Grocery shopping can be confusing. Do not add hunger to the equation and make it worse. I have some comments and a story to tell about why it's detrimental. 

So, your food didn't come out like you wanted. EAT IT ANYWAY! It's okay to mess is up and learn from the mistake. There are starving people who would love to have that burnt pork chop.

A quick tip on turning a Fall favorite into an easy snack. Apples have many uses and it only takes a few ingredients to change them up. Listen in to here one way.

The fall air has begun to blow. That means food friendly holidays are on the horizon. Get ready to buy and plan menus now by answering a few questions from this episode.

Have you ever had to decide to eat before attending a wedding because of the choices? Were you so picky that you barely ate anything? Our wedding's food was good, but we both could not remember what most of it was. Listen as we talk through our experience of planning and attending.

You've been eating the same plain rice for years. You don't have time to "chef it up." Adding flavor to those weeknight meals has been in your refrigerator the whole time. You just needed to listen to this show to unlock the secrets of how to use those ingredients.

You read that title right. Taco Bell has jumped on the wave of the chicken sandwich. It's time to talk through how this restaurant and others continue to compete for fast food dominance.

Breakfast has more questions than answers for us. Why are vegetables shunned early in the day? Are smoothies a meal? Why do eggs have to be on every breakfast menu? Let's talk through why breakfast has struggled to make a name for itself while brunch becomes more popular than ever.

Does your significant other know how to cook? Was that a requirement for you? My, wife does just fine in the kitchen. She had a little trouble the first time she tried to cook for me though. I have some more questions that need to be answered about food in relationships in this episode.

When is the last time you read an ingredient label on your food? Does your favorite restaurant serve you fresh made food? Maybe Chef Mike (the microwave) made your meal and you had no idea. Dive in as we talk about some of these questions and more.

We have 5 tips that can save you time, money and the eventual headache.  Cooking at home is not as hard as most think. It probably takes you more time to actually go get food and we tell you in this episode how to make it less difficult.

Pucker up and get ready for some lemons with that water. Lemons are a garnish or flavoring for just about everything. Here in this episode, we talk through a few and some Science.

When does food become to hot to handle? Spicy food can be beneficial to your health. It can also call for your mother in pain. I brought my cousin Tisa to talk about where to draw the line between flavor and fire.

I recently took a trip to Chi town and I saw some great foods. Along the way, there were also a few that looked funny. Listen as I run through what I saw and what I don't want to see again.

Onions are flavor-packed ingredient for cooking. What happens when it becomes the star of a dish? ONION CAKE happens along with some other foods worth socially distancing from.

The drink that was discovered by accident (like most things), is the topic. How did this drink get popular, stay popular and reinvent itself many times over. Well, on this episode I spill the tea on how Marcus T likes his tea. (Forgive the puns)

Strong cheese can be the last straw for a picky eater or the reason they decide to eat a particular food. This episode talks about a few of the greatest hits in the flavor-packed department. There might be a few you have yet to try as well.

Do you like having your food separated? This may be the episode for you. I dive into the type of picky eater who keeps some social distance between items on there plate.

Who doesn't love these wonderful bites of fiber? A lot of people aren't fans of these mini gas grenades. I love them and talk all about them on this episode.

My cousin, Tammy, and I discuss what it takes to start a diet free of animal products. We dive into some of the stigma with eating vegetables as a meal. She brings up some great questions when it comes to changing up your meals as well.

I brought on my cousin, Nate. We start off with some dairy items in honor of National Dairy Month. I slowly steer past him eating everything and get into why he ate my sandwich years ago.

It's tough enough being an adult. Now I have to decide what I'm eating every day... more than once. This episode walks through the pitfalls of being bored with choosing meal options.

Early summer is a great time to try new fruits and vegetables. It is a time of peak growing and thus the right time for eating. Your taste buds will appreciate you for giving them the best that the season has to offer.

Do you think of seafood as a fancy addition to your meal? Surf and turf may be a better combo than double turf. I am very picky when it comes to dishes involving seafood. I address some of my tendencies and want to here yours.