Halloween treats from the California Pizza Kitchen Family Cookbook »
Are you looking to cook up a Halloween treat with the kids? Then try this Halloween recipe from the California Pizza Kitchen Family Cookbook. This spooky Jack-O-Lantern pizza is actually pumpkin pie on a pizza crust. This will be a fun Halloween recipe for the kids, and perfect to bring to parties at school or to serve at home.
Read more...My visit to the United Egg Producers Conference »
Conventional vs. cage free – it it worth the extra money? Being an animal lover, I always wondered was it worth paying the extra money for cage-free eggs, and honestly what does cage free even mean? After listening to the experts and seeing the cages for myself, it was clear that one type of house is not better than the other.
Read more...Need cookbook, will travel – collecting vacation destination cookbooks »
My family loves food. Really loves food. We love ethnic food, comfort food, spicy food, raw food (OK, not my daughter), plain food (OK, not mom or dad), grilled food, and food TV shows, like Top Chef, Iron Chef, and Chopped. We love to cook at home, as well as find great new neighborhood restaurants. And don’t get me started on food and wine pairings.
Read more...Light & Delish: 400 Calories or less! Penne with Sausage & Broccoli Rabe »
Light & Delish: 400 Calories or Less is a special “bookazine” from the folks at Delish.com. (You may be familiar with the Delish newspaper insert from your local newspaper.) This book-slash-magazine hit magazine stands on September 9 and will be on sale for $9.99 until December 13, 2010. Grab a few extra copies for stocking stuffers this holiday season.
Read more...Too Hot in the Kitchen with Holly Clegg’s Shrimp Deluxe Pizza »
Shrimp Deluxe Pizza. No need to order out for pizza when you can easily have hot-out-of-the-oven pizza in the comfort of your own home. Shrimp and a great assortment of fresh ingredients make this an amazing pizza.
Read more...Get kids to eat their greens with A White House Garden Cookbook »
A White House Garden Cookbook: Healthy Ideas from the First Family to Your Family by Clara Silverstein contains “fourscore and seven recipes” from White Houses past and present as well as community gardens from around the United States.
Read more...The hard boiled truth about egg safety and the salmonella recall »
Egg safety news from Eggland’s Best eggs. My personal favorite brand of eggs is Eggland’s Best (EB). Not only are they delicious and more nutritious than store brands, but (for me) they’re a locally produced food product.
Read more...Kraft’s Tuna Twister Melt and their Big Fork Little Fork iPad app »
Kraft Food sent me a loaner iPad to try out their new recipe app. You can read my review of Big Fork Little Fork here.
Read more...A visit to the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! test kitchen »
Learning about ICBINB marketing and nutrition. After the cooking demo, we went into a meeting room and saw some of the older commercials with Fabio and the new “Turn the Tub Around” commercial with Megan Mullally. (See them for yourself at the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter YouTube video channel.) The new commercial is pretty silly, but entertaining in a Glee sort of way. However, it does get across the point that there are no transfats and no hydrogenated oils with their new formulation.
Read more...Shera Roetcisoender, Contributing Editor »
When Shera isn't writing for Mom Central and researching tips and tricks for a healthier family, you will find her at her personal blog A Frog In My Soup, which incidentally is about life as a mom and not about cooking frog soup. She also does digi scrapping for several amazing artists and designs blogs for moms.
Read more...Slow cooker vegetarian recipes: Turkish-Style Barley Soup »
This high fiber and protein soup recipe comes from The Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Over 200 Delicious Recipes by Judith Finlayson.
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