Monthly archive August, 2010
Meatless Monday: Provencal Tomato, Olive and Goat Cheese Galette

Meatless Monday: Provencal Tomato, Olive and Goat Cheese Galette

A free-form tart piled with Roma tomatoes, black olives, crumbled goat cheese and onions. The recipe says it's eight servings. My belly says four.
Sloppy Joes. Slop, Sloppy Joes. Yeah!

Sloppy Joes. Slop, Sloppy Joes. Yeah!

Everyone's favorite messy sammich, made from scratch.
Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Take your grilled cheese to the next level with thick-cut bacon and a punchy Dijon spread.
Meatless Monday: Magical Breakfast Blaster Smoothie

Meatless Monday: Magical Breakfast Blaster Smoothie

This mixed berry smoothie, seen on "Dr. Oz," packs a nutritional punch.
Big Berry Sex Bob-Omb Cheesecake Ice Cream

Big Berry Sex Bob-Omb Cheesecake Ice Cream

This is ice cream worth shaving your legs for. And you don't even need a candy thermometer.
Milk Chocolate Pudding

Milk Chocolate Pudding

A silky pudding with sweetened whipped cream, chocolate curls and fresh berries.
Meatless Monday: Hummus Vegetable Sandwich

Meatless Monday: Hummus Vegetable Sandwich

Need something for a vegetarian lunchbox? Try this sandwich with hummus, cucumber, carrot and black olive tapenade.
Potato Dominoes

Potato Dominoes

Create a showstopping side with potatoes that are trimmed and baked at an angle to look like fallen dominoes.
Caramel Peanut Popcorn

Caramel Peanut Popcorn

Did you love Cracker Jack® as a kid? Make your own caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts!
Meatless Monday: Vegetable Tian

Meatless Monday: Vegetable Tian

With its browned bubbly cheese and gorgeous layer of summer vegetables, this is a real showstopper. Provided it makes it out of the kitchen.

Spike Your Juice™ Giveaway Winner! (And Your Favorite Trashy TV Shows)

Congratulations to our Spike Your Juice™ giveaway winner, Bridget! Here’s her winning entry: Bridget: “I don’t know that this is particularly summery, but my favorite trashy TV show is ‘One Tree Hill,’ which, oddly enough, my husband got me hooked on.” Excellent use of the blame-the-husband strategy, Bridget! Send your mailing address to me at...

Bibbidi Bobbodi Booze! (Spike Your Juice™ Giveaway for Ages 21+)

A few months ago, someone from Spike Your Juice™ asked if I wanted to try one of their kits. A kit that she said would transform the wholesome all-natural juice of my choice into fizzalicious boozy booze. So, in the name of science and for the good of the land, I said, “Hell yeah!” The...