It's Seriously Soup day today, 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 catalog 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 … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Giveaway!
November 9, 2012 By 360 Comments
Back by popular demand.... It's getting quite cold here on the east coast so it's the perfect time to get hunkered down and cook some slow cooked meals to comfort you and keep you warm. I bought my very first slow cooker last year. Gone are those stressful nights trying to figure out a last minute dinner plan for my cranky, hungry kids. My slow cooker has certainly lived up to its motto: "cooks while the cook's away." Honestly, it's just so easy to use. Simply dump your food in the porcelain pot in the morning and, when … [Read more...]
Slow Cooked S’Mores
November 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
I was fortunate to have been raised in a house at the end of a cul-de-sac on a quiet street. We had neighbors but, not without a fair amount of woods in between homes. Mom loved our house; our private hideaway. In the kitchen she found comfort and, when sick, took refuge. She often cooked for parties and graciously hosted momentous occasions in our yard. Even when the weather turned colder, she’d transform our carport into a make shift freezer. In the dead of winter, she could be seen outside in her winter coat, using our grill to cook … [Read more...]
Broiled Grapefruit
November 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
We spent the better part of the weekend packing and organizing many bags of clothing and dry goods to donate to various organizations for distribution to Hurricane Sandy victims. And, we capped off the weekend with a modest bake sale complete with crudely-baked cupcakes, signs and kid art. In the end, the kids and friends raised over $1000 in under 90 minutes! It seems as though everyone wants to help out; even the homeless man who came up to the sale and literally offered us the last $1 he had in his hand. It wasn’t until I finally got … [Read more...]
