Spring Brunch with Family and Velveeta Cheesy Chicken Rotini

Velveeta Cheesy Chicken Rotini

I don’t know about you but Spring and warm weather cannot get here fast enough.  It means cooking out, brunches, and kids playing outside!  I had a glorious Spring brun ch house party planned a couple of weeks ago and due to an unexpected snow storm, it did not happen but I did still make… [Continue Reading]

The Perfect Pie Crust

perfect pie crust

A good pie crust seems to be one of the harder things to make in the kitchen. Contrary to the title, mine are not perfect but I do feel like they come close to being great. I bet I’ve tried a gazillion pie crust recipes over the years and this one comes out just the… [Continue Reading]

Bacon Makes Everything Better, Even Easter, Thanks to Oscar Mayer

oscar mayer Bacon

We are bacon-a-holics around here. We eat bacon for breakfast, at lunch, in a pot of beans, and of course with salad.  You know the best thing about bacon? It gets my 3yr old to eat all his eggs in the morning.  For reals!  Because he knows that he’s gonna get bacon but has to… [Continue Reading]

A Full Plate of 32 Finger Lickin’ iPhone Food Apps

iphone-apps

Food apps not only feed a foodies digital soul, they also provide very useful information to help save you time and give you fresh ideas with cooking, places to eat, and saving money. I am a geek at heart so these iPhone food apps had me all giddy when researching each one. It’s a long… [Continue Reading]

Nook, Better than a Book {giveaway}

nook-001

I have been patiently waiting for the Nook, an eBook reader from Barnes & Noble and can’t thank them enough for asking me to join in their webinars to learn more about the Nook and for sending me a Nook. The Nook arrives in a hard plastic case.  The sleek device is nice to hold… [Continue Reading]

Me, Marisa Tomei, Dan Cortese, and Rocco Dispirito

italy

If you’ve been a reader of mine since 2008, then you’ll recall the time I hung out with Rocco Dispirito. It was glorious to watch him cook and charm us gals to no end.   Since then, I’ve had several encounters with various celebrities including the lovely Paula Deen but this time around, I’m getting to… [Continue Reading]

The Redesign of My Wooden Spoon

My Wooden Spooon Logo

If you’re a subscriber, I’d love for you to click through and see the new look of My Wooden Spoon. Of course you can get an idea with the screen shots but I’d still love for you stop by and  say howdy! Thanks to the lovely WordPress Mama, Daisy Olsen (who is also my blog’s… [Continue Reading]

Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Clusters

cranberry oatmeal clusters 031

In my goal to be fit, not only am I working out to the Your Shape Wii Game, I’m also eating things healthier when I can.  Trying to find healthy substitutions to replace the easy accessible junk food can prove to be difficult at times.  I realized that trying to find prepackaged healthy food was… [Continue Reading]