September 9, 2012.   Categories Giveaways!, Kitchen Tools.

Fall is here! Well, it’s almost here and I’m giving away an All-Clad Slow Cooker! In Colorado the arrival of fall weather is good news after this incredibly hot summer that started with dangerous and destructive fires. The air is cooler, the leaves are just starting to change and football is back! All of this means that I am in a good mood and feel like doing a giveaway! I can’t think of anything better to usher in fall than a...

August 21, 2010.   Categories Kitchen Tools, Ramblings.

Foodspotting.com – Smart New Website to Find the Best Restaurant Food Another food blogging friend asked me if I’d checked out this cool new website called foodspotting.com. I wasn’t familiar with the site so I’m very glad he shared it.  The concept is simple and brilliant.  Foodspotting is an interactive online restaurant guide that allows you to see photos and recommendations of dishes… not just restaurant...

August 17, 2010.   Categories Appetizers, Kitchen Tools, Southwestern / Mexican, Vegetarian.

  I’ve been making guacamole for years.  And over the years, I’ve probably made it 500 different ways.  Cumin. No cumin.  Lots of garlic. No garlic.  Tomatoes. No tomatoes. And let’s face it, no matter what you do  . . . it’s usually pretty good and is inhaled by your family and friends within minutes.  However, whenever I order guacamole at a restaurant, I am continually disappointed.  I have high...

August 6, 2010.   Categories Kitchen Tools, Ramblings.

National Farmers Market Week Happy National Farmers Market week!  As far as I am concerned, every week should celebrate the wonderful array of locally grown natural foods that is a farmers market.  Here in Boulder, Colorado we have the #4 rated farmers market in the country.  However, the American Farmland Trust is running a voting contest in August to see which markets are the most popular in the US.  To vote for your local market, go to...

July 23, 2010.   Categories Italian, Kitchen Tools, Ramblings.

Adopt an Olive Tree in Italy….  This is a brilliant idea that was shared via Amanda Hesser’s Food52 blog.  The Nudo cooperative of olive farmers in Italy has created a wonderful program.  Adopt one of their olive trees and you get to track it throughout the year and receive the olive oil extracted from that tree.  They have a many varieties of oils from different groves.  You select your tree and receive first cold-press oil...

June 20, 2010.   Categories Desserts, Frozen Drinks and Cocktail Pops, Kitchen Tools, Popsicles and Ice Pops.

Homemade Popsicles! Photos by Zoku and Williams-Sonoma I’ve loved popsicles my whole life!  It’s possible that I love them more than ice cream.  To this day whenever I have a cold, I send my husband out for two “medicinal” remedies…. hot and sour soup and popsicles!  The downside is the commercial packaged popsicles are loaded with sugars, food colorings and other chemicals.  They just aren’t good for...