The Foodie Patootie

National Cream Puff Day | Cream Puffs with Bourbon Cream

And here we all thought that 2014 would be the year of healthier living… Well I’m sorry that on just the second day of the year you have to break your promise to yourself...

National Bloody Mary Day | Bloody Mary Garnish

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2014 and the first day of my National Food Holiday Challenge! In case you are just tuning in, I have imposed a challenge on myself. I’m all about celebrations...

Graffiato: A Top Restaurant From a Top Chef

I adventured to Washington, DC for Thanksgiving with my husband. I picked DC for more than just the cheap plane tickets and the vast number of places to go with free entries. I picked...

Frittata Florentine from Breakfast for Dinner (Giveaway)

I could eat breakfast at any time of the day. It’s true- when I come across a restaurant that serves breakfast all day, I’m instantly in love. The food can even be completely average,...

Golden Rum Cake from Booze Cakes (Giveaway)

There are 2 things about myself that I’m now going to share with all of you: 1. I like booze, but I’m not a big drinker. I’m not really a big drinker of anything....

Chicken Noodle Casserole With A Little Help for the Holidays From Kraft

Some of the best meals are the ones that are easy and quick to make, delicious, and composed of ingredients that don’t empty your bank account. We are in the middle of the holiday season...

A National Food Holiday Challenge

I love to cook. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment that I went from only making myself items that come frozen and get cooked in an oven or microwave to creating large multi-course meals...

Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts (Review and Recipe)

On the page before the Table of Contents of this book, it says, “Happiness is rainbow sprinkles”. Finally, someone gets that and that someone is new cookbook author Jackie Alpers with the release of Sprinkles!:...

The Foodie Patootie is MARRIED

It’s been a little over three months since I walked down the aisle. There are days when I am nostalgic about that day, wanting anything to go back and relive the best day of...

Savory Spice Shop (Giveaway)

I have a love/hate relationship with Pinellas County. Hate because the drive from my home in Tampa is atrocious and love because there are so many great restaurants, cool shops, and beautiful scenes. On...