Eek! Where did the week go? One minute I was babysitting my friend's 3 adorable little girls, then next slurping ramen with a girlfriend...then in the blink of an eye, it was mid week and I was attending a party to celebrate a friend's tubal ...
I am over at Tablespoon sharing some of my favorite appetizer recipes to get us ready for the big game. This year I watched and paid attention to football more than I usually do, I am obsessed with Tim Tebow the games were just so good. It was a year for underdogs, and I...
There are times when a three to five course meal is not going to get on the dinner table. I'm tired. We're all tired. Just too busy. Thinking about protein, starch, vegetable, dessert...it's too much some days. So could I serve a little plate of empana...
It came to me in a vision on the way to Zumba this morning. As I made my way into the gym prepared to shake my groove thang (yes, I said it) for the last time this year, it dawned on me... the very best way to ring in 2012... Cheese ball!I know it's...
I had a beautiful idea for this 'mash up' of previously posted Vegetarianized.com recipes (Roasted Carrot Soup and Hummus) after tasting a bland version at a restaurant this weekend. Feeling pretty done with Thanksgiving fare, this is a nice, light sna...
My beau's younger brother, Patrick - the newlywed, and I ad libbed this lovely condiment for a casual family dinner at the beach after the wedding. It's great on veggie dogs, with roasted veggies and probably even fish and chicken. To tone down the hea...
Hello, my name is Alison, I write a blog called ‘this homemade life‘. Not to worry, if you’ve come here looking for Baked Bree, you are in the right place. Today she and I have decided to shake things up a bit by posting on one another’s blogs sharing the same recipe, but adapted...
The polenta fries I've tried in restaurants are soggy and uninspiring. I thought I'd boost the flavor with fresh rosemary and smoked mozzarella and work on the crisp-factor. The key to crispness is cutting the delicate polenta into 1/2" matchstick...
It's been pretty hot here in inland NorCal and you may have noticed I haven't been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately. I made a great curry egg salad sandwich this week from Gourmet magazine, and got inspired to freshen up a summer favorite -...
Get grilling! Everywhere I turn - magazine covers, the hardware store, commercials - everything is about grilling. I saw a beautiful shot of a grilled avocado in an old Gourmet magazine and I got inspiration to grill guacamole. And not just the avocado...