Eat to the beat of your own drum
You may remember me saying that 2013 was going to be my year to learn about wine. While I’m definitely a craft beer person, wine interests me a lot, and at the beginning of the year I decided I was going to know more than just saying “there’s white, and red, right?” There’s a festival [...]
The history of food fascinates me, and Tyler Cowen’s An Economist Gets Lunch has been my companion as I’ve been learning about how we’ve gotten to the state of food that we have today. I see food differently than I did 5 years ago. I wouldn’t call myself a purist, only-local eater because, frankly, I haven’t [...]
Didn’t get the cookbooks you wanted for the holidays? Or are you like me and can’t possibly have enough cookbooks to browse through? I’ve got two Williams-Sonoma cookbooks to giveaway as we enter the new year!
In the past few years the city of Carmel has exploded with new art galleries, retail stores, spas and restaurants. It seems that each time I am up there, I find something that I haven’t seen before. Enter the Blu Moon Cafe, located in the Design Center just north of 126th on Rangeline Road.
In 2010, Indiana Humanities started Food for Thought: An Indiana Harvest, a two-year program designed to encourage Hoosiers to share stories and recipes of food tradition. As they traveled across the state, they met Hoosiers eager to talk about what food means to them. I’m definitely one of those Hoosiers, and I enjoy reading about [...]
Here’s a little story about bacon.
Thanks to Twitter, I was invited to a sneak peek of the new Earth Fare grocery store at Hamilton Town Center in Noblesville, Indiana which opens on Wednesday, November 7.
The time has finally come – read the details on how you can win a copy of Emeril Lagasse’s soon-to-be-released cookbook, Kicked-Up Sandwiches!
I’m feeling generous and I want to share some of the things that have been coming out of my kitchen with you!
Two weeks ago I did a “Pump Up The Jam” giveaway that had 19 total entries! I am so overwhelmed with happiness from the support I’ve seen since starting this blog a little over two months ago. This weekend, I’d like to giveaway 2 half-pints of pickled jalapenos! Can I Pickle It Giveaway Two lucky [...]
I have a batch of strawberry vanilla jam that I canned earlier this week (again, I know). You want one?
My name is Sara - welcome to my small blue kitchen and all of its creations. Here you'll find one-pot meals, my adventures in baking, canning and preserving methods, and a photo or two of my two pups and my loving boyfriend John. These recipes are about my life, and I can't wait to share it all with you!
