My birthday is approaching. I will turn 36 on December 22. Those who know me well know I am not the biggest fan of my birthday. Not because I dread getting older, I embrace my age and the wisdom that comes with it, but because my birthday is a mere three days before Christmas. Having…
Holiday Mix in the Making: It’s Chex Party Mix Time
Who doesn’t love a great holiday cookie? According to the survey of 1,000 Americans, sugar cookies are the favorite holiday cookie (45%), followed by peanut butter blossoms (25%), ginger cookies (20%), pecan sandies (18%) and pumpkin cookies (10%). My personal favorite holiday is the sugar cookie because it has sentimental value. The sugar cookie was…
Be Confident When Choosing Your Wine This Holiday Season
Choosing a wine can be scary. Choosing a wine around the holidays is even scarier. The pressure of choosing the perfect wine for a holiday dinner or to give as a gift can easily turn you into one of those angry shoppers. If you are not a seasoned wine drinker, it can be a little…
Ugh! What do you mean they want to eat breakfast on Thanksgiving?! Really?
I can’t be the only person who thinks breakfast and lunch should be banned on Thanksgiving. As if waking up early to get the turkey into the oven and cook endless amounts of food isn’t enough, I actually have to come up with breakfast and lunch items to feed my little turkeys? I admit it,…
Thanksgiving Cocktail Hour: Autumn Spice Slammer
My many years as a bartender has served me well. Aside from teaching me a ton about the bar and restaurant industry, I can also throw a pretty good party filled with lots of fun cocktails. Since having the boys, our party hosting days have taken a back seat to play dates and juice boxes…
Easiest Thanksgiving Dessert Recipe Ever – Pumpkin Squares
Remember the Williams-Sonoma event I attended last month? Well, I have been saving this one recipe from the event. I have been waiting for just the right time to share it with all of you. The fantastic gang at Williams-Sonoma whipped up this dessert in minutes and with one taste I knew I would make this recipe…
OMG!!! We reviewed TXT Cellars Wine and had a GR8 time. LOL!!!
While at the TASTE Philadelphia Festival of Food,Wine and Spirits I found out about these new, fun, edgy brand of wines called TXT Cellars. A 2010 report shows that 72 percent of adults communicate via text messaging. As an avid user of text messaging, I was immediately drawn to the brand and its concept and…
Oh Snap! Ginger Snap Cookies Made by the Kids
I have always loved Ginger Snap Cookies and this recipe is one of the best I have ever tasted. XIX (Nineteen) Restaurant in Philadelphia agreed to let me share their awesome ginger snap cookies recipe with you. Not only are ginger snap cookies delicious but the recipe is so easy even my children were able to…
Candy Corn for Breakfast? Halloween Candy Corn Breakfast Idea
Candy Corn for breakfast?! Yes, you read that right. I gave my boys candy corn for breakfast, but not the kind of candy corn you are thinking about. I used candy corn as my inspiration for this halloween candy corn breakfast idea. My take on a halloween candy corn breakfast idea consisted of scrambled eggs, orange segments…
Book Review and Recipe Test: Cooking With Trader Joe’s Cookbook – Easy Lunch Boxes
As I mentioned to you in Wednesday’s post, Giggles, Gobbles and Gulps was selected to review Kelly Lester’s new cookbook, Cooking With Trader Joe’s Cookbook – Easy Lunch Boxes. Kelly Lester’s EasyLunchbox System, the #1 best-selling lunchboxes on Amazon, has amassed nearly 30,000 Facebook fans solely via word of mouth marketing and her personal, daily involvement with…