making life delicious blog
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 [...]
Our weeknights can be absolutely crazy trying to get everyone home, finish their homework, deal with doctor appointments, oh and feed the family, too. I have a weekly menu, but sometimes it gets tossed out the window and we go to Plan B, C, D, or E. I have a couple sure-fire things that I [...]
I can’t imagine the holidays without this hot cranberry apple cider. The aroma is wonderful and makes the house smell so festive, and it’s also easy to make and won’t keep you hovering over the pot when you’d rather celebrate time with family and friends.
To help make your holiday planning easier, Good Bite has teamed with Betty Crocker to create some delicious dishes and cooking videos. My first holiday dish has a flavorful twist: I pep up mashed sweet potatoes with Moroccan spices. The flavor is slightly spicy with a dash of sweet, and the potatoes come out rich [...]
Check out my latest cooking episode up on GoodBite.com, part of the new Easy Entertaining series which has tips for making holiday entertaining tasty and easy. This time I’m sharing our recipe for roast pork tenderloins with maple pomegranate glaze, a flavorful dish that you can have ready in about 30 minutes. The pork comes [...]
Good Bite added another segment to their Real Fast Food series, and this time it’s my Spicy Shrimp Salad, one of my favorite super fast meals. We just toss the shrimp in chili powder and sauté it, put it in a bowl with lettuce and avocado, drizzle a little of the chili oil from the [...]
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.
