A while back, I was offered some samples of a “unique BBQ sauce and marinade” called Wild & Mild. I love sauces, and I love barbecueing, so I of course, agreed to samples. After the box of sauces hung in limbo due to the US Postal Service (don’t get me started) they finally arrived at [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 10, 2010
in OpenSky
As I mentioned last night, there’s a special opportunity from today at 9 a.m. until Friday at midnight in my OpenSky shop. OpenSky has been hosting cooperative savings events called GroupShops, in which a certain number of people need to agree to a certain deal in order to get said deal. I’ve been working with [...]
Click here for the special EnviTote GroupShop! **This is the THIRD time I’m typing out this post after stupid Ecto ate it twice before. Anyone know how to fix this?** Why am I referring to clouds again? Well, there are a multitude of reasons…but before I get to that, a definition: cu·mu·lo·nim·bus /ˌkyumyəloʊˈnɪmbəs/ Show Spelled[kyoo-myuh-loh-nim-buhs] [...]
Have I told you all lately how much I love Trader Joe’s? I’ve discovered that on certain days, the fastest route home from work passes right by the Trader Joe’s, so I stop. I stocked up today on raw almond snack packs (the extra plastic for the wrappers is worth it for the portion control!), [...]
Get it? Like Four Weddings and a Funeral? Ok, I’m a nerd. Let’s get to it, shall we? First of all, a big huge welcome goes out to all my new readers! Thanks for stopping by and reading! Feel free to de-lurk and leave comments so that I may follow your blog as well (if [...]
Happy Wednesday! I’ve come to really enjoy Wednesday evenings because I know that there are only two more wake-ups until the weekend! I hate that Adam has class so late, but I get to watch garbage TV for a few hours, read quietly, or cook stuff I’m not sure he’ll like. Usually, that ends up [...]
Welcome back! Have you entered YOUR cute food in the Cute Food Saturday contest yet?? In honor of CFS’s one year anniversary, I’d love to present a reader-created CFS full of cute food YOU’VE made! You’ve got about a month and a half to get thinking and creating, and the anniversary post will be a [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 19, 2010
in OpenSky
Many of you have asked me about my near-daily grocery shopping trips and why I don’t plan out meals a week in advance like so many other people. I used to do the whole meal planning for the week then one big grocery shopping thing. I did it for a long time! It used to [...]
Welcome back! Have you entered YOUR cute food in the Cute Food Saturday contest yet?? In honor of CFS’s one year anniversary, I’d love to present a reader-created CFS full of cute food YOU’VE made! You’ve got about a month and a half to get thinking and creating, and the anniversary post will be a [...]