A perk to being a featured publisher on Foodbuzz is being able to participate in the Tastemaker Program. This program allows featured publishers to receive product to review. In November, Foodbuzz announced a partnership with Asian Food Grocer and sent out invitations to receive a $30 credit towards this online Asian Grocer. Before I participate in any Tastemaker program I always make sure they align with my own blog and mission. They most certainly carry items I would ... continue reading...
A Beautiful Christmas Gift – Baby Ezra
This Christmas weekend took my family on some unexpected turns! Quite unexpected, baby Ezra was born on Christmas Eve! Just to think on the same evening, over 2,000 years ago, our Savior was born!As many of my readers know, I was prepping for my Christmas Eve dinner for a few weeks. Since last Monday, I've been cooking and baking making sure every last bit of my meal was planned and that all of my ingredients were homemade and local. Running across town for farm fresh ... continue reading...
Tamales Verdes
In preparation for a family dinner that I am hosting, I made sure to make homemade Mexican tamales. It's a family tradition from my Mexican side of the family to eat tamales every Christmas Eve. Steamed corn dough filled with different meats and sauces made of chili's, roasted peppers, and spices. In the past, my mother always ordered them from friends and family. From the women that we had ordered them from, it was a tradition to spend an entire day in the kitchen with family laughing and ... continue reading...
Buy Local Segment on Iowa’s local News Channel 13
I wanted to share a news segment I was highlighted on for my local News Channel 13 station. I'm excited as they mentioned my blog and my involvement in Iowa's local food movement. I'm so proud to be a part of this growing movement and to support such great family farmers! We truly have, in my biased opinion, some of the best farmers committed to organic, hormone free, and sustainable food! Matt Russell, organizer for Buy Fresh Buy Local and owner of Coyote Run Farm ... continue reading...
Carrots and Roots – Purée Soup
I'm not so happy with the name I just gave this soup, if you can think of a better name feel free to let me know :) Anyway's, lol, I'm really pleased with how this soup turned out! With our last farmers market coming up on Saturday, I decided to use up most of my root vegetables I had stored from last month's market. I adore root vegetables as they save for so long in the crisper! I cannot wait to have a root cellar one day filled with beautiful root veggies.The key player in ... continue reading...
