Looking to try some new food products? The company, Degustabox works with foodies of all kinds, and just may be the perfect company for you! Each month you receive a box filled with 10-15 surprise items to try out {and most of these items are full-sized products too!}. Here’s a closer look at some of the items that were included in the Degustabox this September. [Read more…]
Fall has officially started, which means that the holiday season it just around the corner. Now, I don’t know about you, but I am thinking up all the goodies I am going to make for Thanksgiving and Christmas. You’re probably thinking, oh no, she is probably one of those people that gets all her shopping done for the holidays in September and October. No way! But you have to admit that would be nice! I am, however, a person that loves looking through magazines and cookbooks, not to mention asking friends for their special recipes, and making a list of everything I want to try for the influx of family and friends.
The summer always makes me think of bright beautiful colors like rainbows, sunflowers and oh-so-delicious food!
I feel like I have always had a love affair with pretty food. The more colorful – the more I want to eat it!
When I was younger, it was mostly bright fruits and crayola-colored icing that got my attention, but as I came into my twenties, I really started turning my attention to vegetables. I started noticing the deep purple eggplant, those sunshine yellow spaghetti squash and those bright orange bell peppers.
I finally got around to baking a Hummingbird Cake! Yay me! Now, some of you are probably saying, what in the world is a Hummingbird Cake? Well, I would have said the same thing a few years ago but, since then, I have had a piece in almost every restaurant that advertises it in the Florida Keys. I kept telling myself I was going to make one day, and it would be even better than any I had tasted, and that day finally came. And I couldn’t be happier with the results (although my waistline might complain a little because it’s so hard to resist!).
The cake turned out rich, spicy, a little nutty and full of the fruity goodness of bananas and pineapple. It’s a tropical treat not to be missed!
