My first-born is celebrating her birthday today! Kristina started out as a foodie at a very young age, one time being on a culinary adventure in New York City. Here she is posing in front of the iconic “Silver Palate,” which also happens to be the subject of this weeks’ cookbook giveaways (enter by tonight!) Later she […]
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Sigh…. Still no scanner
Hi everyone! I am still without a scanner so no cookbooks again today. BUT – do I ever have some news! Tomorrow is my daughter Kristina’s birthday, and we are celebrating at Grant Achatz’s “Next” restaurant!!!!!!! For those who might not know, Grant Achatz is considered one of the world’s greatest chefs. Next is his […]
I Have the Best Readers in the World
It’s very late Wednesday night, and I am staring at this screen trying to think what to write for Thursday because my scanner is not working at this moment, so I can’t scan any of my newest cookbooks I accumulated while recently traveling from coast to coast. Instead, I decided to tell you all how much you are appreciated. […]
Wednesday Winner: Bake-Off # 17: Golden Gate Snack Bread
For the first time, the Bake-Off is no longer known as the Grand National Bake-Off. Now it is just the Bake-Off – except for this particular contest which was named the “Busy Lady” Bake-Off. She is quite the busy lady of the times – a mother, golfer, baker, and shopper all in one! Imagine that! The recipes inside […]
Hello, September!
I have been gone for quite some time, and it’s good to be back home and waiting for autumn to appear. The tips of the leaves on some trees are beginning to show their color and the air is cooler and breezy. There will still be some warm days, but fall is right around the corner. […]
Winner of the Box of Cookbooks!
Thank you all for entering the ever popular box of cookbooks giveaway from this month! There will be another one again soon, so if you didn’t win this time, enter again! Drumroll please: The winner of the box of cookbooks (plus a couple extras I will throw in) is….. Prima B. of Winter Haven, Florida! […]
And Here are the New Giveaways for This Week of 9-5-11!
Anytime I find these two books at a sale, I will always buy them for giveaways. They are two books that every cook should own! If you don’t yet have these classic books, then enter the giveaway this week! To enter the random drawing, send your name and email address to [email protected] by 11:59 pm CST this Saturday, […]
Saffron Butter for Fish
If you happen to be grilling fish this holiday weekend, here is a wonderful butter to serve with it. It’s good with fish such as scrod or haddock, or any mild-flavored fish fillet. Saffron Butter 1 Tablespoon plus 1-1/2 teaspoons anise-flavored liqueur1 small pinch (about 15 threads) saffron, crumbled4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened1 small clove […]
