food tips

Tips for Family Pizza Night and Giveaway

May 2, 2013 Food

Homemade pizza has always been something fun for me. I remember my mom making it and as a mom I make it now too. The best part is that we make individual pizzas and everyone gets to make their own exactly how they like it! MyBlogSpark and Pillsbury sent me a kit with the Pillsbury [...]

Tagged as: coupon, family activity, food, food tips, giveaway, italian recipes, recipe, review

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Cooking at AllRecipes.com with Windows Phone

April 26, 2013 Food

One of the surprises in Seattle was visiting the AllRecipes.com headquarters! (Disclosure: I received this trip as part of my work with Microsoft and Windows – opinions are my own) I have been a user of AllRecipes for years. We had a great time learning about tech related items and of course, food! We were [...]

Tagged as: apps, cooking, food, food tips, recipe, windows phone, WindowsChampions

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Mushrooms Mushrooms Mushrooms

March 19, 2013 Food

I love mushrooms! When I was very young I thought they were “gross” although I had never tried them. Then we were on vacation at some time share lake with neighbors and at dinner my dad ordered some sautéed mushrooms along with the rest of his meal. This was back in the early 80s probably [...]

Tagged as: food, food tips, healthy eating, mushrooms, tasty tuesday, twitter party, vegetarian

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Great Kitchen Cheat Sheet [infographic]

February 23, 2013 Food

This Kitchen Cheat Sheet infographic has a little bit of everything you might need in the kitchen! Weights, measures, cuts of meat, cooking times, storage info and more. I think this one is worthy of printing and posting on the fridge or inside a cabinet door if you don’t like clutter on your fridge. Happy [...]

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Show Your Team Color Food Coloring Guide for Ravens and 49ers

January 29, 2013 Food

McCormick shared this great info on how to use food coloring to show your team colors on game day. You do not have to spend a fortune buying things from the bakery or store premade to get the fun colors. Use these color recipes instead. Baltimore Ravens Colors: Purple and Black Purple Cake Mix Add [...]

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Why you should grate and shred your own cheese

September 26, 2012 Food

Grabbing those bags of shredded cheese at the grocery store is very convenient. I still do buy shredded cheese sometimes, but I am trying to quit doing it and go to always shredding or grating my own cheese. Why? Taste is my biggest reason. When you buy shredded cheese there are additives. Primarily cellulose which [...]

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Tips for farmer’s market shopping

June 20, 2012 Food

So while I am still struggling with my eating, I really do try and make better decisions and I am really taking the time to read, watch, learn tips for doing that. Here is a video from Bumble Bee Foods with the super nice Chef Scott (I met him last year at a Bumble Bee [...]

Tagged as: #BeeSquad, Bumble Bee, food, food tips, fruit, health, shopping, vegetables

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World Harbors Marinade for Kabobs

May 28, 2012 Food

On Sunday we went to my moms for my nephew’s 21st birthday party. As he did last year, he requested “do it yourself kabobs” for dinner. When we arrived Mom had all the fixings on the table ready for everyone and I was happy to see a World Harbors bottle. She had been marinating the [...]

Tagged as: entertaining, food, food tips, grilling, Mizkan, recipe

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World Harbors Golden Label Sweepstakes

May 21, 2012 Food

How would you like to win an exotic trip of your choice? Right now World Harbors is having their Golden Label sweepstakes where you can win that trip. Just look inside your bottle of World Harbor flavors to see if you are a winner (there is a non-purchase entry too, see the rules). The good [...]

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Budget Friendly Chicken Change Up

March 30, 2012 Food

Many of you tried the BBQ Cheddar Crusted Chicken recipe I shared as part of The Hellmann’s Chicken Change-Up and really enjoyed it. This time our focus is on budget friendly chicken change-ups. This week my son and I tried another of the recipes from Hellmann’s, Mouthwatering Baked Buffalo Chicken which prices out at $1.74 [...]

Tagged as: chicken, food, food tips, recipe, saving money, sweepstakes

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