Little is currently known about U.S. consumer knowledge, beliefs, habits and motivations to use extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), but researchers at the University of Palermo (Italy) are attempting to change that by conducting a survey on consumer attitudes about EVOO. In fact, they asked to host a giveaway to our readers for participating in…
Chocolate Whipped Cream
Mixing up homemade whipped cream is one of the easiest things you can do to take your baking to the next level. The perfect topping for pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, you definitely want to keep these tips for how to quickly and easily whip cream into submission in your back pocket this holiday season. To…
Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend
All things Pumpkin Spice are all the rage now. Pumpkin Pie spice is in everything from your morning coffee and it’s creamer to your mochi ice cream. So what do you do when you have a hankering for something with pumpkin spice, but find yourself just out of your tiny McCormick’s jar of pumpkin pie…
Quick Cheese Board
Noshing on snack foods like cheese and crackers or dips like hummus with veggies is one of my biggest weaknesses. I’m a grazer at heart – guilty as charged. I could live off of cheese and crackers! I love it. So it’s our go-to appetizer spread for a get together with friends or family or…
Fun Easy Halloween Food Ideas & A Giveaway
I have some quick and easy Halloween party ideas to share with you today. When you are trying to throw together a fun and festive party for your family and friends or the lil’uns, it’s great to have fun, cute Halloween themed food that comes together in a flash!! To start with, I love Urban…
Cookbook Review: Domestic Chic by Kristin Sollenne
When I was contacted by Waldorf Publishing to review a cookbook written by an upcoming celebrity chef called Domestic Chic: A Fashionably Fabulous Guide to Cooking & Entertaining by the Seasons I was apprehensive at first, unsure if it was a good fit for this blog. I had to think about it, but after further research on…
Cooking Tips: Mythbusters
Let’s talk about some food myths shall we? Myth – Carbs make you fat Sorry to be all gangbusters right out of the gate. But carbs don’t make you fat. Not exercising or eating right makes you fat. Carbs = Fuel. So, unless you’re burning calories (read: exercising), then your carbs are going to waste….
Cooking Tips: DeGlazing
DeGlazing? Like…licking the delicious-ness of a glazed donut right? Mmmmmmm donuts. No! That’s not what we’re talking about here. See what you’ve done? Now I can’t stop thinking about donuts. Bah. N-E-Way, back to what we came here for. Deglazing. That is a cooking term. And if you learn what it’s all about, you are…