Archives for November 2013

Popsicle Theater

Sadly, this post concludes my summer of being a Popsicle Blogger Ambassador. I wanted to share something adorable I found while poking around the Popsicle.com site….. Popsicle Theater. Take a moment to check out the crafty videos on fun craft ideas with popsicle sticks. Be sure to check out my past Popsicle® posts Popsicle Party […]

Remix Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thinking of Thanksgiving makes me giddy. The weird thing is that when it actually comes down to sitting at the table to eat Thanksgiving dinner, I am never hungry. I suppose grazing and tasting all day kills my appetite. Anyone else like that? [rss-cut] Needless to say, there are usually a lot of leftovers of […]

An Oldie but a Goodie {Video Post}

Gotta love sisters. My lovely sister reminded me of this gem of a video I posted on my blog a couple years ago. We just watched it while waiting in the car line to pick up the kids from school and were literally crying. Soooooo, I thought I would share again….everyone needs a good chuckle, […]

Opal Apples. More than just the Apple.

Have you ever heard the story about a company and cried? Probably not. Well I have and it’s the the story about the Broetje Family, owners of  First Fruits,  the grower of the amazing Opal Apple(more on the apples later). Myself and a few other bloggers..(Katie from Katie’s Cucina,Kevin from Closet Cooking and the adorable […]

Chicken and Beans

Beans..beans the more you eat, the more you…..whaaa? I’m an adult? Oh, ok. I’ll stop. Seriously though, I don’t think we eat enough beans in general. They are soooo good for you. They have virtually no fat and zero saturate fat. They are also high in fiber and protein. [rss-cut} Dried beans sometimes get over […]

Herb Stuffing

What’s your style on Thanksgiving? Traditional or Risk Taker? Me, I’m a traditionalist allllll the way. I tend to make the same things every year, partly because I have my recipes and all the timing down to a T and everyone requests specific things. I have been cooking Thanksgiving for 25+ people for the last […]

2013 National Beef Cook-Off

I had the esteemed honor of being a judge for the 2013 National Beef Cook-Off along with a few other lovely ladies; Barbara Kiebel of Creative Culinary, Kathy Moore who writes Plugged into Cooking and Kristen Browning-Blas who makes her home at The Denver Post. We tasted 21 different beef dishes over 2 days and […]