Category Archives: Worthy Products

Share Our Strength- almost to $25,000!

I’m honored to have partnered with GoodBite and Quaker Oatmeal, along with several other bloggers to raise up to $25,000 for Share Our Strength. We’re about halfway there in meeting our goal of $25,000, which will translate to 75,000 meals for hungry children in America. You don’t need to donate any of your own money. [...]

Blog Aid Cookbook (a must-have!)

Update:  This project has concluded and was an amazing success!  1818 books sold, with a total of $47,166.00 (including the Canadian government’s matching donation) going to Haiti relief.  Thanks everyone for your purchases! 

I’m so thrilled with how this all turned out that I can hardly stand it. Just three weeks ago, my blogging friend Julie [...]

Oatmeal Creations Help Raise Money for Share Our Strength

I’m excited to share with you a video project I’ve been working on with Quaker and GoodBite to help raise up to $25,000 for Share Our Strength, a charity devoted to ending childhood hunger in America.  Chef Dave teaches me a new way to jazz up my oatmeal, which has been daily fare for me in the midst [...]

Food Blogger Camp: Ixtapa Mexico, 2010

The moment this conference was announced, I started saving my pennies.  I was lucky enough to attend Food Blogger Camp last week featuring some experts in the field of food writing.  And the best part?… it was held in Mexico at Club Med Ixtapa.  My family tagged along, and we called it a quasi- vacation.  I [...]

Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge: Week 3

I’ve been a bit remiss in visiting blogs of the Ten in ‘10 Participants this week but I hope you’ll understand… I’ve been in Mexico attending a food blogger’s conference/vacation.  It’s tough to find time for the computer when you’re in a hot & humid climate where all you want to do is lounge around in a beach [...]

Caramel Fig Loaf (Have You Met Lyle?)

Have you had the pleasure of meeting Lyle yet?

Lyle’s Golden Syrup, that is. It’s pure heaven. It’s not anything like corn syrup, so don’t even think of trying to substitute.  It has the texture of very thick honey and the flavor of toasted brown sugar.  I’ve seen it called for in recipes many times, but [...]

Chocolate Cake: a low sugar, low fat recipe

One of the goals for my healthy look at 2010 is to bake nutritious things without losing the flavor and satisfaction of eating something really evil. I plan on using a lot more whole grains and very little white flour in my quest to be sporting a bikini by summer. Oat flour, a hearty whole-grain [...]

Chocolate Toffee Wedges from The Weekend Baker

Abigail Johnson Dodge is an expert in baking and cooking, as well as a popular food writer, instructor and media personality. Her recipes are featured regularly in various publications. Most recently, her gorgeous Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream landed the coveted spot on the cover of Bon Appetit.

The Weekend Baker, one of 6 cookbooks that [...]

The Pioneer Woman Cooks Cookbook: Ten Copies to Give Away!

This contest is now closed.  Congrats to the ten winners listed below- all chosen randomly via www.random.org! 
#51 Molly “I love Pioneer Woman cooks. But, if I can’t find a recipe I am specifically looking for, I usually go to allrecipes.com. I like reading the reviews.”
#66 Fran www.FrantasticFood.com “My 1st resource is my Google Reader feed [...]

Beans and Cornbread (from The Pioneer Woman Cooks)

Admittedly, I’m not a regular reader of The Pioneer Woman’s food blog. I’ve read it more than a handful of times, and I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen, but I don’t read it daily. Clearly, Ree Drummond is witty and fun and her personality easily shines through in her writing. She is adored by thousands (maybe millions) [...]

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars: You Made That Dessert?

I have the pleasure of introducing a brand new cookbook today- one that was written by Fellow Food Blogger Beth Lipton (Cookie Pie blog):  You Made That Dessert?  Create Fabulous Treats, Even if You Can Barely Boil Water.
 
Currently a magazine editor, Beth is also a trained pastry chef based in New York who has created 100 simple-yet-sophisticated [...]

Playing with Saffron & Lavender… and a Gourmet GIVEAWAY!

My husband was at Starbucks on a business trip recently and ordered a Mocha. When he reached into his pocket to pay, the cashier told him it was taken care of. “Really?” he asked. “By whom?” The cashier pointed to an older lady standing off to the side. My husband approached the woman and thanked [...]

Honolulu Bob Burgers

I received a little free product-goodie in the mail recently from a company in Illinois- Country Bob’s.

Here’s a little snippet from their company’s site:
How does anything really good get its start? Where do great products come from? Usually they are the result of much time being exerted and a tremendous amount of love being invested. [...]

Smitten with Trader Joe’s… and some awards!

If you’re lucky enough to have a Trader Joe’s in your neck of the woods, you will agree that they have some awfully good products. And the fun part about shopping there is that you’re always discovering new ones.
Now, I’m not much of a frozen-food kinda gal at all. But Trader Joe’s has some frozen [...]