We were so fortunate this week to do an interview with Pam Anderson, the well-known chef, food writer and spokesperson for Carnation. We are pleased to share our question and answer session with you! Pam shares our love for cooking with others, and she especially enjoys cooking with her daughter ...
Gift-Making With Friends
My friend came over recently for us to plan and plot our homemade edible gifts. Some of our ideas (not that we'll do them all!) included Hot Cocoa Mix, Salsa Mix, Rose Sugar, Infused Oils, and Chocolate Lollipops. We talked about how many gifts we'll need (for friends, teachers, etc.), how we'd like ...
Let's Bake Together
The holidays are undoubtedly a busy time for most people. Whether you’re entertaining a house full of guests, travelling out of town to visit relatives or volunteering in your community, making something homemade -- cookies, candies or breads — may seem implausible. Even seeing friends during the ...
Thankful for the Open Kitchen
There are people who love to cook for friends behind closed doors and emerge from the kitchen with beautiful food and drink. I'm not one of them; I prefer to have people not only peering over my shoulder but picking up a whisk to mix, or suggesting an ingredient, or of course pitching in to peel all ...
Cooking With Friends Club and Sam's Club Working Together
We’ve been bulk shopping for years (often times together with friends), and encouraging other moms to do the same since our founding in 2006. So, we are thrilled to announce that we are teaming up with Sam’s Club. This relationship is a natural for us and we couldn’t be more proud and excited that ...
Holiday House
Right before thinking about the Thanksgiving holiday menu, it's time to start planning food for houseguests that weekend. In all the hubub around the turkey, it's easy to forget that people staying with you will also need other meals and a well-stocked refrigerator. Here are two favorite breakfasts ...
A Cooking Invitation
Sometimes a cooking invitation comes through a phone call or evite, other times a friend might just drop by or ask "have you ever made...?" I just got a wonderful invitation. A new friend gave me a silver bowl with seven smaller bowls inside, each containing a fragrant, beautiful spice. There's ...
Wilton Pro Ultra II Cookie Press
Diced vegetables were already sizzling in olive oil as I walked into Debbie’s. I peered in and saw onions, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and squash filling about a third of the pot. Pretty much the same ingredients were inside the bag I was about to unload. I had a ton of squash from my CSA ...
On Our Bookshelf in November '09
How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking by Michael Psilakis We started cooking immediately from this beautiful book that pays homage to the chef's Greek heritage and is a showcase for his specialities including Sundried Tomato Crusted Loin of Lamb, Artichoke Fricassee and a simple, but ...
Sweet Potato Casserole
Everyone from kids to grandparents go back for seconds (and sometimes thirds) of this simple and sweet comfort food. When our babies were little it was their first Thanksgiving food, and now it’s an unbreakable tradition. Get together with a friend or two and make a big batch to freeze ahead of ...