in the kitchen
Spending Time in the Kitchen: Looking Back –and Forward- at Cooking in 2013 & 2014
I am a new contributor to Foodie.com a food & drink/cooking network and this is a post sponsored by Foodie.com. If you know me at all, you know that I don’t do anything I don’t believe in nor do I do anything I don’t want to do. I just had the opportunity to noodle around their site and find that they had tons of recipes that resonated with me – and gave me inspiration to write this post — and even better to think about cooking new things!
Holiday Sips and Nibbles!! Great Wines to Try and Snacks to Pair with Wines!
YES!! It’s the big cooking day of the year and I am here to give you some great wine choices. Generally there should be a big liquor store near you that is open. If not, then hopefully you have a wine or too that will fit into this bill. Here in Southern California there is typically a market or two or a large convenience store with an array of wine, spirits and snacks that can do the duty. Given that I started stocking up about 6 weeks ago, I am ready to rock and roll!
Cooking: The Books You Need to HAVE for Fab Food! “An Apple A Day” and “Baking By Hand!” #Book Review
I am going to give you 2 fabulous cookbooks that will offer you lots of ideas that are really different for this holiday season- plus the deal with getting serious about eating well but eating healthy too.
Get Into the Holiday Spirit! Cocktails for the Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday & More!
Whoever said it was too early to have a cocktail? Not Me- particularly when it’s so close to a slew of holidays and holiday events! Here’s a sweet array of great and diverse cocktails that are sure to give you something to sip at Thanksgiving, that weekend or post Cyber-Monday!
Stimul8 Instant Skin Transformation Masque. Delivers Great Skin in Spades! This Isn’t Digging in the Dirt Either!
I am a skincare junkie! I have helped launch several lines and I have reviewed a slew of brands out there– so many that I can’t even tell you how many– just that most brands, I know of because I have reviewed them at some point in the last decade (yes, that’s decade!) While I am always on the lookout for the next great thing, often it’s with a jaundiced eye because so many products promise more than they can deliver. EXCEPT Stimul8 is one of the few that actually does deliver what it says!
Enjoy Fall Foods with Great Recipes Featuring Healthy Ingredients: Courtesy of Nutritionist and Fitness Coach Franci Cohen
Don’t let the summer’s end bring you down! Certified nutritionist, personal trainer and exercise physiologist, Franci Cohen, has created three end-of-summer recipes highlighting the season’s delicious produce for your fall events and get-togethers.







