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table scraps12 sweet ideas for valentine's day

i love valentine's day. it is the only holiday i really look forward to. i think it is important to tell the ones you love you love them every day but to have a day dedicated to just that is amazing. plus who doesn't love red and pink, flowers, and sweets. Read More

picky cook turns 2

two years? seriously? i am stunned. these last two years have gone by so quickly. i was really amazed when i figured out it was two years ago that i wrote my first entry. it is cliche but time really does fly when you are having fun.

fun really doesn't do it justice. i have loved working on picky cook more that i ever thought. it has become the thing i most look forward to in my week. and then to top it all off you wonderful people leave me the sweetest most wonderful comments. i am a lucky girl. Read More

28 recipes for a vegetarian thanksgiving

being vegetarian or cooking for a vegetarian can be more challenging around the holidays. i sifted through all my recipes and pulled out a few that are sure to please the vegetarians and the meat eaters. Read More

celebrating gourmet magazine

i am not sure there was anything i looked forward to more than getting Gourmet magazine every month. it was always inspiring - full of amazing photography and food. when i heard about the magazine closing it took my breath away - literally. what am i going to do without that magazine?? Read More

finally some goods from the garden

finally this week our Ildi plants started to produce. Ildis are small yellow grape tomatoes that are so lovely you plant them year after year. They are sweet and tart - best of all one plant produces a lot of tomatoes.

we enjoyed these tomatoes with some fresh mozzarella and homemade croutons. i tossed it all with a lemon vinaigrette - a perfect summer salad. Read More

farmers market

my farmers market bounty - minnesota has some amazing farmers.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Bake Sale

Thinking about what to bring to your July 4th barbecue? Big Brothers Big Sisters has you covered!

To support its youth mentoring programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities (BBBS) is hosting a bake sale with items ranging from cookies and cupcakes to pies and other delicious sweets ... just in time for the holiday weekend. Read More

adopt a blogger

there is someone i would like you all to meet - Cheryl from Healthy Lessons. we are participating in Adopt a Blogger together. Adopt a Blogger is an awesome project from Kristen of Dine and Dish where a veteran blogger (me in this case) adopts a newbie blogger (Cheryl) to help them navigate the blogging world. this is one of the many reasons i feel so lucky to be a food blogger - the community is just awesome! Read More

Virtual Great American Bake Sale

Welcome to the Virtual Great American Bake Sale. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these ebooks will go toward Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale program. Funds raised through Great American Bake Sale are donated to after-school and summer feeding programs--food programs that many kids depend on when school is not in session. Read More

16 fruits and vegetables you do not need to buy organic

what are some "clean" foods you can buy non-organic? personally, i would rather buy all organic produce but it is not always in my budget.

i have compiled a list of the fruits and vegetables that you can buy not organic because they are often very low in pesticides. Read More

16 fruits and vegetables you should buy organic

i think most of us have become more price conscience at the grocery store. i know i have. one of expenditures i debate often is whether to "splurge" on organic food. i hate to not buy organic but lets be honest - times are tough.

i have complied a list of produce to buy organic. these foods are often on the "top offenders" lists of food with highest concentrations of pesticides and chemicals. Read More