Rhapsody Grub of the Day: Texas Caviar-Black Eyed Peas!

Happy New Year! Black Eyed Peas recipe for good luck in 2012, paired with...

a tune by The Blackeyed Peas...cheers!

Rhapsody Grub of the Day: Jalapeno Sausage Balls paired w/Fizzy Bloody Mary by True Foodie

Since the pairing is a Fizzy Bloody Mary, we thought you'd enjoy Willie Nelson's Bloody Mary Morning:

Rhapsody Grub of the Day: Top 10 BEST Red Wines under $15 paired with UB40's Red, Red Wine

Okay, as promised, daily we're going to post pairings of food or wine and music, picked daily, just for our friends, fans, and followers. Today, since some have tapped out for the holidays financially, I thought some of you might appreciate a good bottle of wine at a low price. If you know wine, you know there are some gems out there that carry a high dollar taste on the palate with a low budget cost.

paired with...UB40's Red, Red Wine, of coure ;-)

McGill's is the true McYummy!

Seriously good food. If you've never tried escargot, this is the place you want to for the first time. The only place I've ever had escargot that melts in your mouth without a rubbery after taste.

They bake it in an iron dish with individual slots loaded with savory butter and top each individual piece of escargot with a puff pastry. Absolutely the best. You'll have to try the rest of the menu to see for yourself. Great wine selection and bartenders that know their stuff!

Dallas.Eater,Com: "Fancy Chefs Drive..."

I thought this was an interesting and cute story...read more at http://dallas.eater.com/tags/tiffany-derry

Korean B-Won...oh so good, I'll be two if I keep eating there ;-P

Delicious...fresh, vibrant flavors. Savory, spicy goodness!

I was visiting my aunt in OKC. She likes the "chain" restaurants, but I said NO! She said she'd never eaten Korean food and didn't really want to try it. So I took her home, went back and ordered take out. I ordered the house fried rice and sweet & sour chicken.

Honestly, I don't even know where to begin. Let's just say their sweet & sour is NOT like Chinese sweet & sour. It's not served with a red, way to sweet, syrup-ee sauce, but rather a translucent, light tea looking, slightly sweet sauce with the tartness of real lemons. The chicken was delicious as was their sticky, steamed white rice, cooked to perfection. So when I say sticky, I mean "sushi" grade sticky, not mis-cooked sticky. The house fried rice was vibrant with fresh ingredients and none of the greasiness.

They served it with delicious condiments that were fresh and flavorful as well...you'll just have to make that trip JUST to try it!

I took our yummy food back to my aunt's house...served it up for her and waited until she commented on how delicious it was before I finally told her it wasn't Chinese but Korean food she was eating. She laughed and then I heard nothing but mmm's, this food is so good!!

If at first you don't succeed, eat it and try again ;-) Red Velvet Cake, take 2!

So, I'm a decent cook...or so I think I am, and those that know me have told me so. Let's hope they're not jacking with me or I'll have to find another passion besides music and food.

Here's a tip #74, if you're gonna make something, no matter how good of a cook you are, try making it at least once before making it for a crowd. I, unfortunately, learned the hard way. I decided to add a homemade Red Velvet Cake to the list of home cooked items I was bringing to my sister's for our annual Christmas gathering. If I'd only made it at least ONCE before deciding to commit to such a project. The cake itself is not hard to make, in fact, today, I decided to try making it for the 2nd time and it turned out freaking delicious. The cake was so moist and the icing was like, well, velvet.

For those of you who like the popular cream cheese icing, most commonly paired with the red velvet cake, that's fine and I like it as well. However, I knew a lady named Netty who made the best red velvet cake I ever had. She used the old fashioned flour, milk, butter and sugar icing that turns out tasting just like whipped cream, except it doesn't melt!

My family is wonderful, supporting me in my foodie ways and they all claimed to like the cake I brought, but next year, I'll redeem myself and have it down so it turns out like the 2nd cake I made today. Follow your excitement and urge to try "new to you" recipes and always challenge yourself, especially if you have a passion for cooking/baking/creating. By the way, I listened to Motown music while I cooked all day Christmas Eve. Cook, bake, create to the beat of your own drum (spatula) ;-)