With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it gave me pause to wonder just what to buy for my mother on her special day. Fresh flowers or plants are such a great gift for any woman, or anyone. Shopping Martha Stewart Plants you’ll find a gorgeous array of flowers and plants for a special occasion, […]

Since man (or woman) cannot live by bread alone, we also have wine. The Italians and French know a good thing when they see it, and as Americans, we’re not far behind. Our enjoyment of wine with our meals or a friendly gathering has reached new levels. Having a place to store several bottles in […]

For about five years now I’ve been visualizing my future dream kitchen. One of the things I will be incorporating into it is a big, wide, island counter with a few bar stools on the side. The kind of bar stool that I have in mind would be a lattice-back type. Swivel or not, […]

I received this book as a gift and am very pleased. There are 336 pages filled with “140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most”. So, it’s the author’s favorite foods when she travels to Italy. Who is Lidia? She has a public television cooking series and has written […]

Do you have any idea what a faxless payday loan is? Neither did I, but I’ll explain: It’s an online, short-term loan that’s secured against your future paycheck. Think it sounds too simple? Well, it gets even better.
It is the easiest to use payday loan service on the web. To begin the process of […]

We’ve all been there, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Life’s emergencies and what nots rear their head and our checkbook just doesn’t have enough digits in it to cover this new and exciting expense! So, instead of looking at it with dread, there is something we can do about it - we can […]

If you’re new to my site or familiar with my cooking style, you’ve no doubt noticed that when I use oil in my recipes, I specify olive oil nine times out of ten. And for good reason. You can spend hours or minutes creating a dish using substandard ingredients, then ruin […]

Now that my website is growing more and more each day, at this juncture I’m tossing around the idea of expanding into selling cooking-related merchandise. Which of course has to include the ease and finesse of a secured online shopping cart. This quest has led me to ecommerce software.
As a consumer, as well as […]

If I can get paid for blogging then you certainly can receive payments through Smorty.
Many people would ask me, “How will you earn money with a cooking website if you don’t sell merchandise?” My reply to them was something of a “Build it and they will come,” idea. My site had to be out there […]

Despite the fact I never attended or received any formal cooking school instruction, it is always something I’ve dreamed about. To be a La Cordon Bleu trained Chef! To possibly have my own restaurant or cafe! Well, the prestigious Scottsdale Culinary School is a choice place to apply for everyone who has a dream like […]