Yesterday’s Malt Monday Beer Review of the Week, Beer Bowl, focused on the Superbowl XLVII and its two contenders, the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. Continuing the theme of all things football in preparation for the big game, today’s post is a Super Game XLVII Themed Meal: San Francisco Rice-A-Roni, and of course, it’s homemade. While in…
How to Grill Fish Indoors
YumGrilling fish can be a little challenging. I admit it, I have ruined several filets of fish while trying to grill it perfectly, complete with those restaurant-style grill marks. Sometimes when I grill fish it sticks to the grill/pan, sometimes it falls apart and sometimes it burns – all of which are no good and result…
My Thai Cooking Experience with authentic Thai recipes
YumMy post yesterday has me thinking all things Thai, including the most important thing – the Thai food and my cherished Thai recipes. I had read so much about Thailand prior to my trip and one of the things I read most often was Thailand being known as one of the greatest food destinations in…
Award-Winning Chili
YumThis time last year, I was celebrating my award-winning chili. Yes, you read that right, this chili recipe is a winner. I am the 2012 Woman’s Day Magazine National Chili Cook-Off winner in the Best Beef Chili Category. Being a winner of a national cooking competition is a lot of fun. I got to…
Thinking Thin! Edamame and Grape Salad
YumI haven’t stopped thinking thin. It’s me against the muffin top – a battle of wits. Yesterday I shared with you my go-to breakfast recipe, this variety of steel-cut oats which I have been eating the past couple of days. I have to tell you, not only have I avoided the mid-morning tummy grumbles but I’ve also…
Nutella-Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats Overnight in a Crock Pot Recipe
YumI promise you there is an amazing recipe for Nutella-Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats Overnight in a Crock Pot coming up but I wanted to talk about my New Year’s resolutions. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight. After having two kiddies my shape isn’t what it used to be and let’s be…
Soy Vay Sauces and Marinades Review and Recipes
YumPlanning a dinner party or maybe you want to surprise your family with an awesome, homemade meal? Enter Soy Vay, the all-natural sauces and marinades. The story of Soy Vay and how it came to be is a cute one. Soy Vay began when a Jewish boy and a Chinese girl met and began talking…
Holiday Mix in the Making: It’s Chex Party Mix Time
YumWho 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…
Ugh! What do you mean they want to eat breakfast on Thanksgiving?! Really?
YumI 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,…
Gobble ‘Til You Wobble: Let’s Talk Turkey
YumGiven the name of my blog is Giggles, Gobbles and Gulps it is only fitting to talk about Turkey, especially this time of the year. I have to confess. I am in a little bit of a panic this year about Thanksgiving. Usually I have my game plan together and have thought about my Thanksgiving…
Easiest Thanksgiving Dessert Recipe Ever – Pumpkin Squares
YumRemember 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…
Oh Snap! Ginger Snap Cookies Made by the Kids
YumI 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
YumCandy 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
YumAs 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…
Momma’s Muesli
YumThis past July I had the chance to go to Thailand with my husband for 11 days. It was the first time my husband and I had ever left our boys to vacation, let alone be away from them for such an extended period of time. One of the greatest things about our trip to…