I have tremendously mixed feelings about the gift-giving aspect of Christmas. Despite my outspoken criticism of the advertisement-driven culture of Christmas, I find myself purchasing gifts for family and friends every year. Making, rather than buying gifts in the past has made me feel better about myself and the holiday as a whole. So this…
Category: Cookbooks
{Giveaway} The Start of Something Special…
Happy Holidays! Here at the blog we have got quite a month of giveaways lined up for our readers. They’ll be both on the blog AND on our Facebook page. Why not start with a {BANG} THE ESSENTIAL NEW YORK TIMES COOKBOOK: RECIPES FOR A NEW CENTURY by Amanda Hesser ($40 value) What! What! What!…
RECAP theme weeks {AND} November Giveaway
We just completed back-to-back weeks of “theme” focused posts; apples recipes and the theme of indulgence. This was a trial-run. We had thought of the idea at a monthly meeting, put it on the back-burner until recently and put the concept to the test for two weeks. For this month’s national giveaway, we’ll be asking…
a lifetime of indulgent eating
As I sit writing this I am eating one of my most recently acquired indulgent food habits, a chocolate peanut butter sandwich. It’s a snack that I’ve made for several years now, and one that has evolved with my changing kitchens. When I lived alone in a city apartment with a very small kitchen, I…
{GIVEAWAY} ends tonight.
REMINDER: Giveaway to win Mark Bittman‘s latest cookbook FOOD MATTERS COOKBOOK ends tonight at midnight. {ENTER HERE}
{100th} Post Milestone…Part Two: Food Matters Giveaway
As stated in my previous post, Simon & Schuster has graciously sent us one copy of Mark Bittman’s Food Matters Cookbook to give to a lucky winner to celebrate our self-imposed milestone. What is there to say about Mark Bittman? I mentioned in my recent “What’s New in My Kitchen Wednesday” post that I received…
Our Newest Member…Alexis
We have a new team member and before her first post goes live, I wanted to take an opportunity to introduce her. From her bio: “Alexis works as a psychotherapist but is most appreciated for her role as cook by her husband and 20 month old daughter. She has always loved to cook and finds…
Are You a WINNER?
I have successfully used Random.Org to choose a winner of Sherri Vinton Brook’s book, Put ‘Em Up….. Ohhh the suspense….. The winner is: #2 comment- CHRIS Chris “And, to answer your question. . .I would love to preserve some salsa this summer! There are so many yummy options for salsa and I think I would…
“Real” Food as Fuel!
As is posted in the about us section and possibly in some other posts, both myself and Amanda are currently in training for the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon that is taking place this fall on 10/10/10. I can imagine that you’re wondering what the heck this has to do with food, but it does I…
Stacked Burrito Pie
Back when I only cooked using a recipe, I used to go to the library to search through cooking magazine’s (I like magazine’s best because they always have picture’s- this helps me). I would usually come home with a few good ideas- but not to many things were kid friendly. So then ding, ding, ding…
Chard Recipe
The recipe calls for swiss chard but any greens will do. I really loved this and plan to make it again. Bright Lights Chard Gratin (From Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmers’ Markets by Deborah Madison) 2 lbs chard, including half of the stems 4 T. unsalted butter 1 onion, finely chopped seat…
