Pool parties in Vegas: Cooking is campy with Holly Madison, Art Smith, and the Top Chef Masters
“Whatever happens in Vegas is obviously going to end up on television.” -Chris Costentino, Episode 4, Top Chef Masters It’s an odd coincidence, don’t you think, that the same week Prince Harry got caught without his skivvies playing midnight...
What’s your million-dollar a year dream job?
My sister-in-law once posed the question, during a family dinner: If you could get paid a million dollar a year salary to have any job you wanted, what would it be? We went around the table and answered that we’d be presidents and novelists, brain surgeons and...
Hot puppy kibble salad
Our pup has a seriously great life. At least, I think it’s great: morning romps through a nearby field to dig out gopher holes and chasing butterflies . . . afternoon romps on the beach to noshing on sand crabs and play tag with pelican diving in the waves . . ....
Novelty snacks at the art supply store
The other day I wrote about the unexpected natural flavorings in food and my objection that the legal definition of those “natural flavors,” as we seen in an ingredient list, could be any one of a variety of things. Whether from from plant or from animal,...Mama Magic
My magic wand is eighteen inches long. A pewter mermaid-fairy perches on top of a thin stainless steel stem, hands held high above her head offering up a clear crystal marble. Knee-length hair winds around her body, and her wings – embossed with tiny pink and yellow crystal stars – fan out from her back. A miniature crystal bouquet hangs from her tail, which wraps around the stem. Read more . . .
How do you manage kids and junk food?
I read this great article on Zite this morning: My Kid Likes Junk Food And That’s Ok by registered dietician, writer, and mom Sally Kuzemchak. She makes the point that, no matter how much a parent wants and tries to keep their child away from junk food, it...
Well, what does she expect?
Grrr. I passed two women walking their dogs this morning. They looked to be a 40ish woman woman with her 70ish mother having a loud, gossipy catch-up conversation. As they passed me, this is what I heard: “So how’s Mary doing?” “Well,...
Bacon, bacon everywhere
Seen today at in the check-out line at Palace Art Supplies. Would you eat it or paint with it???
2012: resolve to be prepared
Make this your first – and possibly the most important – New Year’s Resolution: if you do not have an easily accessible fire extinguisher in your kitchen right now, either stop messing around online and head straight to the hardware store to buy one. Here’s why:
Bacon jam – the best recipe yet
December 14, 2011. My 21st anniversary of meeting LL and the 20th anniversary of our engagement. An occasion that called for – at the very least – a dinner treat – but dinner was elusive that night. Kid Two had a 6:00 keyboard lesson, his first with...
An excellent Christmas gift
Kid One’s Mija solves the problem of what to get for your boyfriend’s father for Christmas with élan. Check it out.
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I'm Maggie, a food-loving, curiosity-seeking, nature-loving mom. I'm here serving up bite-sized recipes, raves, and reviews about food and family, food and culture, food and the environment, and food and travel. Thanks for stopping by!