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February 26, 2013 by Kristen · 7 Comments

Hi all! Just a little housekeeping post this morning. I recently found out that with some recent blog changes, I accidentally messed up my RSS subscriber feed and unintentionally dropped most of my subscribers. This means, if you subscribe to Dine & Dish via RSS feed like Google Reader, it's possible you haven't been getting my updates. I'd love it if you'd re-subscribe to Dine & Dish via RSS. You can do so by clicking here... I promise not to tinker around with anything else without a professional at my side! While we're at it, did you know that you can subscribe to Dine & Dish updates via email? These include a weekend recap as well as post updates during the week. It's my favorite way to stay in touch, simply because I love the beautiful email template Alison with Polish Your Blog created for me. Subscribe HERE to email updates and check it out. Allison is super talented, so if you are looking for someone experienced in email template design, I highly recommend her! Of course, I'm also on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Let's connect there as well if we haven't already! Oh! If you are a brand or business interested in partnering or advertising, I have a new media page (also designed by Alison) I'd love to share with you. Email me at kristen <at> dineanddish.net or contact me through the form above. As always, I truly appreciate your support of Dine & Dish. I hope some day, we can connect in real life... wouldn't … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blogging, Previous · Tagged With: blogging, connect, email, facebook, google+, housekeeping, newsletter, rss, twitter

Menu Plan: Feb 24th – March 2nd {Recipe: Balsamic Fish Tacos}

February 24, 2013 by Kristen · 39 Comments

Balsamic Fish Tacos from www.dineanddish.net

A recipe you will definitley want on your menu, the Dine & Dish Menu Plan for the week, and a great giveaway from Marzetti's Simply Dressed Salad Dressing, all below! I am obsessed, with a capital "O", with fish tacos lately. I just can't get enough of them... so much that they've made a weekly appearance on our table for the past several weeks. I've made fish tacos before, but those tacos contained fried fish. Now, my favorite form of fish tacos is with thick cuts of white fish, cheese, cabbage and tomatoes, all with a douse of Marzetti Simply Dressed Balsamic Dressing. Oh dear me... these fish tacos are my new "I need dinner on the table in 15 minutes" meal. So fresh and so good...if you haven't made fish tacos at home, I beg of you to give these a chance. Once you enjoy fish tacos for the first time, I think Taco Tuesday might start having a whole new meaning at your house! Our menu for this week is full of classic winter dishes. We had over a foot of snow dumped on us this past week and we're supposed to get at least that much again tomorrow. We're hunkering down, staying warm, and filling our bellies with comfort foods. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Giveaway, On the Menu, Seafood · Tagged With: Fish, food, Giveaway, marzetti, prize, recipe, simply dressed, tacos

Simplify Saturday: FreshBooks Invoice & Accounting System

February 23, 2013 by Kristen · 30 Comments

Today's Simplify Saturday post is for all of you knee deep in getting your expense and income stuff together for dreaded tax day. It's not a task I love at all, but thanks to FreshBooks, I finally have found a simple cloud based system that works for me. Small business owners, freelancers, bloggers, photographers... those of you who need a professional, affordable system for invoicing, expense tracking, reporting and project management, I'm happy to introduce you to Freshbooks. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Previous, Simplify Saturday · Tagged With: accounting, freelance, invoicing, simple, simplify saturday, small business, taxes

Spoilers {Recipe: Baked Chocolate Cake Doughnuts}

February 21, 2013 by Kristen · 63 Comments

Chocolate Cake Doughnuts www.dineanddish.net

You won't find any spoilers in this post... just wanted to let you know that ahead of time! Let me start by telling you, I was late to the Downton Abbey wagon. Because of that, I have had to avoid social media like the plague as it is quite the hot topic in my Twitter feed and on Facebook. With the recent Season 3 season finale, it has been even harder! Everywhere I look there are spoiler posts (and posts kindly marked as spoilers, thank you!)... I have had to avert my eyes so many times to not see something that would give it all away. Luckily, I've managed to not read anything... until today. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Previous · Tagged With: baked doughnut, Breakfast, Dessert, donuts, doughnuts, downton abbey, food, recipe

I Caved {Recipe: Biscoff Glaze for Homemade Baked Doughnuts}

February 18, 2013 by Kristen · 63 Comments

Homemade Cake Doughnuts with Biscoff Glaze www.dineanddish.net

Scroll down for an amazing doughnut recipe! I remember a time in my life when I didn't care for doughnuts. I was in college, and apparently I had the ability to turn off some little switch that kept me from liking things that were not so great for you. You know that switch? The one that seems to take over when you go out on a date with a new guy and even though they have scallops and steak and cheesecake and chocolate cake on the menu, you'll just have "salad and water". That crazy switch. Well the switch is back on and has been for quite some time. What is it about doughnuts and their appeal? Even if someone just mentions the word doughnuts, I'm done for. I can't get doughnuts off my mind until I head to the local doughnut shop or Krispy Kreme and cure my craving. … [Continue reading]