Men vs. Women! I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I not only cook almost all of our meals, but I produce this little online cooking show you may be familiar with. Ironically, my kitchen is also one of the smallest rooms in my house, but that's another vlog. The jaw-dropping statistics in … [Read more...]
Snowball Cupcakes Video
You know those people that score the winning touchdown in their high school championship game and brag talk about it for the rest of their lives? Well, I might be that person when it comes to my Snowball Cupcakes. My victory didn't happen in high school, rather the holiday season of 2010 at the … [Read more...]
POUTINE! Video
Let's hope Canadians are as nice as everyone says they are. I think I butchered their unofficial national dish. Poutine is a traditional Canadian dish of French Fries, smothered in Brown Gravy and topped with Cheese Curds. Because my brother-in-law recoiled at the mention of Poutine (he's from … [Read more...]
Oven Baked Idaho Potato Poutine Recipe
Poutine is a traditional Canadian dish of French Fries, smothered in Brown Gravy and topped with Cheese Curds. I’m not Canadian. And all-American Brown Gravy isn’t really in my repertoire either. This is the official Valley Girl knock-off of Classic Canadian Poutine. For added instruction and … [Read more...]
Garlic and White Bean Puree Recipe
You asked for it! Here's my YouTube Next Chef Party Food recipe and I'm keeping the holiday after-party alive with a Foodwishes inspired White Bean Crostini. For added instruction and entertainment, watch the How to Make Garlic and White Bean Puree video. Find more holiday recipe inspiration at … [Read more...]
How to Make Salt Baked Potatoes Recipe
Are Salt Baked Potatoes really worth their salt? Can baking potatoes on a bed of salt really produce better, more flavorful baked potatoes? You know the kind with a crispy skin and steamy, fluffy interior? I know the magic that can occur when you salt bake fish and even pork, so I wasn't that … [Read more...]
Tot-O-Rama Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! Tot-O-Rama isn't a contest, it's a celebration! This basic Potato Tot recipe is inspired by some of the world's greatest chefs to ever take on the Tot: Iron Chef Michael Symon, Chef Mark Zeitouni, whose tots won the grand prize at the 2010 South Beach … [Read more...]
Tot-O-Rama Video
Sara channels her inner Napoleon Dynamite and experiments with different Potato Tot recipes from Iron Chef Michael Symon, Tot Champion Mark Zeitouni and Chef John Mitzewich of Food Wishes. Which Tot will prevail? Watch Tot-O-Rama and see for yourself! NO PAIN, NO TOTS Get the Potato Tot … [Read more...]
When Social Media Becomes Antisocial
At the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum for the IACP opening reception. I hope my date can hold his liquor. #iacp Are there times when social media, like Twitter and Facebook, seem antisocial to you? Do you ever feel like you need to just put the iPhone down and socialize with the living, … [Read more...]
IACP 2011 – DIY Video Blogging Workshop
I'm off to the Live Music Capital of the World, otherwise known as Austin, Texas. No, not to pursue my lifelong dream of singing backup for the Meat Puppets, but to present a workshop at the IACP on DIY Video Production for Food Bloggers. I will be teaming up with internet sensation, Chef John from … [Read more...]
Careful What You Food Wish For
Every year about this time I start to think about making Thanksgiving dinner. I know that's not unusual; everyone's thinking about Thanksgiving dinner right now. But what I'm thinking, or should I say lamenting, is that I've never made Thanksgiving dinner. Surprised? Sure, I dream about preparing … [Read more...]
