheese balls made with tapioca flour. Fogo de Chao is a churrasqueria aka, meat lovers paradise. You pay a set fee and eat unlimited amounts of grilled meats. I will tell you more on that on another post. Back to my cheese balls. I am not sure if they do [...]

By |2018-10-03T12:57:25-04:00April 1st, 2011|
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A FOODIE PLAYGROUND 2011 – HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

It has been a little over a year since the maiden voyage of RealFoodies TastyBits! This will be the 50th post too! Woohoo! Thank you so much if you have been around since "day one" and have read every post. Thank you even more for commenting and spreading the word to your friends. I love you! The very first post was titled A FOODIE PLAYGROUND and was about a handful of food products I was “wowed” by at the the 2010 Fancy Food show in San Francisco, so I thought it would be fitting, for this one year anniversary post, [...]

By |2018-10-06T12:38:52-04:00March 23rd, 2011|
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DON’T GIMME NO HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE!

Ok, ok, I won't! But I will give you a healthier cookie that is oh-so-tasty. We aren't skimping on fat and sugar, just replacing white flour for whole wheat. There has been a bit of a buzz out there in the foodie world about whole wheat chocolate chip cookies. Some people keep up on music and others on style. I keep up on wild and crazy things like whole wheat. The truth is, I love whole wheat. I never imagined in a million years, or the 38+ that I have been alive, that these words would come out of my [...]

By |2018-10-03T12:58:54-04:00March 17th, 2011|
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KEEP IT CLEAN

I am possibly the only person to ever make a video about their favorite dish soap and their favorite sponge. I am also probably the last person to do so. I really don't want to steal any thunder from my very exciting video, so I will end my post now. Enjoy! (I do need to note that some types of cellulose are natural. I hope I didn't give too much away!)

By |2011-03-01T10:19:40-05:00March 1st, 2011|
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FROMAGE ACCOUTREMENTS

My two favorite accessories for cutting le fromage are my Laguiole knives and my slate cheese board. Both were given to me by my very good friend Shannon. I never buy anything like this for myself. LAGUIOLE CHEESE KNIVES I emphasize and re-emphasize that I am not a crazy gadget or fancy accessory person, but I have a serious crush on these knives. I sometimes choose cheeses specifically so I can use each of one them. I would hate for any of them to feel neglected. (she's nuts) I was rounding up my lovely little set of three knives earlier [...]

By |2018-10-03T12:59:39-04:00February 16th, 2011|
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