I’m thrilled to have been selected as part of the OXO Blogger Outreach Program to help spread the word about OXO Healthy Eating Tools. Over the past year, as I’ve slowly been upgrading my kitchen and organizing my chaotic pantry, OXO has been my go-to brand! I love all of my recent OXO purchases: angled measuring cups, locking tongs, measuring cups, and most importantly, their pop storage containers! But, I had NO IDEA how much I desperately needed the OXO Hand-Held Mandolin Slicer. Wahoo! My very first OXO Hand-Held Mandolin Slicer Up … [Read more...]
Country Crock & Clare Crespo Make Eating Veggies FUN
April 20, 2012 By 16 Comments
Let’s face it, getting most kids to eat their veggies is an uphill battle. What's appealing about eating broccoli or spinach when there are so many seemingly tastier food choices? I definitely resisted eating anything green as a child, and it took a long time for me to turn the veggie corner. But, yesterday, I was invited to attend a very exciting event sponsored by Country Crock and culinary artist Clare Crespo, to promote the launch of a whimisical online recipe book, “A Very Veggie World” that features 25 imaginative veggie recipe … [Read more...]
Orange and Rosemary Pork Tenderloin
April 13, 2012 By 5 Comments
Another FIRST for me in the kitchen! I cooked my first pork tenderloin! Yes, you heard correctly. It’s the first time I’ve even eaten pork, outside of the pork chops with mint jelly Mom used to cook for dinner over 30 years ago. And, guess what? It tasted great! While any cardiologist will define pork as red meat, who doesn’t remember the 1987 ad campaign labeling pork as the “other white meat” due to the public perception that chicken and turkey were healthier than red meat? Even though the campaign was deemed highly successful … [Read more...]
Cheeseburger Pie
March 23, 2012 By 3 Comments
For my first blog entry almost a year ago (when the only 2 people reading this blog were my kids), I attempted to cook and write about Mom’s infamous Cheeseburger Pie. It was without a doubt my favorite dinner dish served. The flavorful ground beef combined with heaping portions of shredded cheddar cheese, all sealed together with batter and baked to pie perfection- amazing! As a kid, I had no idea I was eating Mom’s cheesy, no potato version of Shepherd’s Pie. To me, Cheeseburger Pie was like a virtual trip to Wendy’s without leaving the … [Read more...]
