Welcome to the Mandarin Second Ward Food Blog!

This blog was created and will be run by all those foodies out there in the Mandarin Second Ward.  We want your food thoughts along with photos (you know, for extra flavor.)  Please share: your current culinary endeavors, fun food finds, and anything else pertaining to the pallet.  We want included requested recipes from social events, good food-storage user recipes, and those secret family recipes that have been guarded for centuries (okay, you can keep those a secret, but at least bring them to share!)  

So, while I'm add it, I thought I'd start the rolling pin....rolling.

If you thought all butter was created equal, I'm sorry to deflate your souffle.  It isn't.  Of course, this shouldn't be a regular indulgence, but on occasion, snatch this sumptuous, shiny little parcel off the grocery shelf (found at most grocery stores these days), hide it until everyone else is in bed, and butter yourself a nice crusty piece of baguette.  Now, don't skimp.  Just enjoy.  Or, as the culinarily wise French put it so well:  Bon Appetite!