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Tim from Everyday Living asked me a question which inspired me to write a series of posts on M eal and M enu planning for the family. Here is the first of several post on meal and menu planning for your family. Meal planning doesn’t need to (read full article)
I was so excited to host my first blog event, My Easy Cooking Event #1 - Thai. For those who do it on a regular basis, I am sure your first event was also nerve racking. What if no one bothers to take part. Well I am ecstatic with all the entries I r (read full article)
You may have noticed that posting this week was lighter than normal, and while I didn’t want to broadcast it prior to leaving, I’m now at liberty to say what we’ve been up to: Oxford! We were in England! My best friend was getting (read full article)
Back in the '80's when Louisiana Cuisine became en vogue, many of the ingredients I considered to be "everyday" could not be eaily found in grocery stores outside of Southeast Louisiana.Few people understood our culinary lingo such as  (read full article)
Yes! I am on the ball and I am posting my Daring Cooks Challenge on time this month! I think I will give myself a gold star....The July 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Margie of More Please and Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Pupp (read full article)
From previous comments, I know that many of you are with me in this weight loss journey. A fellow blogger asked me to help her learn how to cook by doing some guest posts, and I agreed–as long as she was willing to exchange some posts so that (read full article)
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know by now how damaging the sun can be for your skin. We are very aware of it too, but whether we’re very consistent about applying sunscreen every day, well, that’s another story. Even the (read full article)
Welcome to Watch My Weight Wednesdays! I am very pleased to introduce today's guest blogger Tim from Everyday Living. I was so happy to hear he wanted to share his story with us! Thanks Tim!I would like to thank Angie for asking me (read full article)
The Winners of the Ask Ms Recipe E-Cookbook are Tim of Everyday Living and Jen Apolinar (zh3en22) of Contest andPromos Thank You To Everyone that Entered the Contest Until Next time (read full article)
Summertime, and the living is easy. Baseball. Flip flops. Ripe, juicy melons. Just-picked veggies from the garden. Wildflowers. Blue skies. Sunshine. Sitting poolside. These are just some of the images that come to mind. Monday marks the longest (read full article)
I have a confession to make: I actually like sitting down at a table to eat and drink just a bit more than I do cooking. Okay, a lot more. There’s something so wonderful about plopping down at a beautifully set table, laying a cloth napki (read full article)
I had kept putting off this recipe from Simply in Season because of the overnight soak. But I had some yogurt left that needed to be used up so I gave it a shot. FOR A PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Hearty Oatmeal Pancakes 2 cups rolled oats 2 cups (read full article)
The Spice Kitchen: Everyday Cooking with Organic Spices. Sara Engram and Katie Luber with Kimberly Toqe. Andrews McMeel Publishing. $29.99 (208p) ISBN: 978-0-7407-7972-5 “Eat locally but season globally” is a favorite mantra of (read full article)
Sitting quietly towards the Parliament end of Bourke Street, Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar’s reputation is tantamount to that of a Melbourne institution – serving its faithful customers great coffee and unpretentious home-styled authentic Italian f (read full article)
Ingredients4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves2 tablespoons olive oilSalt and pepper, to taste1/4 cup chicken broth1/2 cup heavy cream2 tablespoons Dijon mustard1 teaspoon dried tarragon or oreganoDirectionsAdd olive oil to a large skillet and (read full article)
Hubby has finally finished his new office. Although he works at home, having his own space away from the hustle and bustle of everyday house activity. He can’t work properly in the study as the kids usually use it. Having an office built just f (read full article)
Years ago when Ron and I imagined our first Bed and Breakfast, The Old Garden Inn, we established early on that we wanted to capture the Atlanta market. Polling clients and friends we asked what was the optimum weekend getaway - 45 minute (read full article)
This is called Radish or 'Lobak Putih' in the Malay Language.For some reasons, when I looked at this vegetable it brought back old memories to me and for many years I have nicknamed it 'Sayur Duit'.Sayur Duit came about when I was a Staff Nurse train (read full article)
How long have you been blogging? 2007 but with my current blog I just started it in Feb 2010Why did you start blogging?My original blog was to promote a work at home business...that I no longer do. Now I blog to share my story of fin (read full article)
Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. ~ Hippocrates If you're not familiar with the dynamo behind the award-winning site Making Love In The Kitchen, you should be. Whether leading you through a Green Smoothie Cleanse, foragi (read full article)