Heather says: Sometimes the world is a very small place; this can be especially true on the web where the physical barriers of geography have been stripped away. In January, I had the pleasure of meeting Tsh Oxenrider at a the BlissDom Conference in Nashville. I knew our books were published by the same publishing … Read more
Heather says: Have you heard of the Blissdom Conference? You haven’t? Well it’s a fantastic blogging conference held in Nashville, TN. Blissdom 2011 will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel and it’s two days of sessions, networking, and community like no other. Don’t believe me, check out the schedule. It’s actually 3 days … Read more
Heather says: Do you like this site? Yes? Do you like when I occasionally geek out explaining a concept in cooking? Yes? Buy Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food¹. Now that was the easiest review ever. Oh, you want to know more? Jeff Potter’s Cooking for Geeks is a soft cover … Read more
Heather says: This week’s cookbook review and giveaway is Food & Wine Reinventing the Classics¹: Simple & creative ways to rethink the recipes America loves best, with wines to match. That’s kind of a mouthful, isn’t it? Reinventing the Classics is a hardbound cookbook with 100 recipes, each with a spin on a classic version. … Read more
Heather says: Many thanks to everyone who entered the Bissell Steam and Sweep giveaway. Random.org chose commenter #141 better known as Mindy. Congratulations. I’ll be sending you an email requesting your shipping information. Don’t worry, there’ll be a real post in a couple of hours.
Heather says: Well the title just about says it all. This post is just to announce that lucky commenter number 8, aka Jenny is the winner of the Cooking Light Way to Cook Vegetarian giveaway. Jenny, please check your inbox for an email requesting your contact info. I will do my best to get it … Read more
Heather says: You all know the drill, first we make the FTC happy and then we get down to business. I was sent one copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Flour-Free Eating for review purposes. Any links to the book are affiliate links, this just means I get a small cut if someone makes … Read more
Heather says: Before I get started, I’d like to note that the timing of this review is just cruel. I had my tonsils out on Friday and I’ve had to page through hundreds of gorgeous dessert recipes and pictures with no hope of even tasting one in the near future. As part of my revenge … Read more
Heather says: Unless this is your first visit to this site, it should be quite clear that there are a few things I love in life: to eat, to cook, and to read. Sometimes publishers pick up on this and send me a cookbook to review. If the concept strikes my fancy, I accept. This … Read more
Heather says: I would like to thank all of you for contributing your favorite tightwad tips. I’ll soon compile them into a post for easy consumption -with credit where credit is due, of course. The winners of the randomly drawn and randomly sized t-shirts are comments # 5, 7, 15, 22, 35. Becki Jenn Ashley … Read more