When Autumn rolls around, there is one side dish recipe I always make -- and usually a few times: Parmesan Spaghetti Squash. It's so frugal, but so good!
If you aren't familiar with spaghetti squash, it's a winter squash that is oblong with a yellow, hard shell. The inside is stringy, which is why the name "spaghetti" squash. One of the things I love about spaghetti squash, like other winter squash, is that they keep well. I buy when I see the prices the lowest and keep in a cool place. While
Favorite Events at the Blogalicious 2012 Blogging Conference
It's been about a month since the Blogalicious 2012 blogging conference, and while there is so much I could share, there was 5 sessions and events during this Vegas conference that left a lasting impression on me. I have put together a list of the ones that I have thought about often over the last month and if I could go back in time, I would want to attend them again.
1. Shop Your Way Afternoon Tea
I've already done a whole post on the Shop Your Way Afternoon Tea, so be sure to check
Food Memories Monday: Chicken a la King, Pork ‘n Beans, Pierogies
Every week, I select 3 blog posts that I have found that share a food memory that I enjoy. Here are my Food Memories Monday picks for the week of 10/22/12.
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Wine Anchors Great Memories: A Night with Mirassou Winery
"Wine anchors great memories" - David Mirassou
Is it possible to love a wine brand even before your first sip? In the case of Mirassou Winery, I believe it's so.
This month, I was all set to attend my second blogging conference, Bloggy Boot Camp. I knew one of the sponsors was Mirassou Winery, but what I didn't know is that they were having a private wine tasting and dinner for some of the Bloggy Boot Camp attendees. It wasn't until I received my invitation that I learned of the special
Easy Baked Vanilla Custard from my Dad
Today is my Dad's birthday. He would have been 65 years old.
This is his first birthday since he passed away last January.
I actually thought about this day shortly after he passed away. I thought about how this year would be a year of firsts - his first birthday without him, my first birthday without him, the first father's day, the first Christmas, and so on. I've dreaded these days even before they happened.
Frontera’s Chipotle Pumpkin Salsa
How to Roast Garlic
When my husband and I were first married, I never cooked with garlic. It's not because I didn't want to...it was because David couldn't handle it. None of my cooking used it. Well, except spaghetti sauce, but David has always been the spaghetti sauce maker in our house and he would use some garlic powder in that. That's all though.
The reasons for his dislike of garlic was that his grandmother made a baked chicken recipe that used "tons" of garlic powder. He says she made it a couple times a
Creamy-Style Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
Comfort food is the ultimate of food memories, don't you think? This week for #SundaySupper, our theme is exactly that...comfort food. I think that's a perfect theme for Home Cooking Memories to participate in. Comfort food usually evokes certain feelings and memories when you cook it and, most importantly, when you eat it. And that's what this blog is all about -- food memories and stories.
Afternoon Tea with Sears and Kmart at Blogalicious 2012
As many of you know, last weekend, I attended my first ever blogging conference: Blogalicious in Las Vegas, NV! It was an amazing event and I have a full recap (plus swag giveaway) coming very soon, but I wanted to share one of my favorite events during Blogalicious: the Afternoon Tea with ShopYourWay, Sears, and Kmart.
As we arrived, each guest was given the ShopYourWay gift bag you see above. I took a peek inside and saw an iPad case (they were giving away TWO iPads during the Afternoon
Food Memories Monday: Kapusta, Fried Calamari, Chili Rellenos
Happy Monday! It's Food Memories Monday again and here are my picks for the week of 10/08/12. Every week I select 3 blog posts that I have found that share a food memory that I enjoy -- sometimes it's stories that make me cry, sometimes they make me laugh...sometimes they make me think. Either way, I liked them and thought they would be a perfect fit for Food Memories Monday.
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