I read a lot of cookbooks and spend hours looking at recipes and pretty pictures. I was given this cookbook as a gift this summer and honestly I can not stop making recipes out of it! I will post a few recipes I have tried this summer as a preview for my readers. The Southern [...]
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Cook Book I LOVE!!
Posted in Foodie News on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And the winner is…
Posted in Foodie News on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
ready to be drawn… Amanda D!!! Congratulations!! I will send you an email asking for your address and your $50 Chili’s gift card will be in the mail asap! Thank you to everyone who participated!! Enjoy your meal at Chili’s Amanda!
$50 Chili’s Gift Card Give-away!!!
Posted in Foodie News on July 8, 2010 | 12 Comments »
I recently took a trip to my neighborhood Chili’s Grill and Bar to try out the new menu. Chili’s created a new menu focusing on using fresh ingredients and also brought back some old time favorites. I have to say I normally order off the guiltless grill menu but decided to venture out and try some of the [...]
The Dirty Dozen
Posted in Foodie News, Greenies, light & healthy on June 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I recently started to try and eat more organic. Honestly it is hard to do at times. But, I was watching the CNN special Toxic America and came across some interesting information. Some produce contains more pesticides than other and by purchasing organic you can reduce your pesticide amount up to 80%. I printed the article out [...]
Foodie Tour
Posted in Foodie News on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I went on a foodie tour in NYC around Greenwich Village. It was fantastic! We sampled food from several restaurants, talk to chefs and learned a little history along the way. Our tour guide was very entertaining and made the entire experience a favorite of NYC. Below is some of the food I sampled along the [...]
Shop Smarter at Whole Foods
Posted in Foodie News on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My favorite bargain blogger Anna from Bargains in Buckhead joined me as we hit our local Whole Foods Shop Smarter Class. We loved the class and took away many great tips to share with you all. Anna and I collected our top tips from the class. Whole Foods offers a variety of classes for FREE [...]
Happy Birthday! Celebrating 1 Year of Blogging!
Posted in Foodie News, Treats to eat on February 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I can not believe RecipeRise has been up and running for one year! When I started this blog I created this for friends and family to view my recipes and take a peek inside my cookbooks. Since then, I have had many followers (which I am so grateful for), Risëcups were created, and my photography skills have improved [...]
Chicken Tamale Casserole is the MOST searched recipe online for Cooking Light!
Posted in Foodie News on January 4, 2010 | 9 Comments »
WOW!! Can you believe it?? I was reading my Cooking Light magazine this month and turn the page to see my recipe, Chicken Tamale Casserole, published in Nov 2008 is the MOST searched recipe online!! I was in shock!! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has searched for the recipe, made the [...]
‘Tis the Season to Decorate!
Posted in Foodie News, Greenies on December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love hosting a party and love decorating for the holidays. I love having fresh flowers on a table with food. I think it brings an Earthy feel to the table. During the holidays I like to take a few sprigs of rosemary from my garden and some frozen cranberries to create this center piece. It [...]
My new favorite baker
Posted in Foodie News on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love finding other baking and cooking blogs. Recently I was flipping through Better Homes and Garden magazine and came across Bakerella. Remembering hearing the name before from Bargins in Buckhead I decided to take a look. It was love at first site! :-) Not only does she make adorable little cupcakes, but she creates cake balls [...]