Dec 22, 2012
It seems like each holiday season I get invited to a cookie swap and each year I politely decline. It’s not that I’m a cookie hater – quite the contrary in fact. It’s just that December is already such a sugar high that the last thing I need to do is... 
Sep 2, 2012
I hear the term “urban foraging” tossed around more and more lately and knew what my definition of it was but decided to look it up in the Urban Dictionary to confirm. 1. urban foraging Urban foraging is a process of sorting through the dumpsters, gargbage... 
Aug 5, 2012
There are so many things that a kid that I absorbed from those around me. Things that become the norm, never given a second thought until called into question by an outside source years later. This was the case one day as I had a salt shaker poised over a generous... 
Jul 10, 2012
My friend Sheri loves all things tropical so when her girlfriends (myself included) started planning her 50th birthday party, we knew this was a starting point, but we wanted something more unique for this golden celebration. Something more than a luau or Jimmy Buffet... 
Jul 3, 2012
We are now in that time of year when I will grill – or at least, try to – almost anything. But when using skewers, some food just isn’t toothsome enough to really grab hold, making the flipping of the skewers into a tormenting game of spin the food. Here’s... 
May 8, 2012
I had the opportunity to attend the National Restaurant Association (NRA) food show in Chicago for the first time this year and it was a little slice of heaven for a foodie like myself. One of the things I enjoy about shows like this is often they are a sneak peek... 