Just so you know I’m not slacking: My November so far

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I am itchin’ to get back into the kitchen! When I look at my blog I think my goodness, I haven’t posted in awhile. I mean recipes. Just so you know I’m not slacking, I thought I’d provide a glimpse into the past two weeks:

On the Road Again – New Orleans!

Just a quick note to let you know I’m in New Orleans! I hope to resume regularly scheduled blogging when I return on Wednesday. I have lots of root vegetables and a huge basket of purple potatoes to cook when I get home so you’ll get to see what I make with them. Happy cooking!

Eating Locally in San Diego

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I’ll be attending the FoodBuzz blogger festival this weekend, which I’m sure will be full of tempting treats! So I’ve been determined to not eat junk on this trip. I really wasn’t sure how to find a good restaurant, so I just Googled “local food San Diego.” Lucky for me there was an award-winning farm to table restaurant nearby!

Halloween Memories

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I love Charlie Brown movies. They bring back such memories. The other day I was watching The Great Pumpkin and was transported back several years to when I was a little girl, watching it at my Grandma’s house while eating popcorn. Halloween has many special memories for me.

Organic Coconut Water Vinegar Giveaway!

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Tropical Traditions is the first company to make a truly organic product from the water of organic coconuts which is raw and fermented with fair-trade organic Muscabado whole cane sugar. This is one of the most nutrient-packed and healthiest vinegars you will find anywhere in the world!

Mindfully Losing Weight? An Interview with Dr. Alexander

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As you know, part of the mission of my blog is to eat simply . . . locally . . . and mindfully. I’ve been thinking a lot about the mindfully part, so I jumped on the chance to participate in a virtual book tour with Dr. Ronald Alexander.

Farewell, Last Week of September. Good Riddance.

Normally I’m a glass half full kind of gal. But this past week was simply atrocious. I was tempted to title this post “Life’s Gonna Suck When You Grow Up.” (I love that song, you can find the lyrics here). DH and I agreed that it’s hard to be an adult sometimes.

Technical Difficulties – Please bear with me!

As you know I’ve had technical difficulties. This week has been a nightmare. I’m on the road for work and dealing with my websites disappearing. Then they tell me it’s back up, but I’ve lost a week’s worth of posts. Which they can’t restore, despite me having paid for daily backups! I am so sad to have to spend all this energy finding a new host, getting things switched, and then I’ll need to recreate the posts that were lost. {Read More}

It’s my SITS Day!

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One of the great things I discovered about blogging is the incredible community I’ve found with other bloggers. In case you’re wondering what SITS is, it’s a community of bloggers that support each other. Each day a different blog is featured, and today happens to be me!

10 Things I Learned at the Food Blog Forum Seminar

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Greetings y’all! I just returned from the Food Blog Forum Seminar in Atlanta. I had a great time learning about food photography (which I know you’ll appreciate over the next few months LOL), meeting other food bloggers, and of course tasting great food.