An Ode to Food: A Taste Buds Manifesto

January 29, 2013 by threetastebuds

We are not professional food critics.  We are not trained chefs.  We are three foodie friends who are on a gastronomic journey to transform how society views food.   There is no preset path for us to follow as we strive to bring culinary justice to the forefront of our minds.  Our triad of Taste Buds does have a strong belief in reinventing the notion of healthful and pleasurable eating.  During all of our travels, kitchen experiments and epic eating we […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: food manifesto

Taste Buds Takes on the City Pages: The Cupcake Project,Volume One

January 24, 2013 by threetastebuds

There’s no better place to start a culinary adventure than with cupcakes.  Small, sweet, handheld, and dare we say, delicious, our triad team set off to sample some of the best caked treats the Twin Cities has to offer. First things first… The oldest notion of a “cake to be baked in a small cup” can be traced as far back as 1796 in Amelia Simmons’ cookbook, THE AMERICAN COOKERY.   The term cupcake was documented in 1828 in Eliza Leslie’s […]

Categories: Voluptuous Sweets • Tags: bakery, cupcakes, food, food critique, foodie, minneapolis, st. paul, twin cities

Apple Crisp: The Nice Version

February 13, 2013 by threetastebuds

  So much of who we are and what we gravitate towards food-wise tells a story.  Nothing comforts a soul more than a hot plate of food and good conversation.   There are many times during my days when I can’t remember where I put my keys, whether or not I picked up the mail, what I wore two days prior, or that I have an impending dentist appointment in exactly 45 minutes.  I can, however, remember that certainly day in […]

Categories: Healthy Eats, Ravenous Recipes, Voluptuous Sweets • Tags: apple crisp, recipe

A Scrumptious Smorgasbord

February 1, 2013 by threetastebuds

Look for Volumes 3 and 4 of this project for your weekend reading pleasure. What is your food manifesto? This needs to be on the dinner menu tonight. From here. Have you heard the buzz on this trending baking item? These must be purchased to wear. And these. And maybe this. How could you not want to eat this?        

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Naughty or Nice: The Art of Breaking Out

January 28, 2013 by threetastebuds

Have you ever had one of those days where you want to break out of your set mold?  A day where you want to unleash your inner indulgence after months of being good? Or a day where you want to stifle the urge to eat cookie dough ice cream by the gallon full? Taste Buds is excited to bring you some of our favorite recipes that tap into your inner rebel or rule-following renegade.  With each series of taste-testing, and […]

Categories: Ravenous Recipes • Tags: healthy versions, naughty or nice, recipes

The Cupcake Project Volume 2

January 28, 2013 by threetastebuds

THAT one.  You know you’ve experienced it.   THAT single cupcake that you know should be yours.   The biggest, best looking, most perfectly frosted piece of delectably eatable art that you’ve ever laid eyes on in your life.  THAT one.  The love at first sight, soon to become love at first bite one—and right before it’s your turn, the person in front of you in line takes it. THAT one.  The bakery employee reaches with their gloved hand and delicate tongs […]

Categories: Voluptuous Sweets • Tags: cupcakes, taste testing