You’ve decided to open up a restaurant? That’s great! You undoubtedly have your own recipes you want to share with the world (or have partnered with someone who does), and feel that your idea is strong enough to make a living off of. There’s a few things you may not realize, though, that might temper [...]
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In case you’re wondering, This Mama Cooks! On a Diet is number 31. There are some terrific food blogs on the list – and some new to me – so check ‘em out! An infographic by the team at CouponAudit.
I am an impatient cook, just like the Swedish Chef. I am also a busy cook, but outside of the kitchen this summer. I’ve been traveling to blogger conferences and working long hours. Most importantly I just signed up a few new This Mama Cooks! On A Diet sponsors including SOYJOY for the BlogHer ’10 [...]
Today This Mama Cooks! turns five. While you may consider that a birthday, it is in fact an anniversary of the relationship I started with you, my reader, a long time ago. I’m using today’s fifth anniversary of the day I started this blog (some posts are older and originally appeared at A Mama’s Rant) [...]
If you’re a Biggest Loser fan, you may know about the Pound For Pound Challenge to help fight hunger. (Read my post Join the Pound For Pound Challenge and help feed the hungry to learn more about it.) Well, here’s your friendly reminder to log in to www.PFPChallenge.com by May 5 to report your weight [...]
The Pound For Pound Challenge is encouraging people to help feed the hungry by pledging to lose weight. General Mills has teamed up with The Biggest Loser and Feeding America to encourage people to get fit and feed the hungry. You can pledge to lose weight at PFPChallenge.com and for every pound lost, General Mills [...]
The January 2009 Chew on That’s Monthly Mouthful for January 2009 asked: “What is your Foodie New Year’s Resolution? What types of food do you hope to try, cook, or stay away from in the next year?” You can see my answer to the Monthly Mouthful here. What is your New Year’s resolution when it [...]
Do you ever wonder about those ads on TV about those diet plans like NutriSystem that deliver food right to your door? Well, www.bestdietfooddelivery.com is a new site that promises reviews of some of the more popular diet food delivery plans. Click here to read more… Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed.
If you’ve seen the movie Meet the Robinsons, you may remember that Lewis invented a peanut butter and jelly dispenser that had a tendency to malfunction. But it did make preparing PB&J sandwiches an adventure, if a somewhat messy one. There’s a real life Lewis. Well, a few of them that is – the Wurtz [...]
With supplements and DHA fortified milks from Horizon, there’s no excuse not to get in your Omega-3s. Another good way is fish, of course. Since some of us aren’t the biggest fish fans, a good way to disguise it is by putting it in a dish like Salad Nicoise. (I like fish, but I like [...]
I’m posting another Recipe Roundup for the FoodieView blog. (Click here to see my Swiss Family Recipes and Cinco de Mayo healthy recipe roundups.) My next assignment from my FoodieView Blog editor is fun breakfast ideas with kids. I have a few dishes in mind at my children’s book and cooking blog, My Readable Feast. [...]
The folks at One by One Media are looking for food bloggers in the following areas: New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Toronto, and something they’re calling “Middle America.” These bloggers are needed to write for FoodConnect, a foodie social networking site. If you’re interested you can contact Jim Turner at “jturner at [...]
I recently wrote a Recipe Roundup for Foodie Review on Swiss Family Recipes. If you have a soft spot for fondue, you may want to check it out. On the other hand, you may want to avoid it if it’s too tempting. My next assignment from my FoodieView Blog editor is healthy Mexican recipes. I [...]
My every day dishes are the Autumn Leaf pattern by Franciscan by Glading, McBean & Co. And if you’ve seen my food photos, like this odd pairing of kiwi and pizza (what was I thinking?) you’ve seen my dishes! The Autumn Leaf pattern was made in the mid-’50s, and they’ve held up very well. (Yes, [...]
After more than seven years living here, I still love our house. But it’s missing a few things. A proper laundry room. (Our laundry set is in a closest on the way to the downstairs half-bathroom.) An office for me. (Maybe I’ll get that some day when we finish the basement.) And a bigger kitchen [...]
Tara at Lijit jokes about Lijitos on her blog, I quit for Lijit. So I thought I’d come up with some mojito recipes for those trying to lose weight by watching their Weight Watcher POINTS. Key Lime MojitoHere’s a take on the traditional rum-based recipe – full of empty calories from the simple syrup and [...]








