Healthy Pumpkin Banana Nut Muffins

What a great way to start the week and what’s better than to get exciting news on a Monday nonetheless! This absolutely made my day. I couldn’t stop smiling when I got the email from Shelley from Yummly saying that my Healthy Banana Nut Muffins has been picked to be featured on their blog!

So what does all this mean you maybe be asking yourself. This means that my blog is now Yummly Certified, it an honor for food bloggers, a recognition their blog is somethin' to talk about. tee hee. It's the little things that makes this girl happy. Over the weekend I had been working on the behind scenes of my blog. Check out my cute little favicon I made.

So cute right?

I'm all a twitter now and want to share the recipe that got my blog Yummly Certified.

Award-Winning-Garlic Shrimp & Orzo Salad

Sliding down the hallway sideways in my socks and feeling like Steve Martin in "The Jerk"....yelling 'the phone book is here, the phone book is here, I AM SOMEBODAY' I can legitimately say this recipe is award-winning. I just received my complimentary copy of the August/September issue of Country Woman's Magazine.

Caramel Corn Snack Attack

Who doesn't like to eat snacks? My husband and boys love "Crunch'N'Munch" you know that sweet and salty treat we still find and reminisce about from our childhood. What child hasn't squealed of pure excitement when they got their own box of Cracker Jacks. We couldn't possibly share, afterall there was a prize in every box.

It seems like the only time you see homemade caramel corn is during the holidays. I thought it would be fun to have on our movie night instead of just popcorn. Focusing on the child inside us all I decided to give this one a try.

Butter Believe It.

Although computer issues has slowdown my blog and I haven't posted in quite sometime, I've missed my blogging days. I've found another creative side of myself and have been busy creating custom cakes for all occasions. I plan to incorporate my baking addiction to this site in the near future. If you would like to take a peek at some of my cakey bites, you can find me on Special Occasion Sweets Facebook's page

As a matter of fact, todays post has to do with baking, butter to be exact.
I finally took the time to make myself a little cheat sheet for butter measuring. Maybe I’m the only person in the world who has this problem, but in case I’m not I figured I’d share my crib notes with you.

Am I the only person who curses almost every time a recipe calls for butter and lists the amount in cups? You’d think that I’d have this whole butter thing down pat by now (no pun intended), but I never remember. So if you're like me, hope this helps.

Bumble Bee Quick 'n Easy Recipe Contest

Bumble Bee Quick 'n Easy Recipe Contest
Winner: Michaela Rosenthal!
In August, Bumble Bee launched its Quick ‘n Easy Recipe contest  on Facebook. There were numerous original recipes submitted, and after the fans helped us narrow it down to the top 10 recipes, our celebrity chef partner, Chef Scott Leibfried, declared a winner!
The grand prize winner is Michaela Rosenthal with her Creamy Tuna & Green Olive Quiche recipe. Chef Scott noted that her recipe incorporated an excellent variety of fresh ingredients that are easy to find. Check out Michaela’s full recipe below:

Baking Molds and Hong Kong Trip Goodies Giveaway-- Winner...

I recently entered a Giveaway on a terrific food blog at uTry.it and just received word I WON! I just wanted to give a shout out to my readers, not only because I get the bragging rights, but to let you know if you haven't visited uTry.it you need to! Not only will you find some wonderful recipes, but there is always great Giveaways!

Let's Bake Love!

Everyone in life is blessed with some kind of good fortune. Maybe it's wealthy parents. Maybe it's a dazzling voice. Maybe it's that perfect body or something else. My good fortune is my husband.

My husband has beautiful brown eyes and a smart-ass smile. He twirls his wedding band around his finger when he's deep in thought. He has an obsession with all televised sports: when his teams are playing he will cheer yell and carry on like he's wearing the coach's hat or a player's jersey. While he'd never admit to it, he has the most wicked sweet tooth I've ever seen. He bellows at me if I stir the pan while he's cooking, and he rubs his face whenever he grows tired, and he gives the best back rubs in the world.

Let the Fun Begin! Wilton Decorating Basics

Last week I was in cupcake mode and was wandering the baking isles of my local Michael's craft store in search of cute cupcake liners. While looking at all the gadgets and decorating goodies, I overheard a lady asking where a certain item was that she needed for her class. My ears perked up... class? what kind? Just then I noticed a flyer taped to the end of the isle where I was standing. It read.... "Are you interested in cake decorating?" I answered "Well yes, I am actually" to myself of course.

 I obviously love to bake and feel confident that I have mastered the art of making delicious-tasting desserts. However, I have been incredibly slow on the attention to deliciously decorated cakes. Bundt cakes, no problem!

Game Day Food Fight: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Green Bay Packers

Game Day Food Fight: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Green Bay Packers -

It's Super Bowl time! That means something almost more important than the big game or half time: the Super Bowl Food. Keeping your guests happy during 4 quarters can be tricky!  Whether you're entertaining at home or bringing something to the table I've got the recipe for you. I have my favorites such as Steamed Shrimp Dumplings with a dipping sauce, Bacon wrapped cream cheese, chips and dips ..

And the Winner of the William Sonoma GiveAway is....#5

We have a winner! Ding Ding Ding..... First I want to apologize for the delay in announcing the winner of my 1st Giveaway. Second, I want to thank everyone who participated and shared the love! I appreciate you all very much. I enjoyed each and every comment left.

I wanted to make it as fair as possible, so I made a numbered list of each comment in the order they were posted and then entered the number range in the random number generator and voila, got it to pick my lucky winner.

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So without further a-due The winner of the $50 William-Sonoma Gift card IS........

Please send me your contact information Tish so you can go shopping! I would love to hear what you bought. Come by and tell us here.

I plan to have more give-aways, if you're a foodie you're gonna love'm! Check back often and tell your friends.