This month’s Guest Blogger and Mom is Judy of Bebe Love Okazu : An Asian-American Journey of Cultural Traditions Through Food. Just as the name implies, Judy leads you on an exploration of her favorite Japanese foods and the cultural traditions associated with them as well as new traditions that she’s creating as she cooks […]
Top Moms
Cherry Tomato Ricotta Tart
Today, we have a Guest Blogger – actually bloggers – from southwest Florida – that got my attention because they are a Mother/Daughter team and their beautiful farm-to-table tart, recently featured in the Foodbuzz Top 9, caught my eye. I’m a huge fan of rustic tarts that highlight seasonal veggies (Zucchini and Sundried Tomato Tart […]
Give me all your chocolate
Not many things last five generations in today’s world, but Two Dumb Dames can not only boast that their family fudge recipes, handed down through the decades, have provided the livelihood for five generations of the Chambers/Sullivan/Walker family, but also satisfied the sweet cravings of thousands of visitors to the picturesque town of Eureka Springs, […]
Pimm’s and Tarts
My love for Bon Appétit spans twenty years, and I have the archived issues to prove it! In fact, one of the motivations behind this blog was to make use of my library of special editions by challenging myself to recreate the cover recipes. Salivating through the May 2010 issue, I was gobsmacked 😮 when […]
May Mom of the Month
My mom is awesome!! So awesome that I have a whole series inspired by her on my blog: http://elislids.blogspot.com She is always there for me whether it means babysitting or a phone call about nothing. She is compassionate, creative and really funny… but don’t tell her I said the funny part! And I love that […]
April Mom of the Month
Andrissa is a remarkable mother of 2 amazing boys. She is a woman who doesn’t complain about problems – instead, she takes action. For example, when the lower elementary grades of her sons’ school did not have a real PE program, she went in and implemented one. She was the top volunteer and was flown […]
March Mom of the Month
Yes, its March already and we’re featuring another awesome mom, wife, and business-owner from Orange County! Carrie was nominated by Kim of saveourbeach.org. who said this about her: “Mountain biker, mini-van driver, wardrobe refashioner, public school advocater, church goer, This is Me – kid’s journal creator, mother of 3 … AND she’s also the mama behind […]
February Mom of the Month
Shelby is a mom of 3 adopted children, the youngest has been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and neutropenia. In addition to 3 kids, she has her own business www.GlitterFulFeltstories.com where she makes felt boards tthat help preschool children learn to read. She and her husband are writing a book about adopting children to help others […]
Honoring Military Moms
“Jennifer is an awesome mom and military wife of my cousin Neil who has served with the US Navy for at least 14 years now. Jennifer has 3 lovely children. She works full time as a controller for a large company, juggles the family schedules with school, Tae Kwan Do classes & tournaments and has […]
NOVEMBER MOM OF THE MONTH
Our November Mom of the Month lives in Orange, CA. Irene A. was nominated by her daughter Tanya who wrote this about her mom: “As a single mom of two, my mother worked hard – there were times when she had as many as three jobs – but she always stayed positive, was always smiling, […]