Category Archives: News from the Girl

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: Who’s Participating?

Note to my readers: This healthy challenge is not going to be the new focus of my site. It’s a challenge that I will write about only on Saturdays. Recipe postings will occur, as usual, during the week.

As of Saturday AM, Jan. 30, 2009… we have 341 passionate people who are (publicly) on board for getting healthy in 2010.  [...]

A Brand New Food Blog to Share!

Dear Readers,
I have news!  I’ve been busy creating a second food blog.  I know that seems a bit crazy… like there isn’t enough to do around here, but I came up with an idea for a new blog and I was so excited to implement it.  I’ve always wondered if cover recipes are really all they’re cracked up to be.  [...]

Welcome to the New Site!

Please excuse the dust around here… I’m still cleaning things up and learning how to manipulate things in wordpress. You might see things here and there that aren’t quite ready, but I’m trying hard to get everything in place as quickly as possible! Printing recipes is simple- just use your browser’s ‘PRINT’ function and the [...]

1st Year of Blogging… Reflections, Tips for New Bloggers, and Future Plans for RecipeGirl

Most bloggers celebrate their blogaversarys with a grand cake of some sort and a giveaway. If you’ve been following my blog lately, I’ve baked enough desserts to last me a year, and frankly… the giveaways tend to get tiresome. I’m celebrating with words and reflection.
Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of the second year of [...]

Chocolate Freak Out… for my 100th Post!

I made it to 100 posts. I figure that’s some sort of milestone that should be celebrated in one way or another, right?
Cake is always a good choice for celebrating. I actually brought this cake to my In-Law’s house since they were hosting a little family barbecue. And yes, it’s really called, “Chocolate Freak Out.”
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