Safeway Holiday Recipes Tastemaker Program
I was incredibly excited when I got the e-mail from FoodBuzz that I was chosen for the Safeway Holiday Recipes Tastemaker Program. 10 of us were chosen from all over the country to recreate a recipe listed on the Safeway Website. You can find that list HERE. All that was asked of us was a photo of the recipe and a little blurb about the process. In return, our picture of our dish would be featured on ads circulated in the food blogger community. One recipe. One picture. One blurb. That’s it. BUT I wanted to challenge myself and completed a three-course meal

Finally Used My Gift Card
We were incredibly lucky! Those who went to the 1st Annual FoodBuzz Food Blogger Festival received "swag bags," and inside those fantastic goodie bags were $20 gift cards from CHEFScatalog.com.I thought that it was about time that I used it because I knew that there was going to be lots of cooking going on this holiday season. I did go over my $20, so I had to pay a little bit, but it's going to be

Taste of the Bay 2009 with My Hunnie
Event: Taste of the Bay 2009Date: October 21, 2009Location: Dockside on the San Francisco BelleDining Partner: Hunnie BunnieI was so honored when my longtime friend (FYI we met in the 4th grade) Hunnie Bunnie aka Spanish Janis invited me to a fundraiser food and wine event hosted by the hospitality department at San Francisco State University. A silent auction and live auction were going to take place during the night, and all the proceeds made go directly to the hospitality department. I didn’t know if I had the funds to participate in those auctions, but

I Heart Adobo...But Chicken Adobo Burritos?
Yes, I love adobo...especially chicken adobo. Today I heard about this event on Facebook and I am so excited to go. You can only imagine what Bub is thinking...combining two of his favorite foods ever? He might find himself in Heaven. Much love to Miguel Escobedo, owner of Papalote, for letting me post this.Here are the deets:Start Time: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 11:00amLocation: Papalote - 3409 24th St.DescriptionHOSTED BY FRAN BOOGIE!!!Back to Grill Again.. the Grill againONE DAY ONLY!

I Am Becoming Quite the Cookie Queen
So I’ve been baking a lot of cookies in the last couple of months. I never baked cookies from scratch before this year, so when I finally learned on my own how to make them, I ran with the idea. Here are just a few TwitPics of some of the cookies I have made. When I have the time, I will post nicer pictures taken from my CyberShot and post the recipes as well.This Thanksgiving I was invited to Bub's family's party. It's always a potluck, so I offered to make a cookie platter. I hope they like it. I just have to figure out which cookies to make. =)See? A restaurant girl like me can bake too! Feel free to click on each picture. You will be taken