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On my personal blog recently, I mentioned something about cool weather. Since that day, I think I have jinxed things. The temps were back up in the warmer ranges and the cool days we were having are long gone for awhile again. Ahhhh… you have to love Kansas. If you don’t like the weather one day, […]

OK - here is the warning right up front. Those of you who turn your noses up at convenience foods, boxed mixes, full of preservatives and sugar packaged snack foods, etc. I am giving you the warning to skip this post all together. What you are about to see will most likely make you want […]

As if the name alone isn’t enough to grab a gal’s attention, the section of the August 2007 issue of Taste of Home Magazine dedicated to all things chocolate had me craving chocolate like I used to when I was 9 months pregnant. I saw the photo of the Fudgy Pudgy Cake and knew right […]

Awhile back, you may have read my review about the summer edition of EAT magazine. I also wrote an article about the cookbook, Everyday Italian. I am coming back today to rave about these two resources again. Things have been crazy busy in our house this month and as much as I love cooking, it […]

If you are the type of person who chooses to buy a magazine based on the cover alone, the August 2007 issue of Food & Wine magazine is sure to tempt you. If you prefer some good content to go along with that pretty cover, then you are going to be pleased with this issue […]

When looking at cooking magazines that only come out quarterly, I expect to be able to immediately tell what season we are in by looking at the cover of the magazine. For summer, I want bright photographs full of fresh ingredients, cool treats and quick dinner ideas. Summertime is for playing… the last thing I […]

I ran into a slight dilemma when I sat down to write my article about the June 2007 issue of Gourmet magazine. I opened up the magazine to find page after page after page torn out. No, my kids did not get a hold of the issue. My husband, who loves to grill, took the […]

This is probably my favorite issue of Food & Wine magazine in a long time. I always really enjoy the magazine, but the June 2007 issue is full of information, photographs, tips, recipes, etc. that really apply to me.
First of all, Food & Wine is proudly calling this issue The Grilling Issue. I am a […]

My good friend Kathy and I, along with our husbands, went to a Giada De Laurentiis book signing a couple of weeks ago. We were 4 of about 1,000 eager fans who were lucky enough to get tickets to the sold out event. We were all anxious to find out if Giada is the “real […]

One of the biggest complaints I hear about Gourmet magazine is that it has too many advertisements. People get frustrated at the amount of magazine space that is taken up by the ads and tend to skip reading the issues all together because of this.  I personally love the ads in Gourmet magazine. Ads for […]