making life delicious blog
Have you ever wished you could customize a cookware set for the way you love to cook? Well now you can, with Your Set by Calphalon. I was lucky enough to receive two incredibly versatile pieces, and I used them for some of my favorite dishes. See how I used the AccuCore Stainless Steel 3-quart [...]
Raise your hand if you are ready for Thanksgiving on Thursday. Are you one of those amazingly organized people who has done all your grocery shopping and has already started some of the early prep, such as making the cranberry sauce? If you haven’t, that’s ok, you still have time! Together with Good Bite, I [...]
Making pizza at home is a fun family activity, something we enjoy doing with our boys. Together with Good Bite, I’ve put together a playlist of helpful videos on making pizza at YouTube. Check them out and tell us about your favorite kind of pizza!
Are you ready for some football? I never played the game myself, but I did march with high school and college bands in football pregames, half times, and post games for 6 years. For me, the best part of football season was doing all the band stuff and having fun with friends before, during, and [...]
Oktoberfest began as a wedding celebration in 1810, so it seemed appropriate for us to go to Oktoberfest during our German honeymoon 11 years ago, and each year we celebrate our anniversary with an Oktoberfest feast. So when I was invited to join several other bloggers creating themed playlists for YouTube, I thought it would [...]
I’m very excited to be part of the new cookbook Good Bite Weeknight Meals: Delicious Made Easy, created by the contributors to GoodBite.com and photographed by the super talented Matt Armendariz. The recipes are all about helping you get delicious healthy food on the table with less fuss on busy weeknights. Most of the recipes [...]
I was thrilled to be invited to work with Moovision on their new online cooking show, Gourmoo Cooking. The website is a great resource for lactose-free cooking, and the show features Kristy Bernardo of The Wicked Noodle with four guests cooking with her in her home. The guests are Brandi Evans, Michelle Keith, Damaris Santos-Palmer, [...]
There’s still time to enter The Real Women of Philadelphia recipe contest. This week the theme is Veggie Revival with vegetable side dishes. I make this creamy and spicy baked corn with a can of diced tomatoes and green chilies for plenty of spicy flavor, and the lowfat milk and cream cheese gives a rich, [...]
I’m excited to be working with The Real Women of Philadelphia and GoodBite again this year, and as part of their recipe contest, I created two video recipes to share with you. This first recipe is for an elegant yet easy appetizer, an Italian goat and cream cheese layered torta with prosciutto, Kalamata olives, and [...]
Life is many things—crazy, hectic, beautiful, enlightening, and sometimes hard—but never ever boring. I have too many interests and things to do on my bucket list to slow down. Having a family was always at the top, becoming a teacher was high on the list, and having a big garden was added fourteen years ago. [...]
It's spring in the U.S. and the following foods may be in season in your area:
artichokes, fennel, fiddleheads, radishes, broccoli, rhubarb, kale, cresses, spinach, spring lettuces, chard, cabbages, chives, cilantro, collards, tatsoi, mustard greens, spring onions, asparagus, rosemary, wild garlic, ramps, strawberries, blueberries, cherries
Eat fresh seasonal produce to stay healthy and help your food budget.Learn more about seasonal and sustainable cooking at Sustainable Table - In the Kitchen.
