The Adventures of Kitchen Girl

http://kitchengirljo.blogspot.com/

The thirty-something Mother of 3 who loves to cook and take pictures of food. I love to do product reviews, where I give you my honest opinion... good, bad or just so so. I also do product giveaways and contests! I'm always trying something new in the kitchen, come on and join me!

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Recent Posts

Jul 01

Strawberry Poke Cake

The House-Autry Mills Giveaway(and Coupon)is still going on! Click for details and to enter!!!This cake makes me happy. It reminds me of my childhood and of time spent with my Mother. My Mom was a single parent and would sometimes work as many as 3 j (read full article)

Jun 28

House-Autry Mills Giveaway!!! (and a Coupon)

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a terrific weekend and that you're ready for a great week! If you're not quite ready, I think I may have just the thing to take a bit of the sting out of this Monday morning! How about a giveaway !? Maybe a baske (read full article)

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Jun 27

Ice Cream Grasshoppers

Not long ago I tried making grasshopper cocktails in my new ice cream maker and they worked out really well. Of course, you could make them in the blender with already made ice cream but this was kind of fun and worked well since we had the ingredien (read full article)

beverage, Dessert, Holidays

Jun 09

Very Vanilla Cookie Crumble Ice Cream

Recently, I was gifted with an electric ice cream maker... an appliance I've never worked with before. The last time I made fresh ice cream it was with one of those old fashioned hand crank machines that used rock salt and ice. Sure, it worked... bu (read full article)

Dessert, kidscook

Jun 06

And the winner...

...of the "Shrek-tacular Savings Giveaway!" is....Comment #11 kjmills!Congratulations! I will be contacting you shortly!Thank you for entering! (read full article)

giveaway

Jun 01

Shrek-tacular Savings Giveaway!

I've got a wonderful giveaway for you today!General Mills is celebrating the May 21st release of Shrek Forever After, the final chapter of the Shrek films. Look for Shrek-tacular savings in the grocery store on your favorite General Mills brands like (read full article)

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May 28

CSN Product Review Coming Soon!

In 2009 I did a product review with the great folks at CSN Stores. Recently I was asked if I would like to work with them again on another product review. Of course, I said yes! My experience working with them last Fall was wonderful and I am looking (read full article)

review

Mar 26

Zuppa Toscana

Here's another recipe I received from my friend Sarah Jo of Double Wide Skillet, Single Wide Budget. This time a delicious soup recipe! I made this to serve along side the "Roasted Vegetable Pasta" I recently posted and thought the two went together (read full article)

maindish, Soup, Starter

Mar 12

Roasted Vegetable Pasta

My friend Sarah Jo is an amazing cook! The other day we were chatting back and forth and I mentioned to her than I was feeling totally uninspired about what to make for dinner. So, she suggested a couple recipes for me to try. And they were wonderful (read full article)

Light, maindish, Pasta, SIDEDISH

Mar 10

Orange Honey Mustard Glazed Corned Beef

Can you believe it's almost time for St.Patrick's day?! I am so glad it is though, because for me it's one of the first signs of Spring! And believe me, after all the snow we've had this Winter I am MORE than ready! :)This is a little different way t (read full article)

beef, Holidays, maindish

Feb 26

Mint Chocolate Candy Cookies

These cookies come from one of my BFFs and I've been making them for a number of years at Christmas time. They are good anytime of year, of course... but I would think they'd be perfect for St.Patrick's day! They are a *very* minty cookie, yet not te (read full article)

cookies, Dessert, Holidays, snacks

Feb 17

Orange Creamsicle Cookies

When was the last time you had an orange creamsicle? Do you remember how delicious they were with that amazing combination of orange and vanilla? These cookies will have you recalling childhood memories of long, warm summers when the ice cream truck (read full article)

cookies, Dessert, Holidays

Jan 26

Blog Away Hunger - Help Haiti

I will be donating 5 times the ad revenue I earn for the month of Janruary to the World Food Program’s Haiti relief efforts. Since the ad revenue earned by "The Adventures of Kitchen Girl is based on the number of pages viewed. You can help increas (read full article)

Food News, helping others, internet

Jan 22

Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

People seem to love this dip every time I make it, so much so that I usually double or even triple the recipe... and I've never had any left at the end of the party or get together. I'm planning to make this for Super Bowl Sunday! It's creamy and has (read full article)

Holidays, snacks, Starter

Jan 15

Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year

"I've entered and so should you! Who couldn't use free groceries for a year in this economy?!? "Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.Even if you don’t enter, (read full article)

Jan 15

And the winner ...

...of the Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations® is...Sarah!!!She told us her favorite thing to do with crescent rolls is:"My favorite thing to do with crescent rolls is make pigs in a blanket, of course!"Congrats Sarah! I'll be contacting you today t (read full article)

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Jan 14

*Speed Giveaway* Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations®

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that the New Year is treating you kindly so far. It's been a busy time at my house but I'm finally back with a great new giveaway to share with my readers.Just before the holidays, the fine folks at (read full article)

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Jan 14

Bloggers Unite for Haiti

By now everyone knows about the turmoil Haiti is in with the 7.3 earthquake that struck earlier this week. But perhaps you want to do something to help and don't know where to start. Here are a couple of ways you can get involved and help the people (read full article)

helping others, internet

Dec 16

Magic Cookie Bars

These bars scream Christmas to me, because I've been eating them since I was a little girl. My mother made these every year as part of our holiday preparations and I continue the tradition today. For me, it's just not Christmastime with out them!They (read full article)

cookies, Dessert, Holidays

Dec 14

Caramel Chocolate Macchiato Cookies

These are some of the best cookies I think I've ever had. They remind me of one of my favorite coffee drinks from Starbucks. They were simple to make and I think they are rather pretty. I didn't expect the kids to like them, since they are coffee fla (read full article)

cookies, Dessert, Holidays

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