Ever have anything you’re scared to try to make at home or from scratch? I have tons of them. Here are five of them: 1. pie dough – ever had a terrible pie? Yeah, I’m scared but…
Garlic and Olive Oil Sauteed Green Beans
I love cooking, it’s obvious right? I know that I love eating just as much as I love cooking. So recently when I was asked by Le Creuset if I wanted to participate in their Pairings photo…
Avocado Smoothie
Friends celebrate you for who you are, cheer you on, ground you and best of all love you for who you are. Cherish your friends and nuture the relationship. That’s been my motto for a while now….
Chocolate Cupcakes with Biscoff Buttercream Icing
This past weekend we held our 2nd Central Florida Food Blogger Bake Sale (in conjunction with the National Food Blogger Bake Sale organized by Gaby and Bloggers without Borders) and I’m so excited to announce that our local…
2012 Central Florida Food Blogger Bake Sale
I’m once again organizing the Central Florida Bake Sale and this year with Katie from Katie’s Cucina…and I’m really excited about what my fellow (local) food bloggers are baking. It’s going to be very tasty! The local…
Quick Tofu Ramen Noodle Soup
I love soup, especially noodle soups. I can have soups year round actually. We went to World Market last weekend and I loaded up on ingredients…from udon noodles to my favorite salsa. I spend way too much…
Some Changes going on in The Little Kitchen
Ch-ch-ch-changes…is that how the song goes? I’m saying good bye to the old and saying hello to the new!! Seriously! She (above) was delivered on Friday and I’m so excited to be cooking again. Am I strange…
Spring Pin-spiration with McCormick
Things have been crazy lately around The Little Kitchen. Crazy good of course. I started a new job, I organized Food Blog Forum Orlando again (which was almost two weeks ago) and I’m happy to announce another fun…
Food Blog Forum Orlando 2012 at Walt Disney World
Jaden & Scott, Me, Rachel, Diane & Todd I say it over and over again but when I started this food blog to share recipes with my family and friends, I had no idea I would find this…
(Easy) Yeast Rolls
Last November, we had a sibling retreat and my older sister, Quyen, made these wonderful yeast rolls. I couldn’t believe how easy they were to make! And I have to say, hers looked way better than mine….
Korean Red Pepper Paste Beef Skewers with an Asian Pear Cabbage Slaw
Working with McCormick© and their Flavor Forecast has been really exciting. I love trying new flavors and with the trends that McCormick forecast, it was really hard to decide which flavors I would try out for a…
[Appetizer] Tart Cherry Mini Pockets with Brie
I was so excited when Kitchen PLAY contacted me to participate in their Progressive Party series sponsored by The Cherry Marketing Institute. Hope you enjoy these easy and tasty appetizers! Also, read until the end to find…
The Best Chocolate Cake Ever with Pudding Frosting
It’s my birthday today and I made myself a chocolate cake…a cake I call the best chocolate cake ever. After having a facebook conversation, we all agreed it’s not sad at all when you make your own…
White Wine and Olive Oil Steamed Mussels
I love, love mussels and I love ordering them as an appetizer or with pasta when we go out to eat. I have been scared to cook them for a longgg time. But not anymore! I feel…
Jaden’s Chinese Egg Rolls
Okay, first of all, don’t tell my Mom…that I made someone else’s Mom’s egg rolls! I might be in trouble! You see…I had plans, plans to make Vietnamese egg rolls with my Mom on Christmas Eve but…
My Favorite Recipes from 2011
I keep saying it out loud and it seems strange typing it but it’s almost 2012!!! I’m excited for the new year but wanted to share with you some of my favorites from this year. I couldn’t…
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap Recipe Roundup Part 2
I have said it so many times the last several weeks but I’ll say it again, Lindsay and are I are astounded at how many registered for the great food blogger cookie swap. The cookie swap had…
Sierra Mist Natural Holiday Drinks – Frost Bite Mocktail
I had this fun opportunity to work with Sierra Mist and share with you some great mocktails and cocktails. I was given the choice between a Frost Bite mocktail or a Meet Me at the Mist-letoe Mocktail…
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies have to be my favorite cookie. Okay, I love almost all cookies but if I had to pick an all time favorite, it would be the chocolate chip cookie. I have been on a…
White Chocolate Berry Bread Pudding & Macy’s Culinary Council Holiday Cookbook
I love holiday baking and I LOVE bread pudding. If you have never had bread pudding, you are missing out. You’re missing out on a wonderful holiday dessert tradition and you’re missing out on a level of…
Potato Casserole & a Virtual Holiday Brunch Potluck
I sometimes wish I lived near some of my food blogger friends, it would make it so much easier wouldn’t it? All of the wonderful food I see on some of my favorite blogs all in one…
Goat Cheese and Walnut Stuffed Celery
Last month, when I developed a couple of recipes for Duda Farm Fresh Foods, I actually made two celery recipes instead of just one that they asked for. I was actually going to share this recipe as…
How to Make the Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Making the most perfect mashed potatoes for any holiday or for a Sunday dinner isn’t hard. I give you the step by step instructions on how to make the best homemade perfect mashed potatoes every time!
Kerrygold Naturally Softer Pure Irish Butter
Last month, Kerrygold contacted me about participating in a blogger contest involving their new spreadable butter products. I immediately wrote back saying, yes! Of course! You may know that I’m a huge a Kerrygold stalker fan. I…