Archives for June 2013

Seriously Soupy: Blueberry Mint Soup

It’s Seriously Soupy Sunday, featuring one of my favorite bloggers Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy.  Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catologue of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]

Your Guide to Vinegar

A well-stocked pantry should have many different vinegar varieties. While each vinegars possess their subtle difference, they can all be characterized by a “sour” flavor that is derived directly from its acidic levels.  In turn, the high acidity also renders vinegar a powerful preservation agent for foods. With so many choices, it’s important to understand which foods pair the best with the “sour” flavor of the vinegar varieties. I'm excited to share with you my latest Vinegar Guide article that just published over at P&G Home Made … [Read more...]

Secret Recipe Club: Crab Cakes

My favorite day of the month is the Secret Recipe Club reveal day. I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish to cook. But, it’s all done in secrecy. It isn’t until the ultimate reveal day (today) that everyone showcases the dishes and discovers who’s been their secret foodie link. This club has provided me valuable exposure to blogs I might not otherwise encounter. My assignment this … [Read more...]

Perfect Pesto

(If you are reading the post via RSS feed, you will need to click over to the site to view the video) You probably already guessed that I'd post about Pesto at least once this summer. After all, homemade Pesto sauce is my family's favorite new spread! We now add it to everything from pasta, to eggs, to sandwiches; we're always looking for more ways of integration. What's the best part about pesto? There aren't many ingredients involved and, it freezes well. So, you can do what we did when we learned to make pesto: make an obscene … [Read more...]