I had a great Mother's Day!  My husband Dave got me some fun cooking pet-related gifts.  Check them out on my new dog blog HERE.   Matthew got me these 2 coffee decorations for my new kitchen! I'll show you a better picture of them on the wall when I do a post on my kitchen remodel.   Matthew was planning on sleeping over his friend's house Saturday night, but he came … [Read more...]

  Meet Parker Doiron! I am in love with him! We just got him on New Year's Day, so you can understand why I haven't been blogging this week.  I just want to spend all my down time with this lovable pup.   Parker is a 4 lb. Yorkie.  He should grow to about 10-11 lbs.  He's only 3 months and has already been neutered.  He was extremely shy and tried to get away from us when we … [Read more...]

  I had a great weekend!   I drove to Providence, RI Saturday afternoon with my friend Kristi from Moms Own Words, so we could attend the 2012 Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off on Sunday.   It was great spending time with some super nice bloggers from New England!   Each participant had a student from Johnson & Wales University to help them.   The … [Read more...]

  I'm so excited to attend the Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off this Sunday!  I'll be watching, not participating. Do you know any of the semifinalists?   The semifinalists are:   CONNECTICUT NEW HAMPSHIRE Breakfast/Brunch - Jon Wright Breakfast/Brunch - Beverly Dowdy Appetizers/Side Dishes - Jessica Zelazek Appetizers/Side Dishes - Beth … [Read more...]

  I've been back to school for two weeks now.  I can't believe how tired I am by dinner time.  I've been bringing home Take-Out food a lot, not only because I'm exhausted and hot, but I just got my new kitchen range last week and it wasn't hooked up right away.  (I'll give you a kitchen remodel update soon.) So today I figured I'd share a little bit of my school life with ya.  In case … [Read more...]

  Hey New England readers...if you love to cook, submit one of your original recipes (using one or more of the eligible Hood products) to the Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off!  You could win $10,000 if you are the Grand Prize winner! Here are some important deadline dates to keep in mind: Entry Phase: Now - September 10th Recipe Submissions Close: Sept 10th Semi-finalists Announced: … [Read more...]

   If you missed my first two posts of our family trip to California, click on these links:   Day One:  Venice Beach and Santa Monica Day Two:  Laguna and Newport Beach   On the 3rd morning of our trip, we picked up our tickets at the Santa Monica Pier for our StarLine Hop-On-Hop-Off Doubledecker Bus Tour and Starline Movie Stars' Homes Tour.  We started the bus tour … [Read more...]

  Recently, I went on a family trip to CA with my husband, Dave and son, Andrew.  In case you missed it, here is Day One:  Venice Beach and Santa Monica. On our second day in CA, we drove up and down the coast of Laguna Beach to see the beautiful homes and searched for a beach that we could go to.   This public beach seemed like the best place to hang out.  It had plenty of … [Read more...]

Last November, I had the pleasure of attending the 2012 Hood® New England Dairy Cook-Off® in Portland, ME.  My friend Kristi and I got to meet one of the judges, Tom Pizzica, the host of the Food Network’s Outrageous Food!  The folks from Hood put us up at the Portland Regency Hotel & Spa and gave us an all-day pass to the Cook-Off.  At the end of the day, Billy Costa (from the New … [Read more...]

  Have you ever been to southern California?  My 18 year old son, Andrew, and I have been wanting to go for a visit for some time.  Andrew is going off to college in a month, so it was the perfect time for Andrew, Dave, and me to take a family trip together. We just got back from our trip on Wednesday.  We stayed 5 nights in Culver City.  During our stay we visited Venice Beach, Santa … [Read more...]

      Do you live in the Keene, NH area?  I'm going to be teaching 3 different Kids Cooking Classes during April Vacation at Your Kitchen Store!   This is the kitchen in the back of the store.   Here are the details!   KIDS APRIL VACATION COOKING CLASS!   3 Day Workshop - 10AM-NOON Monday, April 16th; Wednesday, April 18th; and Friday, April … [Read more...]

    I want to give a shout out to Tonya at Lucky Girl Design Studio for giving my blog a new look!  Thank you so much Tonya!  It's always a pleasure working with you!  Even though the template is the same, you made it look fresh and sophisticated!  :) If you're thinking of starting a new blog or your blog needs a little "freshening up," check out Tonya's site!   As … [Read more...]