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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!

Simple, Common Decency
October 6, 2011 – 10:33 am | 20 Comments
Simple, Common Decency

Does common courtesy still exist in the business world?

The Sleepover
October 3, 2011 – 12:19 pm | 2 Comments
The Sleepover

Ideas on making sleepovers extra fun, plus an easy way to help the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

how to taste cheese
August 14, 2011 – 10:55 am | 3 Comments
how to taste cheese

{really bad iPhone pic – oh, beloved camera, where did you go?}
But I’m not bitter ;-)
Last week I invited a few of my groovy local friends over to drink wine and taste the difference between …

Meeting Marcus Samuelsson
July 27, 2011 – 9:40 am | 3 Comments
Meeting Marcus Samuelsson

Looking forward to meeting acclaimed Chef Marcus Samuelsson in DC’s Eastern Market this Friday!

a world without fish
May 3, 2011 – 9:37 am | 16 Comments
a world without fish

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

“Only recently has science come to understand that a fish will usually only have between one and six surviving babies, just like a mammal or a bird.”
That’s just one of the …

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 …

The Gourmoo Cookoff – Episode 1, Appetizers!
February 17, 2011 – 9:01 am | 6 Comments
The Gourmoo Cookoff – Episode 1, Appetizers!

Watch this fun cooking competition with a grand prize of a culinary vacation!

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!

Good Bite & Mini Apple Walnut Tarts
October 13, 2010 – 2:07 pm | 17 Comments
Good Bite & Mini Apple Walnut Tarts

Try these Mini Apple-Walnut tarts; they’re easy and delish – perfect for the holidays!

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.

Type A Mom Conference (yes, you read that right!)
September 27, 2010 – 9:51 am | 7 Comments
Type A Mom Conference (yes, you read that right!)

What I learned most from this experience is that conferences, while providing its attendees with an invaluable amount of information on various topics, is really all about the people. I had so much fun getting to know the people there, from the bloggers to the fun reps at the expo to the speakers, who were so generous with their time and knowledge.

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
February 16, 2010 – 9:43 am | 15 Comments
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches with Blue Cheese Celery Slaw, to be exact!

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Eat like a U.S. President!
June 28, 2009 – 6:15 pm | 5 Comments
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Eat like a U.S. President!

Food blogging is filled with perks.  It’s not why I became a blogger (I didn’t know this when I started out), but it’s one of the things that makes it so addicting!  Foodbuzz is amazing …

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.

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: City Girl Goes Organic
April 26, 2009 – 4:42 pm | 28 Comments
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: City Girl Goes Organic

Good people.
These are the words that keep popping into my head as I struggle with how to begin writing about my Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 experience.  But this is supposed to be about food, I …

the road kill chef
March 18, 2009 – 7:53 am | No Comment
the road kill chef

I came across this interesting post on “The World Tastes Good“, a thoughtful and well-written blog that I discovered just yesterday while wandering aimlessly in food-blog land.  It stuck with me most of the day, …

Help Maurice Win the Quickfire Challenge!
March 10, 2009 – 6:33 am | No Comment
Help Maurice Win the Quickfire Challenge!

A fellow foodie and blogger has placed in the Top Ten for the Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge!  His recipe, Oatmeal/Macadamia Crusted Pork Tenderloin with a Coconut Chipotle Sauce & Grilled Caramelized Pineapple Relish (say that …

where are paula deen’s underpants?
February 27, 2009 – 1:39 am | 5 Comments
where are paula deen’s underpants?

I’m a little ashamed that I’m posting this video (mostly because I’m mortified on her behalf), but I just can’t help myself.  There is talk that she did it for publicity, but I have a …