by messienessie_62pahm | Dec 8, 2014 | Fall & Winter Recipes, Live, Meals, Site Demo, Soups and Stews, Uncategorized
During the winter months, as life gets busier with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and I am wont to run around with my family spontaneously looking at holiday lights but still needing desperately to meet deadlines, I find something has to be trimmed down...
by messienessie_62pahm | Sep 28, 2012 | Fall & Winter Recipes, Food News & Product Reviews, Live, Seasonal Recipes
A Taste for Fall Fall is beginning its descent all across the country. Here in Portland, it’s not coming fast enough for me. I’m ready for it to kick into high gear — maybe even wanting to force it a little before its true time. As a fall baby,...
by messienessie_62pahm | Nov 21, 2011 | Fall & Winter Recipes, Live
As a food blogger (and 1/12 of The Virtual Potluck (VP)) I get to try out new foods, cookbooks and appliances from time to time for free — for a foodie like me, this is some kind of perk! Sometimes those perks are a little better than others and sometimes...
by messienessie_62pahm | Nov 12, 2011 | Comfort Food, Fall & Winter Recipes, Live, Quick and Easy Meals, Soups and Stews
Growing up, I was never much into squash of any kind. My mom seemed to favor zucchini and occasionally, yellow crookneck squash. She was passionate about fried zucchini (as was my middle sister) but I hated it! I didn’t mind the breading but when I got to the...