**WATCH THE VIDEO!** Aunt Nellie's and READ Salads are having a MYSTERY BOX RECIPE CHALLENGE and you could win $1000! In this suspense filled short video you'll learn the 5 mystery ingredients you must include in your winning recipe as well as some other nuggets you'll need to win the … [Read more...]
How Will You Celebrate Grilled Cheese Month?
WATCH THE VIDEO! I don't really need an excuse to celebrate Grilled Cheese, but as long as there is a food holiday to blame, why not? April is Grilled Cheese Month and April 12th is Grilled Cheese Day. Seriously. An entire Month and a whole Day devoted to all things toasted and cheese. … [Read more...]
MEATBALL MADNESS
WATCH THE VIDEO March Madness means Meatball Madness! Classic Meatballs and Sauce not only please a crowd -- they feed a crowd! Serve over Spaghetti with garlic bread and Caesar Salad for a family-style feast, or make the mancave roar with melty, toasted Meatball Subs. GET THE … [Read more...]
Classic Meatballs Recipe
WATCH THE VIDEO! I'm part of a family that has a very particular opinion on meatballs. A meatball is classic. A meatball is basic. A meatball is juicy, tender yet firm, delicately seasoned and made of all ground beef. This standard was set long ago by a Grandmother in Northern California … [Read more...]
#SB47 #KITCHENPARTY
I'll be LIVE on #KitchenParty this evening! Come hang out with Babette Pepaj, Jeff Houck, Rene Lynch and Douglas E. Welch and me! 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific on Thursday, January 31st We'll be talking everything Super Bowl XLVII! The good, the bad and the all-important: How to Avoid an … [Read more...]
Favorite Football Party Recipes
It's almost hard to believe that Super Bowl Sunday is still second to Thanksgiving when it comes to food consumption in the US. I mean, people at least seem more dignified on Thanksgiving. More focused. Super Bowl party food is all over the place. And instead of calories masquerading as a … [Read more...]
Happy 100th Birthday Julia Child – McKayla is Not Impressed
Today is Julia Child's 100th Birthday. And even if McKayla Maroney isn't impressed, food lovers, home cooks and chefs around the world will remember the culinary legend, entertainer and true female role model. Back in April, at Food + Wine Festival Palm Desert, I had the chance to interview Sara … [Read more...]
Olympic Dessert Time!
CLICK HERE to watch Olympic Dessert Time at Babble's Family Kitchen. I love the Olympics. Especially the Summer Olympics. I want to absorb every minute of the Olympics, even if it means watching coverage on the Today Show. And I've learned that American desserts have bad names... Head … [Read more...]
Guy Fieri on Cooking For Kids
CLICK HERE to watch Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri on Cooking For Kids at Babble's Family Kitchen. When I began vlogging for Babble, I thought I would ask chefs, whenever the opportunity presented itself, "What's the most important thing to remember when cooking for kids?" As maybe you've noticed, I … [Read more...]
10 Ways To Get Your Father’s Day BAC-ON
Dads love bacon. Almost as much as their kids. Whether you start Dad's day off with Five Spice French Toast topped with thick-cut, chocolate covered bacon and ginger ice-cream (above) or serve it as dessert after a full day of salty, crispy indulgence, you are sure to score some serious points. … [Read more...]
Hands-Free Food and Beverage
CLICK HERE to watch The Best Hands Free Food and Beverage at Babble's Family Kitchen. Hands-Free. Like Bluetooth for food. As Americans we are always looking for easier ways to eat standing around the tailgate of a car. And holding a cold one while trying to fill your pie-hole can be pretty … [Read more...]
April Fools’ Day Food Prank Fails
CLICK HERE to watch April Fools' Day Food Prank Fails at Babble's Family Kitchen. Watch your back! Or better yet, your stomach... Have you ever been the brunt of an April Fools' Day food prank gone horribly wrong? Have you bitten into something savory that turned out sweet? Or even worse... … [Read more...]