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Let me share with you one of the favorite gifts that I bought myself for my birthday: Classic 30 Minute Meals by none other than Rachael Ray. I love Rachael Ray to begin with, and have many of her books. When I had a television, I really enjoyed watching her shows. I think I only […]

When the copy of Paula Deen’s latest book, “Christmas with Paula Deen” landed on my mailbox, I was surprised by its size. Upon measuring with my ruler, it measures a mere 7.4-inches x 5.2-inches. Petite indeed, compared to the rest of the cookbooks streaming into the market this time of the year.
“Christmas with Paula Deen” is a collection […]

Gifts for the kitchen can easily cross the line, going from a thoughtful gesture to an inappropriate hint.  For the holidays, beautiful cookbooks filled with inspiration should be your theme, leaving the overly practical cookbooks for the domestic chef to acquire on his or her own.  Yet, when purchasing online, or fighting the holiday season […]

Since his days on NBC’s The Restaurant over three years ago, celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito seems to have evolved into a kinder, gentler version of himself, as particularly evidenced by his appearances on Bravo’s Top Chef. Besides keeping the former nasties in check, he has also managed to shed some 30 pounds and has started […]

I must confess, I had never heard of the Hippy Gourmet (apparently he has a PBS show), but his cookbook, (The Hippy Gourmet’s Quick & Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating) held some intrigue.  Anything entitled quick & simple that sounds like it may contain some virtuous recipes is worth a trial in my opinion.  Immediately upon receipt, […]

The Food Network’s Robin Miller recently spoke with Cynthia Hubert of my local paper, the Sacramento Bee. As a nutritionist and cookbook author, Miller offered tips on packing healthy lunchboxes for kids (and I guess for adults, too). Here are a few excerpts from the interview and you can check out the whole thing here.
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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, […]

Is it me, or does it seem a little early for “best of ‘07″ lists to be coming out?  Don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly a fan of them, but they usually start trickling out in the beginning of December, which makes sense, not in June, which is when Food & Wine magazine listed their […]

Cooking fish intimidates me. I’m not proud of it, but it’s true. Recently, I just decided that I was in the mood for grilling something other than burgers, steak, and chicken. So, I flipped open one of my Rachael Ray cookbooks, 365: No Repeats, and found a grilled fish recipe: Chili-Spiced Grilled Halibut with Grilled-Corn […]

Here are a few of our favorite recipe and cookbpok reviews from around the blogosphere this week.  If you have a post that you wrote reviewing a recipe from the food media, e-mail us so we can include it!    

Kalyn at Kalyn’s Kitchen displays her entry into a great blogging event: the Julia Child Birthday Event sponsored […]