EllaTV Episode 7 – Ella’s First Bites from Michael Wender on Vimeo.

Our fridge is stocked with Ella’s bottles. Freshness sorting insures the quality of the milk – more recent bottles are in the back. Note: For Ella’s mouth only!

For Father’s Day, Ella got me a box of Boylan’s colas. This morning, I’m enjoying my last bottle.

Yesterday I made Beth some of her favorite pumpkin muffins using the Lunchbox Café’s recipe.

As the head chef in the Wender Household, one of my jobs is to come up with scrumptious breakfast melodies such as this one that I made for Beth this past weekend.

Beth and I were delighted to find that our friends in Leipzig, Germany had sent back a box of our favorite cereal. If you’ve never had German müsli before, you really must try it. Our favorite is the “schoko” kind with flakes of chocolate.

Many thanks to you Tobi and Christin! What a thoughtful gift. Beth and I had a bowl full last night for an evening snack.

While I was visiting the Emery 5&10 in South Knoxville this past weekend, I happened upon their stock of Fentiman’s Curiosity Cola. The owner, Ron Emery, told me that he imported the drink from the UK. It’s botanically brewed in the fashion of old apothecary colas. Always in the mood to try a unique tasting beverage, I purchased a bottle and offer this review:

The label says UP END BEFORE POURING in order to unlock the natural taste found in the sediment left behind by their brewing process. Dutifully following the instructions, I held the bottle upside down for a moment before pouring out a tumbler full. 

My first sip reminded me of Coke mixed with ginger ale. Continuing, I found Curiosity Cola to be very pleasant indeed. One tumbler led to another, and before I knew it, my bottle was empty with me wishing I’d bought more. If you’re a fan of old-style colas or ginger ales, I can definitely recommend Fentiman’s Curiosity Cola.

Over at Knoxify, I’ve shared about my loose-leaf tea obsession. Read the article to find out my locally-owned source for Knoxville’s finest loose-leaf tea.

Uploaded by Michael Wender 1st October, 2008

Beth and I got this recipe from The Biggest Loser. It features turkey meatballs, chickpeas and broccoli rabe (also known as rapini). Be forewarned: The rapini is good for you; however, it has a bitter taste, so you might want to use less than the recipe calls for.

While we were flying back from San Diego last week, Beth found this recipe in a magazine. Since that time, we’ve already made this pizza twice, and we both agree it is the best homemade pizza we’ve had in a long time. Now I’m sharing all the cheesy, veggie goodness with the following visual recipe:

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