Writing a food blog is more humbling than one might imagine. You get to have experiences with people and food that are unimaginable. And with each of these occurrences, I sit and wonder how did I ever get so lucky. (Kind of like how the players must feel when they get to a Super Bowl.) …
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Our Night Before Christmas
It was the night before Christmas, when all through this house A creature was snoring and woke up this cute mouse I left the bed quietly with great care, hoping I wouldn’t wake my loving teddy bear All of a sudden as I left the bed, I doubled over and felt kind of dead. …
No Better Gift than Butter
One holiday done….and more around the corner. No matter what your beliefs are gift giving can sometimes be a pain in the rump. People these days buy what they want….when they want it. Unless it is my mom, who does not need to ever shop because giving birth to me has been the best gift …
Bon Appétit November Cook the Cover
Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Do you have plans? Do you celebrate with the same people each year or do you try to do something new each year? Do you try new recipes or serve the same green bean casserole year…after year…after year? I received the new issue of Bon Appétit and was thrilled with …
Falling in Love with the Set ‘n Forget® 6 Qt. Programmable Slow Cooker
Funny thing about doing a lot of events during September, the maid seemed to also take the time off too! I can’t believe how behind I am on just regular chores!! Toss in some extra fall work outside due to our trees dropping leaves…and I am spent. (At this moment my husband is laughing because …
Mercat a la Planxa: New Fall Dinner with Chef Jose Garces and Chef Cory Morris
I’ve been waking up in the morning and there has been a chill in the air. The leaves are starting to turn and the calendar says the first day of fall is less than a week away. As with every turn of summer to fall, my mind starts to think a little bit about the …
Preserving Memories
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I have always loved that saying. Every now and then, you get handed things that may not be what you currently desire but you just have to make the most of it. Lately, my plate has been full (and not in the fun fill my tummy kind of …
What a Friend We Have in Cheeses: “Cheese”cation Part 2
One of the best parts of my “cheese”cation was the obvious…. tasting the cheese. Each time we stopped at a creamery, there would be something to try. What made it even better (if 3 days of eating cheese wasn’t good enough) was the fact that I was surrounded by sooooo many experts. As mentioned in …
I Went on a 3-Day “Cheese”cation in Wisconsin: Part 1
I was reminded about the nursery rhyme about Little Miss Muffet. She was the gal who sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey. My version of that nursery rhyme would have gone something like this: Little Miss Foodie sat on her booty Learning about curds and whey. Rode on bus without a lot …
The Birthday Blog
No matter how I look at it…today I am 44. When I had my last birthday, I must say I didn’t feel much like celebrating. We had just lost Shadoe and I didn’t know how I was going to recover from that pain. I think of it now like a skinned knee with an old …