I’ve been blogging…really I have. It just hasn’t been here. I have been fervently trying to keep up with all the newbie bloggers who have submitted applications for adoptions in the Adopt a Blogger program. I literally have an inbox stuffed full of people who are looking for someone a little more experienced to adopt…
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Around Our Table (Perfect One-Dish Dinners Barbecue Chicken Sliders)
We have started something new at our house that has made a significant difference in mealtime. It has been one very small change that has made a huge impact. We have started serving our meals family style. See, mealtimes prior, my husband and I would get all of the plates filled and ready before we…
Cooking Light & Perfect Portions Giveaway (Recipe: Pumpkin Pudding)
This giveaway is now closed! The winners, chosen by Random.org, of the Cooking Light Magazines subscriptions were: Ria from Rias Collection, Megan from Megans Cookin‘, and Dana (Drsalbghir). Hilary Gercken won the Perfect Portions scale! Congrats everyone and thanks for participating! The pumpkin biscuits with the orange-honey butter I made yesterday were certainly a…
Time Machine (Recipe: Pumpkin Biscuits with Orange-Honey Butter)
One bite was all it took for me to be sitting around our dining room table in my childhood home, nylons still on my feet, shoes off, my parents nagging at me that I’m ruining my nylons because I am not wearing shoes… “Do you know how much nylons cost? You are running around the…
Pumpkin Muffin Confessions (Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins)
Since I am in the mood for confessions, I wanted to share another one with you. First of all, I love Miracle Whip. That has nothing to do with the confession I am about to make…I just wanted to clear the air with that first. My favorite pumpkin muffin is derived from a cake mix….
Defining Success (Recipe: Slice and Bake Sugar Cookies)
Bakers will love having this tried and true Slice and Bake Homemade Sugar Cookiec Recipe on hand! As many of you know, I recently returned from San Francisco where I attended a food blogging conference. I’m not going to write a whole recap. I’m not going to gush about all the wonderful people I met…
Seeing Clearly (Recipe: Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes)
Last night, I returned from a long weekend in San Francisco where I had attended the BlogHer 2010 Food Conference. I was overly exhausted, but perked up the second I saw my husband and four kids peeking through the airport gate, waving enthusiastically at me. I walked closer and when I was close enough I…
Have You Adopted a Blogger Today? (Recipe: Zippy Chicken Mushroom Soup)
So, guess what? I’ve got some news to share with you! Adopt-a-Blogger is officially up and running on it’s very own site! Yep… The blog mentoring program that us foodies have come to know and love has moved from Dine & Dish to it’s very own space out in Internet land. What does this mean…
A Special Libby’s Lunch and Prize Package Giveaway
There’s an opportunity for you to learn all about a great giveaway from Libby’s at the end of this post! When I was growing up, I clearly remember sitting around the dinner table eating dinner as a family pretty much every night. We ate family style, passing around the dishes of delicious food my…
“Getting” Blogging (Recipe: Snickerdoodle Cookies)
A few weeks ago, after returning from my trip to New York (which I will blog about soon!) my husband said, “You know… I feel like you are a part of this whole other life that I just don’t even get.” He was referring to the blogging life. How many of you have experienced this…