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Random Renée-ness

I joined Pure Tastes… Here I am.

My Favorite Restaurants (in Springfield)- Most expensive to least:

Ocean Zen- Asian Fusion (cheaper for lunch)
Gem of India- Indian…. duh
Fuji’s- Japanese
Casey’s Pizza
Breadeaux Pizza
China Star- Chinese… duh again
Chipotle-Mexican- organic even!
Chik-fil-a- Chicken of wonders

Also, beware. I do not cook healthy, so if you find a recipe on my blog it is not guaranteed to be good for you, just tasty for me. Also, I don’t care about organic versus not organic, so don’t expect anything crazy like bran flour or carob chips, or *shudder* Soy milk. (Sorry, Amber, it’s gross!) It doesn’t mean that I don’t like to try new/different foods, it just means that I like/support salt, sugar, and corn syrup producers! So don’t judge me and try and convert me and I won’t call you a frou-frou granola hippy loser. ;-)

By the way, here are some short thoughts on Soo’s Korean Restaurant. Lots of Korean side dishes come with/before your meal… and apparently Koreans have an obsessions with pickling! But it was pretty good for a tasting experiment… prolly won’t go back, but I liked the experience.
 

Also, my father loves online recipes and his favorite site is: http://www.recipezaar.com/

Welcome to Pure Tastes!

Welcome to Pure Tastes!  This blog is for learning and sharing wonderful ideas, discoveries, and more: all related to food!  The majority of it is recipes that are made from scratch, with an emphasis on healthy, local, organic, and fresh foods.  You’ll also find restaurant reviews and links to other food-related topics.  If you’d like to be added as a contributor, or just want to send in recipes that you think would fit well on this site, please let me know!