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 [...]

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 [...]

Avocado Cinco at Fonda

I love avocados.  When I was invited by Avocados from Mexico to attend Avocado Cinco, I couldn’t resist, so I headed over to the newest location of Fonda to check it out. Menus at our place setting to tantalize us with what was to come! Various alcoholic beverages were being served, but I’m still on the wagon, so I didn’t partake of the micheladas (a beer cocktail), or the margaritas, though everyone around me seemed to enjoy. First up were the mushroom quesadillas with chihuahua and Oaxaca cheeses. I enjoyed these small, light bites. Fresh pineapple and cucumber guacamole served [...]

Tuesdays with TT: FBM March 2012 Potluck

As it had been about three months since the last FBM Potluck, it was time once again for us to get together for plenty of food and drink. This time around Beer Boor was our gracious host. KC was ready for the holidays and made us a Pizza Rustica. It was full of various meats and cheeses. Very delicious but lethal. I could have eaten this whole thing myself. CT made Barbacoa for the first time in our crockpot. She was a little disappointed it came out dry, but the fresh avocado salsa she also made fixed that problem. I [...]

Pork: Be Inspired

I was recently invited to enjoy a peek behind the scenes during the taping of Madison Cowan giving suggestions for how to cook pork for the new site, www.porkbeinspired.com – some great tips there. I basically hung out in the green room, munching and watching Madison run through a few recipes to zazz up pork chops. I enjoyed tender pork loin with salad, some rice and veggies. Then fresh fruit and a lot of desserts (I must’ve been in a sweets mood that day!) – shockingly REALLY good whoopie pies, black & whites and other cookies. So good. The first [...]

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