16 May 2013-18 May 2013 Finding family you never knew you had is one of the interesting benefits of Facebook! In my first married life that gave me four wonderful sons, I was a ‘D’Antoni’—a tight, loving, competitive, and exceptionally athletic family. That’s how I connected on FB with Antonella D’Antoni—never did I think that a little over two years later ... Read More »
15 May 2013 It goes without saying that no trip begins without drama…a ‘slight’ glitch that makes your heart flutter, but in this case, almost go into cardiac arrest! So Ben and I get to the new, fancy dancy Myrtle Beach International airport, really it’s first-class and styling all the way. Since the kiosk won’t take my FF number, we decide ... Read More »
14 May 2013 This is day one of my nomadic excursion! So what in the Sam Hill am I doing? Well, heading to Europe to cook, eat, drink, and be merry! And, most importantly, to discover my roots~~yep, I’m Croatian, and my grandparents were born and lived there before immigrating to America in the early 20th century. They were young. They ... Read More »
Willie Wonka and Elf have nothin’ over Ally! I mean try to imagine three days of being in pie-nirvana—where you are inundated and immersed with pies of every kind—apple, cherry, key lime, raisin, chocolate, berry and berries, rhubarb, peanut butter, cheesecake and more. Where you have a certified ‘piologist’ and there are live pie girls dancing around like ‘QT Pie’! ... Read More »
You never know what’s around the next curve on the highway of life. When I lived in Boston and got into my acting and performing ‘career’ I auditioned for so many projects~~I had more than my share of not being cast. However, the movie, television or stage plays I was cast in brought me together with incredibly talented and ... Read More »
Cooking contests require a great deal of brain power and creativity, plus flat out hard work. Most of us foodie contest junkies basically work alone in our laboratories, our kitchens, as we go from our wheels turning in our heads to create a new recipe that fits the contest guidelines to actually designing and making the recipes—oftentimes, several times because ... Read More »
One Saturday morning when Ben, my hubster, came into the kitchen he sat down at the island work table. It looked like a bomb had gone off…the table was laden with everything—cheeses, fruits, breads, greens, butter, meats, veggies. I knew what I was doing, but he didn’t. I’d seen a contest for a grilled cheese sandwich with Wisconsin Cheese and ... Read More »
April is ‘National Cheese Month’ and as it approaches, I am having mixed emotions. Excited to share my fabulous experience as the 2012 Wisconsin Cheese ‘Grilled Cheese Academy’ grand winner, and sad, because, like Miss America, or in my case, Miss Cheese, I’ll relinquish my crown to the next lucky cheese creator. Not that I don’t have another winner up my ... Read More »
Ya know, I’ve known this guy via the Facebook foodie community for a while now. Not only does he stand out because of his unique twist on food, his stunning food photography, and his creative takes on food, but he’s a male, and he’s broken the glass ceiling in the foodie blogger world because really there aren’t that many men ... Read More »
Remember the movie ‘Rocky’ and the many sequels~~I, II, III, IV, V, Rocky Balboa, and was there a Rocky VII? That’s what I feel like at this very moment as I write this post about the Pillsbury Bake-Off. However, unlike Rocky who got started in boxing competition to prove himself , his worth, and earn self-respect, my reason for throwing ... Read More »
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