Today marks the 3rd recipe I’ve created for Green Mountain Coffee’s blog, Green Mountain Cafe. As I sit here sipping my first cup of Pumpkin Spice (for the day, not the year – shoot, I’ve been drinking this stuff since it hit shelves August 15th!), I can’t help thinking how excited I am for you …

I’m finding it a little hard to believe we’ve already come around to another Secret Recipe Club posting, because that’s supposed to mean that another month has gone by. Surely that’s not the case, right? When it came time to choose my recipe from Everyday Mom, I took my time, looking through lots of old …

When I was a kid, my grandparents threw the most epic Halloween parties. They always dressed to the nines. I remember one party had Nanny dressed in full clown makeup, with a curly bright blue wig and giant shoes, while Gaga chose to go as a Bela Lugosi-style vampire, complete with giant collared cape. The …

Roughly this time last year, I had some fun developing Pumpkin Spice Bites from Abby Johnson Dodge’s original Nutella Brownie Bites recipe. If you haven’t picked up Desserts 4 Today, really, what are you waiting for? That little book packs a powerful punch. So many recipes with so few ingredients! Abby really is a dessert …

Maybe this is just a food blogger thing, but sometimes my pal Jamie and I get on the phone and talk for a ridiculously long time so long you get grounded from your cell phone because you used up all your minutes and then some about a recipe that has stumped you, and how you’d …

I don’t know about you, but I love writing notes and sending letters. Call me old fashioned, but I love to get mail more than email, notes more than chat requests. When I was little, after every birthday or gift giving holiday, Nanny would sit us girls down and we’d have a thank you note …

It’s true. We’re nearly at the end of September, and most schools have been back in session for a month already. Not having kids returning to school to mark the occasion, it’s almost scary to me how quickly the month flew by. Not long ago, I was enjoying one of my favorite snacks – apple …

A Final Update September 24th, 2011 Together we raised $1535 for the Red Cross of Central Texas. More than THREE times my original goal. I cannot thank you all enough. Each of the winners have been drawn, contacted, their prizes chosen, and sponsors notified. This would not have been the success it is without the …

If you haven’t already, please make sure you check out the Red Cross of Central Texas Raffle that I’m holding. You could win amazing prizes from Keurig, KerryGold, Chicago Metallics, Scharffen Berger Chocolate, and Miss in the Kitchen!   Who doesn’t love a good taco salad? I don’t know if they’re very authentic, but you …

Image Courtesy of Time.com   It seems we can’t get away from natural disasters these days – earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis and droughts. I remember when I was a kid, South Texas got hit with some pretty devastating drought years where water restrictions were quite strict. I always remember my Nan lamenting the loss of her …