Category: Foodie

Because I loves to cook (and I loves to eat!)

14Feb 2015 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Three’s a Crowd

Foodie

***started on 1/23*** I'm in a threesome and I want out. It involved me, my Keurig and a French Press. Season 1. In this episode Carrie finds out that Big was married once, and that he had a threesome. Charlotte's boyfriend wants to have a threesome. Miranda feels left out because she's never been "threesome material", so she responds to a classified ad to validate her sexual appeal. Samantha becomes involved with a married man, and his wife offers to have a threesome to keep the marriage together, which Samantha declines. I love, LOVE, and love my Keurig, It really helped grow my passion and love for coffee. It helped me experience what coffee flavors and roasts were truly about. But as with any relationship, and to the chagrin of…

23Feb 2014 by Jakora Holman No Comments

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

Fitness, Foodie

I have constantly been dealing with food and weight struggles. Just take a look here, here, here, oh here.. and even here on this site at my post that chronicle as far back as 2008 to see how often the topic of weight or diet or health coms into the discussion? How many New Years Resolutions have centered about bettering my health and hopeful wellness?? When will it ever end? It's easy to say its more about lifestyle changes, consistency, and all the standard rhetoric that comes along with it. This time around, I'm working extremely had at being committed to my goals by being vocal about my goals to anyone who will listen. I have gotten my network involved by being vocal because it forces them to respect my…

08Oct 2012 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Knew Better? Do Better

Knew Better? Do Better

Fitness, Foodie, Lifestyle

6 week Challenge. That's what we called it. A chance to revamp something in your life that you wanted to do. Health? Jump Start it. Clutter? Get rid of it. Me and a group of friends did it. Did we succeed? My challenges during the 6 weeks were to 1. Focus on clean eating. 2. De-clutter my closets. 3. Try to be more organized 4. Be the person you want to be. How did I fare? Clean Eating was really about eliminating meat. And juicing. It started off good. Juicing before work in the AM. I'd prepare a green juice with lots of leafy greens before work. I'd get to my desk and have a ginger tea and water and then my juice. Having one juice a day wasn't too…

05Jun 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Cooking is an art, baking is a science

Cooking is an art, baking is a science

Foodie

I've been giving this a lot of thought. I consider myself many things, but creative is not one. I think that I can follow directions very well. Give me a blue print and I will follow it to a tee. Or I'll take it, adjust it, and make it my own. Or at least tell me what you are looking for an I will deliver. This is how I am about school work. I hate vague assignments. Anywho ... Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. This concept failed me this weekend. So I've been really into juicing lately and I feel terrible about wasting all the healthy pulp. If you make 2 containers of juice a week, that is a lot of pulp. So I began to look for…

03May 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Ashton Kutcher is looking for love !

Ashton Kutcher is looking for love !

Foodie

httpv://youtu.be/DLdobzj_9_I Somehow, when I heard celebrity dating video, I knew it would be Ashton Kutcher, he is known for his hijinx acts from shows like MTV's punked. The over the top characters are probably just the type of people you would find looking for love on a site like www.worldwidelovers.com . Check them out in this video: First I have to talk about Darl, he was probably my favorite, he was a dead ringer for a young Karl Lagerfield. He was just the type of personality you'd expect a "high-fashion" diva to have. Darl also kisses his dog on the mouth (gross) and ate a chip after the dog licked it. I almost felt like I was watching an old Paris Hilton video too. Of course he is looking for love, because he…

18Nov 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Why Wednesday: Hide your Food!

Foodie

I think as we sink deeper and deeper into the "recession" people just find more ways to get creative with their crimes and blame their stupidity on the "recession." Latest Act of WTF -- Holding someone up with you MACHETE for some Tacos.. Really though? You just were walking down the street with a Machete and no one noticed??? But right.. where the hell were you at that 16 tacos cost you $41? At Taco Bell 16 tacos is only cost you like $25 bucks. And like the crazed knife weilding criminal ran out of a building, stole your tacos, and drove away? Why wouldn't he take the tacos back inside, because obviously he was hungry. The logic of some people will never be right to me. This is just…

30Jul 2009 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Tru Blood Soda, would you drink it?

Tru Blood Soda, would you drink it?

Foodie

No one loves True Blood as much as me.. But would I actually drink Tru Blood? Probably NOT ... especially since it's going to be hitting stores near us for $16. Yup, 16 bucks for a 4 pack. NO, its not reallllyyy synthetic blood, its a carbonated drink that's "slightly tart and lightly sweet" that is "sure to taste better than the O negative consumed by the show's fictional vampires." So, is it going to be like thick and icky like I imagine the real Tru Blood is? What does this say about us that we want to emulate fictional vampires? I mean, ha ha, marketing genius but seriously, did anyone think of these questions? Or did they really give them a serious thought? I love novelty items, as long…

14Jul 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Thank you Subway!!!

Thank you Subway!!!

Foodie

I think that we all really do owe Subway a big thank you (and not just for those hilarious commercials!) even if we don't eat their food. Personally I'm not a big Subway fan, its more of a last resort, however their $5 Footlongs are making food more affordable again. Even if you don't eat out, or really eat fast food often, you have to admit that each time you go to do it you look at the menu prices and think that damn these things have gotten hella expensive? Well, if they keep this us, it can only benefit us! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHIo4VruGZY For awhile, Subway was the lone company offering such a deal. I mean, in reality its not the best deal since chips and a soda are extra money,…

12Jun 2009 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Spreading Sunshine: 6/12/09

Spreading Sunshine: 6/12/09

Foodie

Happy Friday Lovers!! The weekend is here and the sun showed its face in Jersey today. Let's hope she makes herself at home, because my tan is already fading! Let's all send a shout out to the Jersey sun in hopes that it stays! LOL RECESS!! FOR ADULTS?: LOVE IT!! I mean seriously! You should check it out. It's only a few dates in NYC so get it while its HOT! Summer Eating: I love BBQs-I love to throw them & go to them.. take heed people!!! The Very Smart Brothas are telling you the Do's & Don'ts of BBQ etiquette (sidebar: I really do love this blog, quickly becoming a FAV!) Having trouble with your oral: I have a suggestion! Blowguard! LOL I saw this @ the sex expo…

09Apr 2009 by Jakora Holman 4 Comments

Cleo Eats @ Grand Lux Cafe

Cleo Eats @ Grand Lux Cafe

Foodie

My NY/NJ friends (and those in select other locations), I discovered a new dining establishment. Grand Lux Cafe. While its not new to everyone, its definitely new to me. And let me tell you, Oh my GOD, it was delicious. And we all know I'm a foodie so my approval means a lot! GLC is operated by the same folks as Cheesecake Factory, so if you enjoy CF, I'm sure you'll love these people. The decor was very Cheesecake-esque, and the food equally yummy. Their desserts are made to order, some taking up to 30 mins to prepare, so they suggest you order early. I had the upside down pineapple cake and my comrade (Kitty Bradshaw) had the New Orleans Beignets (I ate more of her dessert than mine!)…

12Feb 2009 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Baconnaise: The Fattest thing EVER!!

Baconnaise: The Fattest thing EVER!!

Foodie

(OK, maybe not EVER but this is bad) Baconnaise. Yes.. This is a bacon spread, from the folks who bought you bacon salt-which I didn't know existed either. Either way, apparently bitches love bacon... Fat bitches that is!!! NO, just kidding. I know people (skinny people) who love bacon. Like my friend, Friend A. Sometimes we go to Au Bon Pain and order salads. I always get the turkey medallion salad which happens to come with bacon. I kindly ask them to hold the bacon, since I don't eat the hog. She's like "No, give me your bacon. You can never have enough bacon." I disagree, because sometimes if you over load on bacon, turkey bacon for me, you can get a little nauseous. So anyway, I discovered Baconnaise from…

07Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman 4 Comments

Choco-Minty Goodness!

Choco-Minty Goodness!

Foodie

[caption id="attachment_364" align="aligncenter" width="300"] ChocoMinty Coconut Cookies[/caption] I don't know if its been made clear in the past, but I like to cook, I might even venture to say that I borderline love to cook. I am intrigued by the way different flavors mesh and can't wait to buy The Flavor Bible, when it goes down in price. So, one day I'm blog strolling and I came across this blog, Dolcecakes.wordpress.com which features different baking recipes. Now, while I think I have the cooking thing done pretty well, but don't ask me to make a Beef Wellington anytime soon, I have not conquered baking. So, on this blog I found her recipe for Chocominty Coconut Cookies. I love mint chocolate so these instantly got printed and I conspired to make…

20Nov 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Careful What you eat: Grapes w/ Spiders

Careful What you eat: Grapes w/ Spiders

Foodie

Holy Moly! I found this article about a lady finding a black widow spider in her Costco Grapes. For those who don't know, the Black Widow is the deadliest American arachnid-even their web is poisonous! Not something I'd like to find in my grapes-sometimes I just pick grapes up in the store and eat one (don't judge me, everyone does it!). Then we I get home, I run water over them and put them in the fridge. Imagine, ingesting poison that way and not even knowing. Imagine that thing getting lose into your house and possibly biting you! In case you've noticed more spiders around this year, which I've heard people say, it could be because in California farmers have been using spiders as a natural pesticide to keep insects…

02Nov 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Do Calories Matter?

Do Calories Matter?

Foodie

So, the other day I read an article on the NYtimes website on my Blackberry titled "Calories Do Count." Basically, the article talked about the rising resurgence of calorie-counting, which is something many dieters have done or currently do; and how this has led to, at least in New York right now, the now ever popular occurrence of calorie contents of food posted on menu items. I know it happened to me one day. I was in New York, near Time Square at the NewsCorp building and I went to a Wendy's for a cheap quick lunch. Now, I know damn well I shouldn't be eating Wendy's, especially since I've been gym slacking. But I wasn't about to spend $15 dollars on a salad I wasn't guaranteed to like. And…

21Oct 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Hot for Hot Pockets

Hot for Hot Pockets

Foodie

I remember those commercials where it would ask you what would you do for a Klondike bar. They would have this crazy situations to see how far someone would go and at the end they'd get that wonderful ice cream with the chocolaty coating. It's not quite an ice cream sandwich but there is no other real word for it, but a Klondike. Well, these brothers had their own version: What would you do for that Hot Pocket. Well, apparently he'd stab his own brother for it. Ok, lets imagine this scenario. I go in the kitchen, I'm hungry and I see some hot pockets in the freezer. Chicken Fajita, because that's my favorite, and I bust that baby in there for about two minutes. I take it out, I'm…