Bad news, people.  I didn’t make it to the next level of Project Foodbuzz.  Lamesville, right?  Oh, well.  It was pretty serious competition, and my photos for the last challenge weren’t the best, so I graciously accept defeat and move on to bigger and tastier things.  Thanks for all the voting and support along the […]

Burritos! Never eat them, never make them. And then I did, and here they are. Sorry, but I am not a fan of those giant burritos the size of your head that the serve at the Q and the C and the M’s.  There must be like 4 million calories in one of those things.  […]

 So this is Foodbuzz competition seems to be going pretty well for me.  I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop, you know what I mean?  It seems pretty crazy that I made it to the third round.  I hope this good fortune keeps up! This is one of the dishes from the dinner […]

 Today’s TWD pick, courtesy of Lynne at Honey Muffin, is the ol’ Double Apple Bundt Cake.  It’s called double apple because the recipe includes both grated apples and apple butter.  Let me just say- I was amazed to find apple butter in the commissary.  I was under some delusion that apple butter only existed in […]

I’ve always had a fascination with Greece.  Greek food, culture, all of it.  There’s something about all that blue and white that makes me want to get to the shores of Greece ASAP.  We almost went last year, but ended up in Italy instead.  Forget France– I’m going to Greece if I win PFB!   […]

Remember when I told you about French Fridays with Dorie, the new TWD spin-off group?  Well, yesterday was opening day for FFWD, and the first recipe was for Gougeres, those tasty little French cheese puffs.  I would have loved to make (and eat!) these, but I was wrapped up in my Project Food Blog bubble […]

We made it to the next round of PFB!  We’re now down to just 200 bloggers.  What better way to celebrate than invite six people over, stress all week about the menu, and go crazy cooking and cleaning all day?  Someone pass the wine already! The challenge was to host a luxury dinner party.  To […]

When I was in school, everybody used to always say high school and college were so great and that I would really miss them when they were over.  I was like, “Yeah, right.  I’m super cool and grown-up and I’m ready for the real world.  You don’t know what you’re talking about.  Seriously, I’m like […]

Ahh, Tuscany.. don’t you wish you were Italian? Pappa al Pomodoro is a traditional Tuscan tomato and bread-based soup.  This dish makes me nostalgic for Italy, especially since this time last year, the hubs and I were galavanting all over that magical place.  We had the most delicious pappa al pomodoro at a place called […]

Thanks to all of you hardworking voters (I’ll assume you’ve done your homework!), I’ve made it to the next challenge in Project Food Blog!  Challenge #2 is up next, and it’s all about the classics.  You already know I love taking classics and reinventing them, but the challenge this time was to refrain from reinvention […]

This post has two recipes.  Aren’t you a lucky duck? These two side dishes went with the flank steak recipe from yesterday.  I was trying to cook down my fridge (we are on a little trip right now to meet our new nephew!), which is always an adventure.  I couldn’t believe I came up with […]

So it seems I can’t commit fully to fall dishes yet.  I thought the butternut squash lasagna would be my fall kick-off, but today, we’re back to grilling.  I think that’s one of my favorite things about GA so far- grilling in September (and October, too, I’m sure.. maybe November as well?).  This dish was […]