meet a blogger monday – Christopher from Domestic Daddy

Today we meet Christopher from Domestic Daddy. His blog showcases fine living at its best. This is one of those blogs that I just love to delve into as a little escape from everyday life in Ohio. In Christopher’s world it always seems as though the sun is shining, the temperature is around 75 degrees,…

chewy chocolate chunk-cherry cookies

As you are reading today’s post, I am in a car with three of my favorite people (ok, I really like you too, but there wasn’t enough room in the car for anyone else) traveling through America’s heartland from Akron, Ohio to St. Louis, Missouri. No road trip is complete with out a great selection…

ham and potato bake – everyday food challenge

Back to my Everyday Food Challenge. This week I delved into the March 2005 issue and food a recipe for the Ham and Potato Bake. First a note, I’m not a ham fan. In fact, some day I’ll tell you the story from my childhood about the Christmas Ham. I’m starting to come around to…

dark chocolate and pretzel crispy treats

Today was supposed to be an Everyday Food Challenge post. The one about the potato and ham bake. But you know, sometimes cravings just get in the way. There are few sweet treats that I love more than chocolate covered pretzels and good old-fashioned Rice Crispy Treats. How’s about if I combined them into one…

meet a blogger monday – bradley from cleveland food and brews

Today we meet Bradley from Cleveland Food and Brews. If it’s not too obvious from his blog title, Bradley loves food and craft beers and developed a pretty great blog of Cleveland area restaurant reviews and tales of the great beers. If my count is correct, since starting his blog in September, Bradley has reviewed…

mini mocha cheesecakes – everyday food challenge

Welcome to “Have a Sweet Thursday”. Today we feature a not-so-bad-for-your-waistline Mini Mocha Cheesecake from the current edition of Everyday Food Magazine. Just 174 calories and 2 grams of fat per mini cheesecake. How great is that? What’s their secret to a slimmed down cheesecake? Two things, a smaller portion, of course. And the cream…

favorite photos of 2010

And now for the annual presentation of my favorite photos from the past year.  Click here to view the slideshow of all 56 photos. Also be sure to check out my favorites from year’s past.  You can find them by clicking here. Oh, and how about a give-away? Leave a comment on this blog post…

chicken, edamame and noodle stir-fry : everyday food challenge

After a holiday season of eating lots of sweets, it was more than time to turn towards a healthier and more savory dinner option. This Chicken, Edamame and Noodle Stir-Fry from the September 2007 issue of Everyday Food magazine hit the spot. Not being a huge onion fan, I left the red onion out. I…

Meet a Blogger Monday – Michelle from One Ordinary Day

Meet a Blogger Monday returns today with Michelle from One Ordinary Day.  I’ve been following Michelle’s cooking adventures for some time. You may remember that I made her chocolate peppermint thumbprint cookies a few weeks back. I’ve also made her white chicken chili which was simply amazing. I hope you’ll take a little time today…

my top ten posts of 2010

It’s been quite a year. A little exposure over at marthastewart.com, and things really took off. I thought that I’d recap the last year with a summary of my top ten visited posts. Click on the links to be taken back to the original posts. I can’t thank you enough for taking a few minutes…