I have a lot of really talented friends. It’s made apparent to me as I browse the internet and see recipe after recipe, or beautiful photograph after beautiful photograph, by friends of mine. My mailbox each week is also a representation of how awesome my friends are. Several times a week I have cookbooks, beautiful cookbooks, delivered to my door. It amazes me to think how far some of these bloggers have come to create these stunning books! Although I know I don’t have it in me to write a cookbook, I have a ton of respect for anyone who does.

My friend Shawn, from I Wash You Dry, is one such friend. Her cookbook Express Lane Cooking  was released this summer and I’ve been cooking from it off and on ever since. The concept behind Express Lane Cooking is simple, yet brilliant. Basically, Shawn takes 5 ingredients and provides 3 delicious recipes using those 5 ingredients. …

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OK – I have a question for all of you. How many of you have gained weight since you started your food blogs? It’s confession time! I started my blog at the very end of November and at that point I had exactly 10 pounds of baby weight left to lose. Well, as of a couple of months ago I had gained an additional 7 pounds. I am blaming this unfortunate weight gain on my need to cook and research for my blog and on all of the tempting blogs I visit….

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