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Great Reads :: Top Cookbooks for Spring 2017
Hey guys, so happy Spring! I haven’t done a post on Great Reads in a while and i have soooo many great books and cookbooks that I’ve read...

Kristen Hess
Apr 5, 20173 min read


Great Read: PAIRED – Champagne and Sparkling Wines Cookbook
PAIRED Champagne and Sparkling Wines is a gorgeous cookbook by Australian Photographer Fran Flynn and Wine Expert David...

Kristen Hess
Dec 9, 20162 min read


Holiday Recipes: Maple Brown Sugar Walnut Pie & Maple-Glazed Brussels Sprouts
Well it’s that time a year again…the holidays are here, and we all know what that means…PIE. And lots of cooking. With lots of yummy...

Kristen Hess
Dec 6, 20153 min read


Top 10 {Things I Love} Summer 2015
My Top 10 {Things I Love} list is back for Summer with some fun and interesting things/places/foods/drinks that I’m currently crushing on...

Kristen Hess
Jul 14, 20156 min read


Melt Cookbook: Taking the Art of Macaroni & Cheese to a Whole New Level
Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of anything more delicious on the planet than a big creamy...

Kristen Hess
Oct 24, 20135 min read


Published! Food Styling & Photography for Gary Null’s NEW Vegan Cookbook..Hot off the Pre
Anti-Arthritis, Anti-Inflammation Cookbook: Healing through Natural Foods Yay! The time has finally arrived – the cookbook I shot and...

Kristen Hess
Feb 21, 20132 min read


Herbivoracious: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes & A Cookbook Giveaway!
Herbivoracious-Michael Natkin I recently had an opportunity to meet an amazing author/chef/blogger/photographer at a recent book launch...

Kristen Hess
Jun 2, 20126 min read


Food to Inspire: La Tartine Gourmande – Recipes & Cookbook Giveaway!
La Tartine Cookbook Giveaway! THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED FOR ENTRIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER, ***(Check back for our next...

Kristen Hess
May 3, 20126 min read


Behind the Scenes with Healthy Eating Expert Kathy Freston
Kathy Freston Kathy Freston is is a bestselling author with a focus on healthy living and conscious eating, a health activist, vegan...

Kristen Hess
Mar 27, 20126 min read


Top 10 (Things I Love) :: 2011 / Happy New Year!
Well the end of 2011 is finally here. WOW. What a crazy, awesome, long year it’s been! I started my food blog last year around the...

Kristen Hess
Dec 31, 20112 min read


A Taste of Martha’s Vineyard: Black Dog Tavern’s Clam Chowder
On Labor Day weekend I fell in love. With Martha’s Vineyard, that is. And an amazing clam chowder from a famous little place called The...

Kristen Hess
Sep 24, 20114 min read


Top Ten (Things I Love) :: August ‘11
MacBar, Soho – Four Cheese Mac ‘n Cheese MacBar is a groovy and modern mac ‘n cheese take-out bar smack in the middle of Soho on Prince...

Kristen Hess
Aug 26, 20116 min read


The Healing Powers of Chocolate
The Healing Powers of Chocolate Check out this new book by Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet..it discusses the health benefits of red wine...

Kristen Hess
Dec 12, 20101 min read
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