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I’m addicted to stats so I’m very aware what brings in the people to my blog.  It will also be this blog’s one year “blogoversary” on October 1st.  A blog that was created just for the heck of it has become one my most special blogs.  I never expected for it to be as popular [...]

OVER! Thanks for entering:)
 
First and foremost, I have 2 winners to announce!  The Wilton pans winner & the Barbecue sauce winner:) 

The Wilton Pans prize package winner is Kathleen from Katydid and Kid.  Woohoo!  I was really surprised that a blogger won because I had sooooo many entries that were non-bloggers!
The Barbecue Sauce winner is Brandi [...]

EDIT: The giveaway is over.  Thanks to all who entered!  I’ll be getting the winner announced shortly.
I had the fortunate opportunity to receive and review this cookbook called, “The Cornbread Gospels“.  I must admit, when I first heard the name, I assumed it would be all about cornbread.  Well, I was completely wrong.  There is [...]

Nothin’ like a good ol pot roast!
INGREDIENTS:

1 (5-6 pound) chuck roast
2 (10 3/4) cans of french onion soup
1 1/2 12-ounce cans of beer
1 tsp. coarsely ground pepper
2 beef bouillon cubes

DIRECTIONS:
Cook roast in 400′ oven for one hour.  Move roast to large crockpot.  Add remaining ingredients.  Stir, and cook on high 4-5 hours, or until tender.  [...]

Social networking is common among various niches (topics), but I never thought about it for the food niche until today when I ran across Food Connect.  What an awesome idea!  To join a community where everyone has the same thing in common….FOOD.  It’s really brilliant and there are some features that set this place apart from others [...]

Before I get to the recipe, I wanted to point out the new link ,on my navigation bar, that says ‘Recipes’.  I added this today as a request by my own mother!  She wanted to be able to scroll through the recipe titles without having to hit the ‘previous posts’ link over and over again.  [...]

Another great cookie recipe submitted by Jessica!  Thank you so much for submitting:)
INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup packed br. sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp cold water
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2cup + 2Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 pkg small peppermint

PREPARATION:
Combine butter, both sugars and egg together and beat till fluffy.  Stir in water and [...]

There must be a million cookbooks out there but in this gift guide, you’ll find some you recognize and some you won’t.  I encourage you browse them and find one that’s perfect for your recipient.
I am only including images for the cookbook section.  The reason is, if the cover can’t spark your interest, chances are [...]