Have any of you ever brought dozens of bananas to a big group breakfast thing and end up bringing most of them back to your house because no one in your town likes bananas? It happens.  It happens to me. Good thing around here we are banana-eating-machines (baby is included/the main culprit).  It’s definitely a […]

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m about to show you my first attempt at macarons. I want you to see the whole learning process.  Good, bad and ugly. Let’s start with the ugly. So macarons are known as one of the most difficult cookies to make.  The ingredients must be precise, your mixing technique […]

Morning! You’ve got some sweetness coming to you today.. buckle up. During my macaron month research, I found this adorable New Orleans shop called Sucre´.  Do you believe they’ll send you macarons in the mail?  Amazing.  They sent me some of their holiday (you know.. Valentine’s Day.. Mardi Gras?) treats to share with you.  First […]

February is here!  I’m pretty pumped about it.  I mean there’s Valentine’s day and warm weather in Georgia already and I’ll be making sweets all month!  Excellent.   Before I get started with our month of macarons, I want to clear something up. There is a difference between macarOn and macarOOn.  And it’s not just […]

I think January has been a successful month in the Great Food Adventure!  Here’s a little round-up of this month’s lightened-up favorites: Lighter Chili Lighter Mac & Cheese Baked Fish & Chips To round out the month, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite tips for lightening up your own recipes.  Many […]

This month of light recipes has been good to me.  I’ve been losing at Weight Watchers for the past three weeks and I’m crossing my fingers for tomorrow, too.  I’m just about 9 pounds away from my goal weight (wedding weight), which is bananas.  Almost there! This recipe isn’t exactly perfect, but I’m a big […]

Good morning, lovies! Are you dying with excitement to see our first video blog? My girl Jess from The Tale of Two Kitchens and I put together a simple tutorial on how to slice, chop and dice onions.  When we asked what you’d like to see, this request came up multiple times.  Here’s hoping it’s […]

I like sugar.It’s so annoying!I’m trying to quit.(It is hard.) This means making things that have no sugar.What?  Sounds totally lame and boring.I did not want to do it. Then I remembered how much I love hummus and started to get my groove back. We all know hummus is a good snack, but in our […]

  Finally, a post! I have been trying hard to get something new up for you this weekend, but I’ve been busy living life.  You know how it goes.  I was busy eating every last crumb of this quiche. I really wanted quiche this weekend,  but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to put in it.  […]

  I’ve been feeling a little confused today.  I never thought I’d see snow in my yard when I moved to Georgia, but the good Lord has proved me wrong!  This recipe is perfect for a snow day like today- warm and comforting, but without all the fat. I’ve been eyeing this recipe for months.  […]

How’s everyone doing with their resolutions? I’m working on resisting the pound cake in my freezer. and I committed to doing a February 5k this morning.  Progress. To help us all stay on track (myself included), I made January a month devoted to healthy eating in my Great Food Adventure.  To kick off the month […]

 So I was thinking about fun things to do on the blog in 2011. And I couldn’t decide on just one thing I wanted to focus on, my brain was just going nuts with ideas. So guess what?  I picked 12 things for what I’m calling the Great Food Adventure of 2011.  It sounds way […]