Holiday Gift Guide for Foodies

Need some inspiration for your holiday shopping? Here are 16 of my fav items for people who love food and cooking—and refuse to fight the hordes in the outside world. They're all things that I either own and...

County Fair Special: Homemade Corn Dogs

Corn dogs are one of those great polarizing foods: Peeps either love 'em or hate 'em. Me? Call me a savage, but I need once like once or twice a year, usually in the thick...

Kid Food Special: Octodogs

  Calling kids of all ages (and all you H.P. Lovecraft fans) out there! OK, so these are really silly. And I should note that I didn't invent these little suckers. There's a whole sub-culture dedicated to making...

Meet Chef Alex Guarnaschelli

Well, sorta. A while ago, Emily, a super nice PR peep, contacted me to find out if I'd like to review Chef Alex Guarnaschelli's new online app, provided through a service called Upfront. She offered me...

A quick chat with Wolfgang Puck

OK. When you're a food blogger and somebody offers you the opportunity to talk to Wolfgang Puck, you say yes. Or in my case, you say something like, "OMG, Hell yeah! I'd LOVE to talk...

CONTEST NOW CLOSED Breville Mixer Giveaway

Don't tell my KitchenAid Mixer, but I think we might be breaking up. We've had a good run, but a handsome stranger just strolled into my kitchen, and I think it's love at first sight. Allow...

Dutch Oven Battle: Lodge vs. Le Creuset

Let me start by saying: This was not a scientific experiment. This was one little mouse in her kitchen with 2 pots and 8 lbs. of short ribs. If you want science, check out Cook's...

Peanut Butter & Co.: A Peanut Butter Review

You haven't had peanut butter until you've tried Peanut Butter & Co.'s stuff. Here's my review of all 10 (yep, I said 10) flavors.

Silhouette Tutorial: Enter to Win One Thru Midnight Tonight, EST!

I'm giving away a Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter (valued at $299)! Take a peek at this quick tutorial to see what this tiny little ninja can do.

Silhouette Craft Cutter Giveaway (CONTEST NOW CLOSED)

Enter to win a Silhouette Digital Cutter (a $299.99 value), one of the coolest crafting inventions I've ever seen. It works like a printer, and you can use it to make t-shirts, cards, and all sorts of crafts.