There is so many fun events around Las Vegas, and this is no exception. Recently, I was invited to a special viewing party at Diego Mexican Cuisine in the MGM Grand. The reason for this viewing party was for us to watch the television debut of Diego's Executive Chef, Christina Olivarez, on Chopped on Food Network. How cool is that? I'm a major fangirl for Food Network and Chopped is one of the shows I watch regularly.
Craft: Decorated Drinking Straws
I don't know about your kids, but mine love to use straws. I put together a tutorial on how to make decorated drinking straws for kids with printable images. They're so easy and great for parties...or anytime! You can get my complete tutorial with step-by-step photos over at Happy To Create:
Fun for Kids: Decorated Drinking Straws
Parmesan Corn on the Cob
Lots of Tomatoes & Onions at Gilcrease Orchard in Las Vegas
Grilled Butterflied Whole Chicken with Barbecue Sauce
A Food Photography Journey
It was many years ago, probably 15 years or so, that I was talking to my husband about food photography. I was looking at a Mexican food take-out menu and I thought the photos of the dishes looked unappetizing.
I told him that this was the reason why I would NEVER take food photos. I told him that food was hard to photograph and I would never want someone to think my food was gross, just by the horrible photo I took.
My Movie Dilemma: What Would You Do?
Seeing a movie in a movie theater has become a rare event for my husband and I.
It didn't always used to be that way.
As a kid, went to the drive-in all the time. As I became a teenager, I started going to the movies more and more. In the early years of our marriage, David worked at a movie theater and we got unlimited free movies. Even after he stopped working there, we would go fairly often.
But in the last several years, our movie theater trips have dwindled.
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Parfaits with Smarties Candy Whipped Cream
I can't believe summer officially started this week -- I feel like it's been summer forever in Las Vegas.
In an effort to cool us off, and enjoy one of the evenings when ALL of my kids are home, I planned to make a tropical dessert to go along with our weekly pizza night. Both of the oldest kids would be home and I thought it would be fun to have a little treat that would be super easy to pull together and celebrate the flavors of summer. We headed to Walmart to pick up "take and bake" pizza,
Spaghetti Salad with Green Bell Pepper & Olives
My husband's favorite summer salad is Spaghetti Salad. I usually forget about this salad as our usual summer salad go-to's are macaroni salad and potato salad, but when I was planning our big Father's Day BBQ, I was sure to put this on the menu for him and he loved me extra that day because of it.
I know I say this quite often, but this recipe is extremely flexible. It's really easy to make and only contains 5 ingredients.
