I am thrilled to take part in Dole Bananas “Peel the Love Campaign” celebrating the fun, irreverence and universal “belovedness” of bananas (www.dole.com/peelthelove). The program includes everything from delicious new banana recipes, serving, pairing and entertaining tips to special content for Dole’s more than 600,000 Facebook and Twitter followers. A main highlight to the campaign is the coast-to-coast Peel the Love Food Truck Tour that has visited the D.C./Baltimore area and seven other banana-loving cities this past summer from … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
Heirloom Tomatoes and a $50 Whole Foods Gift Card
August 28, 2013 By 51 Comments
While many schools across the US have already started, my kids still have two weeks left and they’re trying to hold onto every last moment. August is one of our favorite months of the year for our family garden- it’s prime picking time for the heirloom tomatoes we planted way back at the end of May. Just this morning, we were finally able to pick the biggest, juiciest, most flavorful heirloom tomatoes—the same tomatoes that we have been eagerly eying every morning for the past 12 weeks. It might sound cheesy but, there’s no better … [Read more...]
Banana, Blueberry, Yogurt Bundt Cake
August 26, 2013 By 14 Comments
It’s my favorite day of the month, I get to reveal my Secret Recipe Club assignment for August. 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 … [Read more...]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Giveaway
August 23, 2013 By 144 Comments
THI GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! I’m guessing if you have toddlers, you’ve most likely read the long-time celebrated bedtime book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (named Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children) or, you’ve seen the first 2009 movie adaptation of the book? My kids adored the book and loved the movies’ main kid inventor, Flint Lockwood, whose scientific machine was able to alter regular weather to food weather so all the world could enjoy raining meals from the sky. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – in theaters nationwide … [Read more...]
