I just wanted to take a moment today to wish you, my friends and family, a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. May your table always be full of food, friends and family, may your life be rich, and may you remember, even when times are tough, to always be thankful for the many, ever present blessings in…
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A Thankful Belly {Recipe: Mom’s Spaghetti and Meatballs}
Thanksgiving…what does it mean to you? I admit, I try to have an attitude of gratitude each day of my life, but honestly..sometimes when you are knee deep in a 4 year old having a fit about not wanting to brush her teeth, an 8 year old giving you drama that he gets treated unfairly…
Afterschool Cooking {Recipe – Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies}
Ever since I came into contact with the folks from the Quaker Chewy Afterschool Rocks program and the After School Alliance, I’ve been trying to think of ways to be more involved with my kids when they get back home from school. I took some time to search through the afterschool toolkit for parents and…
Pledge to Love Your Kitchen Contest
This giveaway is now closed. The winner of the Pledge prize pack is Pam Kennedy! See the Le Creuset pot above? That pot has been in my life for just a couple of weeks now, but it has simply inspired me in ways I wouldn’t believe. I mean, I’ve had stock pots before and…
The Family Dish – Let’s Cook Together! (Giveaway!)
The walk home from school is always full of some kind of drama. My friend Kathy’s kids often walk home with us as well. Her oldest daughter is the same age as Jacob so it never fails that there is some kind of 3rd grade boy / girl banter going on. Heaven forbid you act…
Polite Bread Eating {Recipe: French Bread Rolls}
I am a bread lover. If I had to give up all other food but one, bread would make the cut and would become my one and only. I love all kinds of bread. I do not love trying to figure out a polite way to eat crusty French rolls, though… do you? You…
Food Photography Tip {Recipe – Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake}
There is still plenty of time to enter the three giveaways we have going on right now. Check out the Masterbuilt Butterball Indoor Electric Turkey Fryer giveaway by following this link, the Quaker Chewy Afterschool Rocks kits giveaway by following this link, and the Bush’s Beans Culinary Institute of America Giveaway here. Thanks for participating…
Quaker Chewy After School Rocks Giveaway
There are lots of great giveaways going on this week at Dine & Dish. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the Bush’s Beans giveaway on the previous post and stay tuned the rest of the week for more great giveaways! For the most part of this school year, my kids have come…
A Culinary Experience and Bush’s Beans Giveaway (Recipe: Creamy Black Bean & Bacon Soup)
This giveaway is now closed. Random.org chose Richard (rtrblade@……). Congrats to Richard! Thanks to everyone for entering. Sometimes I just want to pinch myself when I think about the opportunities that have been given to me simply by starting this blog four years ago. At the end of October I had the opportunity to…
A 7th Birthday (Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake)
As a food blogger, I have…let’s say, a “reputation” to uphold. When I host a dinner party, people expect the food to be good. When I bake something for a bake sale people anticipate that I’ll bring something tasty to share. When my kid has a birthday, the assumption is that she will have a…
