After a break last week from Woman Crush Wednesday due to travel, I am back and ready to smash it! And today’s awesome chef is culinary queen Cat Cora! This American lady with Greek roots is one of the most famous chefs in the world! She was the first female winner of Iron Chef and with numerous cookbooks, televisions shows and food businesses she deserves the LOVE today and everyday! Continue reading
There have been 54 Woman Crush Wednesday recipients since I started this series to honor the wonderful women in the culinary world. It is actually 56 if you consider on one episode there were sisters and another there were partners. But in all that time I believe that today’s WCW is the youngest! Continue reading
How can it be Wednesday already? I know they say when we get older the time passes quicker but this is light speed since last Woman Crush Wednesday. However, the good news is that it is my favorite day of the week! And with it being the second WCW of the new year, I’m thinking we’d better keep it on the straight and narrow. Everyone I know is eating clean, detoxing and recovering from the holiday binge fest! So our fabulous female chef this week is coming to the rescue! Hooray for Aussie Sarah Wilson. Continue reading
It’s day five of Soup Scentral! I shared some awesome recipes from my blog arsenal on day one, day two was Woman Crush Wednesday when I made a gorgeous vegetable soup from our fabulous honoree Katie Lee. Day three I shared a communal soup list from some of my fav bloggers. Yesterday, day four, I gave you a glimpse into a fresh food box service and a Vietnamese Soup Pho you. Today I am going to share a very special recipe. It is called Friendship Soup. Continue reading
Most people realize home cooked food is better for us then eating out. We certainly know exactly what is in each dish we cook. It can also be a massive financial savings. However, for busy people the shopping and prepping of the food can put them off the benefits of eating at home. So enter a new rising star…food boxes delivered to your door. In America the popular one is Blue Apron, in the U.K it is Hello Fresh. All come with the necessary ingredients and easy to follow instruction recipe cards for your sit down restaurant quality dinner at home. How does this fit into Soup Scentral week you ask? Continue reading
Without a doubt, soups are a communal meal. It became very clear to me on my first night at Ballymaloe Cookery School. It was the eve of the twelve weeks course and many of us had traveled far and wide to be at this oasis in the Irish countryside. It was a cold rainy January and diving into a bowl of Cream of Mushroom Soup while huddled up in one of the cottages on campus was a welcome treat. I mentioned it in my very first blog Karen in County Cork. Just re-reading that post makes me crave that soup as well as the company I had sitting around enjoying every spoonful. Continue reading
It’s the first Woman Crush Wednesday of 2017! Here we go! For anyone new, this is the day I shower some love on a female foodie! Not only through this post, but also on my Snapchat (username blissbakery) where I recreate one of her recipes live. It is always a recipe that I have never made before just to show how it all comes together. But from the looks of it, this is going to be an awesome one! Because today’s honoree is the awesome Katie Lee. Continue reading