A little foolin' around

Okay, yesterday's post may have been a little April Fool's hyperbole, but a girl can dream, right?

On to business. For an upcoming series on the blog, I'm looking for people out there that have signed up for full and half shares of CSAs or farm shares for the Summer season (preferably local to MA, but I'll take anywhere) and would be interested in participating in a little project (with little time commitment to you). If you fit the bill and have interest, comment on this post or The Diva an email and I'll fill you in on the details.

For the rest of you, you'll just have to wait and see what's coming up!

Fabulous Feasting,
The Diva.

The Diva Heads to Primetime

Foodies, after many weeks of sporadic posts and blogger neglect, I'm finally able to tell you all about something very exciting in the works for The Diva of Dining. Thanks to some savvy networking, friends in high places and a lucky introduction, your Diva is soon to be headed to NYC to film a pilot for a new Food Network show!

While I can't give you a ton of information now (for fear of the legal gods casting wrath upon me), look for more details to come and a drastic redesign of www.thedivaofdining.com to fit with the new show!

Fabulous Feasting,
The Diva.

First, there was Aquanet, then cometh pancake batter in a can???

Not too long ago, The Diva's daytime alter-ego and her office-mate -- both strong advocates for a hearty breakfast -- came across the mildly amusing demo video of a company peddling organic pancake batter. Organic pancake batter in a can, that is.

Intrigued, The Diva and her office-mate launched on an expedition of sorts to find out exactly where one could find Batter Blaster, the lazy man's breakfast food. At the time, it was not available in the Boston-area, and after an unsuccessful attempt to have a colleague shuttle it back from a trip from California, The Diva got her hands on a can from Connecticut (for Batter Blaster with less mileage, visit the company Website for a search by zip code).

Saturday's pancake breakfast started out with the usual coffee, hot griddle pan and batter...in a can. It all appeared very promising...until Picky Eater caught wind of this break from the usual pancake routine.

Lets just say he was a little skeptical of pancakes from a can.

Coming out of the gate...er, can, Batter Blaster seemed to work well. It was easy to pour (spray?) into the pan and make each pancake a uniform size. After the customary burnt first pancake, the rest of them cooked up pretty easily and looked like your normal pancake. The batter also held up well when faced with a handful of frozen blueberries.

Time to talk taste. Right out of the hot pan, Batter Blaster's pancakes were good. They were light, fluffy and tasted like your average pancake. As soon as they started to cool off though, they weren't so fabulous...and got a little more than rubbery. Usually, if there are a few leftover cakes, we'll throw them in foil and toss them in the fridge for a snack or the next day's breakfast. Nuking pancakes in a damp paper towel typically brings them back to life, but our Batter Blaster leftovers didn't pass the Picky Eater smell test.

The verdict? Batter Blaster is a novel food item that would be great for entertaining the kiddies, who are just going to smother them in syrup anyway. For the weekend pancake connoisseur, however, The Diva (and her Picky Eater) recommend sticking to your tried and true methods and recipes for your pancake breakfast.

Fabulous Feasting,
The Diva.