Summer Kitchens

I’m talking about summer kitchens over at Ebates Savvy Living Community today. How does the warmer summer weather affect your kitchen and cooking habits? Come join the discussion. The final 1/3 Less Challenge check-in post will be publishsed later today.

Easter Meal Ideas

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Easter is one of those holidays that I have such fond food memories of. When I was growing up, there were a few constants on our menu each year – ham, Polish sausage, rye bread and lamb cake. Also, each year included 2 homemade horseradishes, white and red, which my grandfather made for us. Such … Read more

10 Best April Fools Day Recipes

If you think that April Fools’ Day recipes can’t be simultaneously funny and delicious (without taking countless hours to create), then you are sorely mistaken! I consider myself an incredibly festive person and jump at any opportunity to incorporate timely holidays in the kitchen for friends to enjoy. I love April Fools’ Day, in particular, … Read more

Last Minute St. Patrick’s Day Recipe Inspiration

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I know I’m a little late in posting this round-up. I think this definitely qualifies as last minute since St. Patrick’s Day is only 2 days away. But I figure I’m not the only one who tends to wait until the last minute to finalize my plans for a special meal. So if you are … Read more

Best Packaged Food Awards Today

Prevention Magazine has chosen their Best Packaged Food Awards 2011. I am partnering with them to host a LIVE Q&A about how to eat healthy and live well. I know it’s late notice, but I hope you’ll join us here this afternoon at 12:30 pm EST. Prevention.com Packaged Foods Webcast from Brian Boyd on Vimeo.

The First Bites

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You’d think by the fifth baby, the first few bites of actual food wouldn’t be very exciting any more. But it still is…maybe even more so than with the other kids because there were 4 big siblings that just had to be part of the process. They cheered Jill on each step of the way … Read more

Shameless Plea

Have you heard of Circle of Moms? They’re a site that’s over 500,000 moms strong and growing everyday. The site is an awesome forum for moms to interact, share tips and basically provide encouragement for one another. Well, they recently selected me as one of their Top 25 Foodie Moms. What an honor! Now here’s … Read more

Bacon Cooking Tips

Bacon – just the mere mention of it is enough to make me drool. I love bacon probably a little more than I should, although probably not as much as my husband. Try as I might (and I’ve tried twice), I just can’t eat this sandwich whereas he can clean his plate and still ask … Read more

Separating Eggs & What To Do With The Remainders

I used to avoid recipes that called for separating eggs whenever possible. First of all, the whole process just seemed to fussy to me. Secondly, if the recipe only used one part of the egg, I always wondered what I would do with the remaining egg. Throwing it away just wasn’t an option. Fortunately, I’ve … Read more