Vanilla Fig Gingersnap Bites {guest post}
February 1, 2012 – 10:19 am | 15 Comments

Carlene from Carlene’s Figments is sharing one of her “Healthy Hostess” recipes. It looks stunning yet couldn’t be easier!

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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.

The Gourmoo Cookoff
October 26, 2010 – 8:57 am | One Comment
The Gourmoo Cookoff

Are you a talented cook who can whip up delicious delights
that impress? Enter this cookoff sponsored by Lactaid and
you could win a free culinary vacation!

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!

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!

Fire up some Saucy Mama Hot Wings, on me!
October 7, 2010 – 11:33 am | 40 Comments
Fire up some Saucy Mama Hot Wings, on me!

Saucy Mama products rock!
Enter to win a bottle of Hot Wing Sauce, Sweet Onion Marmalade and a jar of Chipotle Mustard!

Five Deliciously Different Butternut Squash Recipes
October 6, 2010 – 11:05 am | 6 Comments
Five Deliciously Different Butternut Squash Recipes

Five butternut squash recipes (and not one is a soup)!

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.

Individual Coconut Bread Puddings
October 3, 2010 – 7:19 am | 5 Comments
Individual Coconut Bread Puddings

This Nature’s Pride bread recipe was created in an attempt to score tickets and accommodations to the Foodbuzz Festival in November (it was also created so that I could eat it…a lot of it). It’s sponsored by Nature’s Pride, who asked the Foodbuzz featured publishers to create a recipe with their yummy bread (it’s my husband’s favorite)!

the stuffed french toast waffle panini
October 3, 2010 – 1:41 am | 17 Comments
the stuffed french toast waffle panini

When Alan and I first met, we lived in Newport Beach, CA  – a place filled with great breakfast joints.  Our favorite was Side Street Cafe, a tiny and adorable little pancake house where all …

egg-ceptional goodies to give away!
October 2, 2010 – 8:06 am | 65 Comments
egg-ceptional goodies to give away!

The Good Egg Project is providing four great products for me to give away to one lucky reader! It’s easy to enter – so get ready to whip up your own delish scrambled eggs and omelettes!

Lemongrass Shrimp with Minted Apples
September 30, 2010 – 8:27 am | 5 Comments
Lemongrass Shrimp with Minted Apples

Try this recipe with lemongrass shrimp and minted apples for a delicious and healthy light supper!

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.

Bacon-Wrapped Lime-Chipotle Chicken Stuffed with Jalapeno Poppers
September 15, 2010 – 5:43 pm | 38 Comments
Bacon-Wrapped Lime-Chipotle Chicken Stuffed with Jalapeno Poppers

Get your SuperBowl on with this delicious Jalapeno Popper Recipe!

Cracked Pepper and Goat Cheese Zucchini Roll-Ups
September 15, 2010 – 5:40 pm | 8 Comments
Cracked Pepper and Goat Cheese Zucchini Roll-Ups

Try this easy and delicious appetizer for your Thanksgiving feast!