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my pinterest finds {healthy edition}
January 8, 2012 – 10:04 am | 12 Comments
my pinterest finds {healthy edition}

A small collection of deliciously healthy dishes I found while browsing on Pinterest this week.

Simplify Your Life {plus a recipe for Cajun Shrimp & Potato Chowder}
January 4, 2012 – 2:03 pm | 44 Comments
Simplify Your Life {plus a recipe for Cajun Shrimp & Potato Chowder}

Easy ways to simplify your life, plus a recipe for Cajun Shrimp & Potato Chowder!

Goat Cheese Cannelloni with Morels and Truffles
December 13, 2011 – 10:38 am | 17 Comments
Goat Cheese Cannelloni with Morels and Truffles

truf·fle noun /ˈtrəfəl/
Truffles, plural A strong-smelling underground fungus that resembles an irregular, rough-skinned potato, growing chiefly in broad-leaved woodland on calcareous soils. It is considered a culinary delicacy and found, especially in France, with the aid of trained dogs or pigs.

Holiday Hysteria Twitter Party
December 1, 2011 – 10:58 am | 30 Comments
Holiday Hysteria Twitter Party

We’re giving away some fabulous prizes during the Holiday Hysteria Twitter Party! RSVP now so you don’t miss out!

The Importance of Breakfast Nutrition
April 27, 2011 – 1:19 pm | 7 Comments
The Importance of Breakfast Nutrition

On April 20, 2011, Kellogg hosted its second virtual breakfast in TheMotherhood to discuss the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines and the importance of a nutritious breakfast to start the day.

Chef Takashi Yagihashi at Metro Center April 6th
April 1, 2011 – 4:21 pm | No Comment
Chef Takashi Yagihashi at Metro Center April 6th

DC Foodies!! Here’s a fun event I heard about that looks like it’s not-to-miss! I’m still not certain that I can swing it but I’m trying to rearrange my schedule so I can make it…crossing …

Expanding Your Family’s Palate By Placating Picky Eaters
March 8, 2011 – 7:45 am | No Comment
Expanding Your Family’s Palate By Placating Picky Eaters

Struggling with picky eaters? Here are some great tips on how to cope!

8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease
February 21, 2011 – 9:45 am | 16 Comments
8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease

A delicious and foolproof plan to lower your risk of a second heart attack by up to 70 percent.

The Garlic Bread Chicken Sandwich
January 25, 2011 – 10:12 am | One Comment
The Garlic Bread Chicken Sandwich

Like chicken sandwiches and love garlic bread? Vote for my sandwich that combines the two and $5,000 will be donated to Share our Strength when it wins!

White Bean and Steak Salad
January 6, 2011 – 9:53 am | One Comment
White Bean and Steak Salad

A different and super delicious steak salad!

How to Brine a Turkey
December 14, 2010 – 8:29 am | No Comment
How to Brine a Turkey

What is brining and why should you bother?
Read on for answers and a recipe!

Tips for Hosting Your Holiday Dinner
November 28, 2010 – 9:55 am | 7 Comments
Tips for Hosting Your Holiday Dinner

Holiday dinners don’t have to be stressful; in fact, they can be relaxing and even fun.

Culinary Boot Camp
October 28, 2010 – 12:26 pm | 15 Comments
Culinary Boot Camp

This time last year I went through “Boot Camp”, CIA style.

Five Things to do with Leftover Steak
October 17, 2010 – 8:24 am | 15 Comments
Five Things to do with Leftover Steak

Did you go out for dinner last night and bring home the remnants?
Try these delicious and easy recipes to transform your leftover
steak into something new and delicious!

How to Cook Eggs & The Giveaway Winner!
October 10, 2010 – 9:45 pm | 6 Comments
How to Cook Eggs & The Giveaway Winner!

I finally learned the right technique for how to make an omelette!
Thanks to Jeffrey Saad and Howard Helmer, I can whip up an omelette in
a flash and I have the fluffiest scrambled eggs around!

willamette egg farm
October 5, 2010 – 7:39 am | 6 Comments
willamette egg farm

I was recently given the amazing opportunity to travel to Silverton, Oregon to find out first hand what it’s really like inside a farm whose sole purpose is to raise chickens for egg production. It was an eye opening experience, and not in the way I’d expected.

Wild Alaskan Seafood: Cook it Frozen!
July 8, 2010 – 7:44 am | 4 Comments
Wild Alaskan Seafood: Cook it Frozen!

When the Alaskan Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) contacted me about trying their straight-from-freezer-to-oven cooking technique, I (of course) jumped at the chance. Fish, especially salmon, is very popular on our dinner table; my two young daughters devour it which makes it an especially appealing choice.

A Wicked Feature and a Giveaway!
March 16, 2010 – 8:39 am | 22 Comments
A Wicked Feature and a Giveaway!

As I make my “official” exit from my beloved Refrigerator Soup, new owner Laura made the gracious offer to let me be this week’s featured blogger! It’s a fun feature where each week a chosen …

Nutella Mousse…just 2 ingredients!
March 16, 2010 – 1:22 am | 45 Comments
Nutella Mousse…just 2 ingredients!

Okay, so you know how much I love an easy recipe that delivers huge, right? 

now that’s some twisted bacon!
March 13, 2010 – 6:10 am | 21 Comments
now that’s some twisted bacon!

Two simple ways to make bacon better. You can thank me later.

marshmallow pops
February 7, 2010 – 6:23 am | 10 Comments
marshmallow pops

An easy and fun dessert to make with your kids!

june – what’s in season and other groovy stuff
June 1, 2009 – 3:54 pm | 3 Comments
june – what’s in season and other groovy stuff

Everything in the collage above is in season this June here in Virginia!  Hurray for berry season!
Would you like to know what’s in season in your area?

free chocolate? oh, yeah!!
May 20, 2009 – 3:51 pm | 3 Comments
free chocolate?  oh, yeah!!

Mars Snackfood U.S. is giving away as many as seven million full-size packages of its chocolate products as a part of its “Real Chocolate Relief Act,” which is going on now through September.

what’s your most prized cooking possession?
May 12, 2009 – 7:19 am | 20 Comments
what’s your most prized cooking possession?

Everybody’s got ‘em – those few things that you go to every time you’re in the kitchen, convinced that your food wouldn’t be quite the same without the extra bit of love your special something …

hot chocolate, nutella style
March 24, 2009 – 8:17 am | 18 Comments
hot chocolate, nutella style

Recently I was shocked – shocked – to discover that there are actually people in this world who have never enjoyed the yummy goodness of Nutella.  I know what you’re thinking…

quick chipotle mayo
March 1, 2009 – 10:29 am | One Comment
quick chipotle mayo

Need a quick chipotle mayo?  Mix together mayonnaise and chipotle-flavored Tobasco to taste.  The chipotle version isn’t quite as spicy as the original, and tastes great on a sandwich!

wasabi-ginger mayo
February 23, 2009 – 9:29 am | No Comment
wasabi-ginger mayo

I’m a serious sushi lover.  I love everything about it, from the fresh fish to the sticky rice, the wasabi to the pickled ginger.  And the experience itself just can’t be beat.  I’ve even been …

quick cinnamon coffee
February 2, 2009 – 9:19 am | 2 Comments
quick cinnamon coffee

Whenever I’m in the mood for a great coffee but don’t have the time to head to a cafe, I use this simple trick. Just add a few dashes of cinnamon to your coffee grounds, …