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Absorbed
I was more than thrilled to be contacted by Penguin Publishers asking if I wished to receive a copy of Laura Shapiro’s bio of Julia Child to review. I love the perks of food blogging! Just a caveat: I am probably one of the minority of the food blogging world who hasn’t jumped all over […]
Pillsbury 'Simply' Refrigerated Cookie Dough
I always love the free product offers that come my way due to this food blog, but the fact is, I turn down way more of them than I actually accept, mostly because the product offered just isn’t one that I would use. This cookie dough from Pillsbury, however, is one of those that had […]
Sweet Summer Raspberries
If I had any say in the matter, I would wish to line the road to Heaven with wild summer raspberry bushes. There is nothing more rewarding and satisfying on a warm morning in late July to find the narrow country road upon which you’re walking lined with loaded wild raspberry patches. I was back-tracking […]
My apologies for running away
So this is how I am, hmm? Wax philosophic about blogging for three years and then vamoose for parts unknown? Some ‘reach out and touch someone’ blogger I am. In my absence I have been astonished, overwhelmed and sometimes moved to tears by your comments and I hope I adequately thanked you individually for your […]
Three years blogging
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of this blog. Am I happy about it? That depends on the day, but usually yes. And sometimes, more often than not these days, I would say no. I admit that I’ve toyed a lot lately – a lot!– with quitting this past time of mine. Part of me feels […]
A worthy celebration
It was, overall, one of the best birthdays I’ve had in a long time. And I’m really not one to blow my own horn much; attention focused solely on me makes me uncomfortable, and I’m glad no one videotaped the singing of ‘Happy Birthday’ because I turned my head away for most of it. Still, […]
Tuesday's a good day for a Sundae
You would think that having a national holiday involving ice cream might be a great idea in, say July or some other typically hot month, but no…..it’s November 11th, and along with Veteran’s Day, today is National Ice Cream Sundae Day. It’s surprising what you come across when you research food holidays, like the official […]
Jazzin' on caffeine and a good laugh
In my endless research on food holidays and/or food facts to discuss for 30 days, I came across a site called Learn Something New Today and discovered some rather silly and inane things about food. So before we get to National Cappuccino Day and National Harvey Wallbanger Day, let’s have a chuckle. Since it is […]
This is the best food holiday of all!!
November 6th is National Men Make Dinner Day! woot! woot! woot! In my house I do virtually all of the grocery shopping. I’m fine with it, really, as the shopping is something I have gotten down to a science from all those years as a single mother where I had to get through the store […]
It is an election day, but here it's all about the food.
It’s National Chicken Day and National Candy Day. Oh the possibilities. And according to those who insist on making everything about the bizarre, it’s also Waiting for the Barbarians Day, but I don’t think you want me to talk about that in terms of food-relatedness. That would be gross. AND, if that’s not enough- these […]