My grandmother may have had a hand in developing my sweet tooth. When I was young, my grandmother lived with us. My grandfather was in a nursing home, paralyzed from the waist down since the age of fifty from a very rare disease. With the constant cost of his medical care, my grandmother went to work. She sold furniture at a […]
Fashionista Food for a Holiday Buffet
I discover cookbooks in the strangest of ways. Had I not been a finalist in a spaghetti sauce contest, I may never have met Cookie Stagman. Cookie’s husband was a judge in the cooking contest, which is how I heard about her cookbook. It has Cookie’s favorite recipes for buffet and party ideas, along with recipes from famous fashion designers […]
Cookbook Giveaways for the Week of 12-6-10
Does cooking for a holiday crowd put you into a panic?! No worries, because these two books will be your helpers in the kitchen. The first cookbook I ever gave away on my blog was Fearless Cooking for Crowds by Michelle Evans, and I was lucky enough to recently find another copy. This is one amazing cookbook […]
Betty Crocker’s Classic Cooky Book from 1963
I requested this cookbook for Christmas when I was in junior high school and have loved it ever since. How can you not love a cookbook filled with classic recipes, and that includes a cookie called a “Ting-a-Ling” along with cookies for salt-restricted, bland, and low-fat diets? Betty thinks of everything. I still remember the first recipe […]
Happy Hanukkah!
I asked my fellow blogger, the delightful “Yenta Mary” from her foodfloozie site for a Hanukkah recipe. At first she was going to send me a latke recipe, then decided this one would be more fun for a munchie to have on Hanukkah. It’s a snack mix that Mary says is “absolutely addictive.” Mary also said I should […]
Christmas 101
Remember last month’s blog of Thanksgiving 101? Now we have Christmas 101 from the same author, Rick Rodgers. Once again, he takes us by the hand to help with Christmas entertaining during this hectic month. Whether you are a novice preparing your first holiday dinner or an experienced cook seeking new ideas, you will find […]
