Just saying the word Fiesta puts you in a better mood does in not? Try it. Fiesta. See? You’re happier. Or, you will be, if you throw this simple and surprisingly delicious dinner together tonight. Mini Southwest Fiesta Bowls are perfect for a quick meal, served with a side salad and corn, or, if you […]
This time next week, I will be on a jet plane, headed to the one and only Dallas, Texas. I’ve never been to Dallas. I’ve never even watched Dallas. Egads. I do know who J.R. is, though, however, I do not know who shot him. I also know he died in real life. I don’t […]
This post brought to you by Rubbermaid® All AccessTM storage containers. All opinions are 100% mine. This past weekend was gorgeous. Sunny, not too hot, not too cold…the perfect kind of weather to put me in the mood to throw away every single thing in my house and start all over. Are you like that […]
It’s not every day I get an email that stuns me. Like, the day I get an email from someone wanting to put photos of MINE on a site like, ahem, Walmart.com. Someone at Walmart knows my name, other than the boy I kissed in fourth grade, and, of course, the chick on Aisle Seven […]
This post brought to you by Intel. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m here to tell you…there is hope for the future. I wouldn’t have believed it, based on television shows like Wild & Out and Jersey Shore, but there is hope for the future. I saw it today, in the work of 40 teenagers. […]
You do like to win things, right? I like to win things. But actually, I like to give things away more than win them. That’s pretty lucky for one of you. Today, I’m giving away a bevy of goodies. A bevy, I tell you. An incredible piece of Le Creuset, in the form of a […]
I was recently asked to give the world of Android a try. I was a little skurred, for sure – I know Apple products, and learning something new is well, not something I am typically great at. But after a glimpse of the gorgeous, large screened Droid DNA, I was kind of smitten. It’s easy […]
Don’t run off!! I know these ingredients aren’t the norm in the everyday kitchen. Heck, they aren’t even easy to get around here, but believe me – If I can get them, YOU can get them. And I didn’t even have to search long and hard. And I will tell you something else…the search will […]
Once upon a time, I made this cake, complete with a Chocolate Cage. And then I posted it on Facebook. About a gazillion of you said you, too, wanted to know how to decorate a cake in such a fashion. So, here I am, willing to offer you a chocolate cage tutorial. There’s really not […]
So, I’ve mentioned it what? 5 times already? I just wrote a S’mores Cookbook. As in – JUST – wrote a S’mores Cookbook. I turned everything in to the publisher a couple of weeks ago. I’m excited about this one in a much difference way than I was with my first published book, as this […]
Have you made éclairs or cream puffs? You should. 100% rewarding. I’ve made all kinds, all shapes, all sizes. Sometimes éclairs, sometimes cute little puffs, sometimes large, nearly sandwich size buns (yum… filled with chicken salad? Die.), and even rings filled with whipped cream and other sweetness you can only imagine. But first and foremost, […]
Have you ever made chili with only sausage? I hadn’t. But I was recently involved in a project to warm up our local firemen for Valentine’s Day, courtesy of Johnsonville Sausage…and that led to one of the most delicious pots of chili to ever grace my kitchen. Lots of tomatoes, lots of corn, lots of […]