It’s time to share some details of the huge project I’m currently undertaking.  I live in Auburn, Washington which is about 45 minutes south of Seattle. I’ve spent the last 5 months writing grants, doing research, and talking to the community about what their needs are in the area of diet and cooking.  I’m now in the process of developing a curriculum that basically runs with the theme of my blog, learning to cook healthy meals on a tight budget.  It’s super exciting and I thought I’d fill you in about why this is so important to me. Read more

If you need a gingerbread or frosting recipe, check out my post on our winning gingerbread chapel last year.

We have an annual tradition with Eric’s family, a gingerbread contest, and we’re hard core!  You voted for your favorites, and the winner is….drum roll please!

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Hey friends, I have exciting news!  After months of recruiting, planning, and networking, the Seattle Tastecasting team launched with an amazing event at Chao Bistro on Capitol Hill in Seattle.  Chao Bistro set the bar INCREDIBLY high for future Tastecastings.  We had 18 courses to make sure we got a sampling of their breakfast, lunch and dinner menus plus dessert and drinks.  If you missed my previous post on Tastecasting, basically I head up a team of people in the Seattle area who are well connected in social media.  A restaurant or food establishment gives us a free sampling of their menu, in return we tweet, blog, post on facebook, flickr and any other network we’re a part of.  It’s a great way to promote local businesses and a wonderful experience for the team.  Tastecasting started in Columbus, Ohio but there are now teams all over the US.

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I managed to take a LOT more photos on day two of the Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival, and boy what an exciting day it was!

We started out at the Ferry Building again, this time for the GIGANTIC farmer’s market!  It was pretty amazing, and I saw a fruit I’d never heard of, the Buddha’s Hand which is apparently similar to a lemon.  According to wikipedia it is typically used in cooking for the zest because the pith is less bitter than a lemon.

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I was so busy having fun the first day that I forgot to take many pictures, but here’s day 1 of the festival, and there will be tons from day 2 and 3!

Our Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival started with a cocktail and pupu (those are appetizers for all of you not from Hawaii!) party out on the terrace of my hotel.  I loved the bacon and cream filled gruyere gourgeres!

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