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The Big Traveling Potluck 2013

May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Saying I was super excited to go to The Big Traveling Potluck is an understatement…going to meet some of my favorite food bloggers? Yes!

Eating fabulous food created and inspired by some of the best in their field? DUH!

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Getting inspired about food blogging so I can use it here, share it with YOU and pass it on to some of my awesome clients?? Again – duh!!

To top it all off it was in driving distance, The Big Traveling Potluck was held in a beautiful part of California…this was a barn on the top of a hill overlooking a vineyard and avocado grove. It was gorgeous!

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The speakers were wonderful and I was introduced to some incredibly talented and passionate bloggers…I wasn’t sure whether to think “ah, I give up, I’ll never be THIS dedicated” OR “OMG – I am SOOOOOOO inspired! I’ll post 74 times a week and photograph every meal and and and…” Well, you see how well that worked.

I am more inspired than discouraged :)

 

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Ninja winner and endless sniffles

November 27, 2012 By 2 Comments

Sorry for the delay in posting – the flu/plague/ok, maybe just a bad cold – has invaded our house. The little guys stayed home yesterday while I tried all I could to NOT get sick (so far so good – keep your fingers crossed!

Now…what was I here for???
Oh right! The giveaway!
The winner of the ninja cooking system according to random.org is…

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(grrr…the rest f my post got eaten…)

Tina! Congrats Tina! I’ll be contacting you via email – keep an eye out!

Thank you everyone for your  entries – I especially loved seeing the recipes – I can’t wait to try them!

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More Thanksgiving prep

November 21, 2012 By 2 Comments

Today I made the stuffing, potatoes, sweet potatoes and green bean casserole…the recipes I use can be found in my Springpad Thanksgiving notebook – it’s been a fabulous resource for me to organize this year. I have my menu, decoration ideas, recipes and more. I’m looking forward to using it for Christmas too!

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This is one thing I really had fun playing with – baking in the ninja. You can make cakes, quick breads, and even cinnamon rolls! Everything comes out so moist and yummy.
Today I made my potatoes in the Ninja cooker – couldn’t have been easier! I filled it up with potatoes, put in enough water to barely cover the potatoes and set it to cook. By the time they were done cooking enough water had evaporated that all I had to do was mash, add my other ingredients and put into casserole dishes. Tomorrow all I will need to do is add a little butter to the top, and warm up!

All I have left to do is the jello salad, rolls and the turkey – 23 pounds this year! The pie will be from costco this year (I heard they are really good) and the cranberry sauce is coming…I can’t wait. Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite meal of the year – with the exception of a really good steak maybe – and I love the mess, the chaos, and best of all the fact that I get to play Christmas music the next day!

Have you entered the Ninja Cooking system giveaway yet? It’s easy, and people have posted some awesome slow cooker recipes in the comments – it’s worth it for that alone!

I hope you all have an amazing and joy filled holiday. I’ll be back Friday with pictures (follow me on instagram for a sneak peek!) and will announce the giveaway winner Monday!

 

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