Sometimes my job of being a blogger is better than others. I get to do some pretty awesome things these days, things beyond cooking. Beyond taking photos, beyond writing silly stories and being a smarty britches on Twitter. Sometimes, I get to GO places. Take, for example, last month. Last month, I was invited to […]
I can’t buy coconut syrup anywhere here in town. I wish I could, but, well, I live in the middle of nowhere. After a trip to the Big Island several years ago, I fell in love with coconut syrup, and had a stash of it that would make the Kahuna cry. Seriously, Moondoggie. Now, I […]
It isn’t every day you get to host a dinner that makes a difference. If you know me well, you know I have a hard time in groups – they are overwhelming – but I am trying. Baby steps. I knew I wanted to host a dinner for KitchenAid’s incredibly selfless 1000 Cooks for the […]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of SAVE for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I have a travel bug. Can’t help it, I LOVE to travel. In case you didn’t know it, I used to own a travel agency before I started this blog. Before that, I took BIG trips, […]
A Dining Guide to the Four Seasons Seattle? Of course! Remember when I went to Seattle? I’m sure you do, considering I refuse to shut up about it. Sorry! I just can’t help it…it was one of the best trips I’ve been on in recent history, full of exciting parties, great friends, and of course, […]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quaker Oats for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love to bake. Anything. Everything. Cake. Brownies. Cookies. But despite what it looks like on my blog, we don’t actually have baked goods just laying around here all the time. Lots of the time, […]
Oh, kids, it’s been a long time coming. I showed you some befores. Some durings. A few glimpses of what’s been happening around here. And now, I am finally going to show you the Full On After. Yes, it’s been a long time coming. What started in January with an offer from my friends at […]
I asked yesterday on my Facebook Page what you wanted to see here today – Sweet or Savory Popovers. I was hoping you’d give me an answer, since I couldn’t decide. But you know what? You guys suck. It was a split decision – neither side won. So I had to do what I had […]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. We need some more rain. Up until a few days ago, we’ve had very little…grass was dried up, the garden was kind of sad, things needed to be watered. No one likes to water, especially […]
I’m pretty easy going. Okay, okay, I’m high strung, but still, easy going. I don’t let food challenges get me all riled up is what I mean. Food is easy. If it flops, it flops – it’s still just food. I do like, when I have the time, to make things totally from scratch. Pasta […]
I can’t help but love potato salad. It’s simple. It’s summery. It’s fresh and zesty and you can do a million things to it, and it’s pretty much going to be good no matter what. But…I never make it. Don’t ask me why, I just don’t. I’m a fickle creature. There is no understanding my […]
As much as I would like to be Italian, or live in Italy, unfortunately, that is not the case. My friend Paula used to live there, and hearing her spout off things in fluent Italian jibberish is downright heartbreaking. Me? I can order a pizza, and ask for the bill in broken Italian. I know […]