I grew up watching football, college and professional. Sundays, Monday’s and Thursday nights from September until the Superbowl in February, were spent watching football. My mom a Dallas Cowboys fan. My dad a Detroit Lions fan. My sisters and I, didn’t have strong opinions until years later when Deana became an Indianapolis Colts fan, Mona a Lions…
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Homemade Candy Corn Marshmallows
I’ve never known how much I loved homemade marshmallows until I made homemade marshmallows. There’s really never been a reason to make them from scratch, but I looked up a recipe from Ina Garten on FoodNetwork.com and had everything I needed to make them in my pantry. To be honest, it was National S’mores Day…
International Food Blogger Conference Overview
Sadly, the International Food Blogger Conference has come to an end. It was an exciting, and energizing weekend of food, friends, photography and technology. I enjoyed some aspects far more than others and I’m feeling most excited about the new blogger friends I’ve made. The highlight of day two was hearing and meeting Kim Severson….
MasterChef Season 6 Finale
Wow! I cannot believe this season is over! It has been an incredible summer of watching the best cooking competition on TV! Before I continue, if you have not watched the finale, please stop here! Go watch the finale and come back and read this 🙂 The finale was incredible. The top 20 of…
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
I love a good cookie. Chocolate chip, Reese’s Smores Cookies, white chocolate macadamia nut, sugar cookies, Birthday Cake Cookies, Snikerdoodle, double chocolate chunk, Mint Chocolate Chip; the list is never ending. But one of my new favorites is this; my Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies. I found the peanut butter M&M’s and knew immediately that I…
Turmeric Cake Honey Buttercream and Candied Pistachios
The base of this cake is a play on the traditional Middle Eastern Dessert called sfouf. Sfouf are usually prepared in a 9×11 pan, cut into squares or diamonds and topped with pine nuts. I decided to a traditional recipe and put my twist on it! I love Sfouf, the vibrant golden color and depth…
Easy Chicken Dinner
We’ve got a winner… winner.. chicken dinner! 😀 This is the perfect meal for those evenings after a long day at work and your family responds with “I don’t know” when asked what they want to eat. Yes, we all get that response. And we all need a super easy chicken dinner! A dinner that…
Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
Peaches are one of summers best treats! Sweet, juicy, easy to eat and a great addition to almost any dessert! While at the Farmer’s Market, I picked up some beautiful peaches that were grown in Cashmere, WA. I knew immediately that I would make a favorite; peach cobbler. But I couldn’t just make an ordinary…
Loaded Hummus Dip
This summer has been unusually dry and hot for the Seattle area! Climate change? Al Gore would say so! Whatever the case, it is often too hot to cook and bake. I find myself looking for a quick dinner using the tomatoes and cucumbers from my little patio garden 🙂 The quickest dinners in our…
So Many Ways to Toast
Many often ask where I find inspiration for my recipes or what my process is for developing new recipes. I sometimes have an idea after seeing something at the farmer’s market or on the web. But most of the time, I have no idea what I am going to do until I actually start doing…
