Dec 4, 2015 | Food & Cooking
Did you know that M&Ms were invented for WWII soldiers as the chocolate that wouldn’t melt in their hands? Or that Marie Antoinette and Louis XIV had their own personal chocolate makers? And that Thomas Jefferson predicted that chocolate would outstrip coffee as...
Jan 20, 2014 | Bedlam Moments, Fitness, Food & Cooking
Recently, our extended family gathered at our home for a visit and my older nieces and nephews asked about my “famous” burger. They wanted to see it and check out any changes that had happened in the last few years. This post was initially shared Jan. 5,...
Jan 18, 2011 | Food & Cooking
This post brought to you by TABASCO® Original Red. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was emailed about trying the TABASCO® Original Red sauce, I paused to contemplate for two whole seconds. My guys use Tabasco sauce nearly every day. Considering I returned home from...
Nov 2, 2010 | Food & Cooking
After yesterday’s budgeting post, “Give Every Dollar a Job,” I thought it would be fitting for this Tasty Tuesday to recall the first time I got down and dirty in saving for a quality kitchen tool – you know, a “kitchen want.”...
Sep 29, 2010 | Food & Cooking, Salads
Whenever I can’t decide what to order at restaurants, I always choose a taco salad. I know, out of all the choices, why would I order something that I prepare all the time at home (and enjoy even better)? I finally insisted that my family remind me of this and...
Sep 7, 2010 | Food & Cooking, Tasty Tuesday
There are many things I am, but one thing I am not is an impulse buyer, especially when it means making decisions about things I deem “investment” type purchases. For two months now, I have been researching cookware. I know, I know, that’s too long...