CONTEST: Mohegan Sun’s First Ever Sun BBQ Fest & A Grill

Mohegan Sun is having its first ever Sun BBQ Fest – check out the list of events, it sounds like a total blast and I am lucky enough to be attending! You, too, can attend – I’m giving away two tickets to the fest for one lucky winner! Because Mohegan Sun is so generous, I’m also giving away two Weber Smokey Joe Grills (pictured above) courtesy of Mohegan Sun! Please note that the tickets will be to one day of the BBQ fest of your choice, but transportation and accommodations will NOT be provided. If you would like to enter [...]

Cooking for DLS pt 6

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure to try Verlasso salmon at Home. But the real test would be to try it at home. Eh? eh? See what I did there? Oh never mind. Regardless, as I mentioned last time, I received a $20 voucher to Fresh Direct (currently the only place to get Verlasso) with the idea that I would try cooking the salmon myself, so I decided to give it a whirl and make it for DLS. (Side note: about nicknames and abbreviations, since this seems to be something people keep asking me [...]

McDonald’s First Taste

I was recently invited to the McDonald’s First Taste Event – announcing what new items they’d have for the summer (like last year).  This time, we got to sample the new oatmeal and new fruit smoothies – I couldn’t try the smoothies because it had an ingredient to which I am allergic, but I gamely tried the oatmeal. I’m not a huge fan of oatmeal in general – I have a description for how I feel about the oatmeal that is not suitable for publication on a food site (the description is vile and off-putting, intentionally so) – but this [...]

Slow Cooker Lasagna

I’ve had a slow cooker for a long time, but rarely ever use it… mostly because it’s HUGE and it’s kind of a pain to clean (though I now have those awesome slow cooker liners that Reynold’s makes!). Oh, and I lent mine to my sister a while ago now… haven’t asked for it back.  *shrug* However, a quirky turn of events recently led to me offering my extra one – yes, I somehow had an extra slow cooker – to my friend EL, who responded by suggesting he make dinner for us. I let him pick from his cookbooks [...]

Tabasco Cocktail Party

I always say I have amazing friends, but you know, I really do. The super talented incredibly wonderful Sarah of Fritos & Foie Gras recently hosted a cocktail party to show off all the ways you can use Tabasco instead of just as a hot sauce on the table that you douse on stuff. We had miniature BLT bites, deviled eggs, sliders, slaws, spicy nuts… tons of great food that she prepared herself. Crazy woman slaved away all day and the results were fantastic. My personal favorites were the BLT bites and the deviled eggs, but those two items were [...]

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