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Morel Mushroom Giveaway Winner

The winner of 2 pounds of fresh morel mushrooms from MarxFoods.com is Victoria Lester. Congratulations and I will send you an e-mail shortly to get your address. Thank you everyone who entered and made my first giveaway so much fun. A very special thank you to Justin from Marx Foods for allowing me to host [...]

June 25, 2010 | 0 Comments More

Food Poisoning

Our computer has food poisoning. While reading food blogs last night, I landed on a blog that contained malware. For those of you who don’t know what malware is, you’re not alone. I had no idea until last night. Malware is a program that will download itself onto your computer and cause serious damage by [...]

June 10, 2010 | 0 Comments More

Welcome to My New Home

To all the amazing people out there following my blog, welcome to my new home and THANK YOU for all of your support. I look forward to sharing my cooking adventures with you in my new blog home. Have a wonderful weekend! If you would like to subscribe to my posts, click on the “Sign [...]

June 4, 2010 | 0 Comments More

Fresh Basil

Fresh Basil We were at Costco over the weekend and saw a sign for the store’s new outdoor garden center. I immediately spotted the giant pots of fresh basil and made a B line for them. The basil plants are certified organic and come in packages of three. I quickly loaded the pots into our [...]

May 25, 2010 | 0 Comments More

My Lucky Day in the Food Blogging World

Last Friday, I stumbled upon a terrific blog Once Upon A Plate and there was a Into the Heart of Italy giveaway. I threw my name into the hat, but didn’t think I had a chance considering a lot of people entered. Luck was on my side, because I found about an hour ago that [...]

May 24, 2010 | 0 Comments More

International Chili Society – Chili Cook Offs

As a chili lover, I am surprised I have never heard of the International Chili Society or about their cook offs. I have been experimenting with all types of ingredients in my chili including coffee, beer and chocolate. It looks like the best way to get recognized for your chili is by participating in an [...]

May 17, 2010 | 0 Comments More