Alphabet Cake Pan
Personalize your birthday cake with an alphabet cake pan. Make their initials, or their age in cake! 

Busy Family Meals
Vindaloo sauce can be used to flavor meats, but we like it best as a vegetarian delight!

Chocolate Covered Buttercrunch Bars                                                                                                       Chocolate and buttercrunch treats made with a surprise ingredient.

Cooking Gadgets
Space saving genius: collapsible colanders!

Horehound Drops
A herbal home remedy for a sore throat or cough.

Old Woodenware Stirs Memories
Mary Emma, at Country Kitchen, finds that old kitchen woodenware brings back memories of cooking in the farmhouse kitchen of childhood.

Super Bowl Snack: Edamame “Hummus”
A delicious thick dip made with edamame, tofu and avocado

The Experts’ Suggestions to Curb Nighttime Noshing
Most of the registered dieticians and diet websites Jean found as she tries to curb her nightly noshing habit have pretty specific suggestions to help.

ENJOY!  Let me know if you expecially like something you try here.

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More Ideas from the Food Bloggers for Quilters’ Family Meals & Entertaining

I haven’t shared recipes from the Food Bloggers for awhile.  As autumn weather sparks appetites, you might like to try some new recipes.  We even have a post about wedding cakes!

Pumpkin Cookies
A delicious treat for a harvest or Halloween party.

Black and White Wedding Cakes
These cakes put a beautiful spin on a classic wedding theme. 

Busy Family Meals
It’s not too late to grill! Try an onion marinade for lamb before the north winds blow!

Creole Jambalaya
Celebrate the holidays New Orleans style with this traditional Creole recipe 

Foods that Boost Your Metabolism
You can rev up your metabolism, burn more calories and even lower high cholesterol by including certain foods in your diet. Read more here.

Moroccan Beef with Bulgur
Try this dish for an exotic and hearty fall entree 

Traveling, Meeting Authors & Finding New Foods
On a recent trip to Wisconsin and Michigan I enjoyed having tea with author friends and learning about new recipes from another friend.

ENJOY!  Let us know which ones you try.  Do you have any autumn favorites your family enjoys?

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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Diversion for Quilters – Try Some New Recipes from the Food Bloggers

 At the b5 Lifestyles Channel, our promo day theme consists of food…Potluck Summer Pitch-In for summer meals and more.  The Food Bloggers, a group I’ve joined that shares food ideas, memories, and recipes, have a number of interesting posts this week.  So I’ll share them with Quilting and Patchwork viewers and Lifestyles Channel readers.

*Think outside the basil box when it comes to pesto...how about artichoke?

*Green Eggs – Try this healthy–and yummy–alternative to traditional breakfast foods.

Memories of Tea with Tasha Tudor – One of Mary Emma Allen’s favorite memories is tea and cinnamon toast with children’s author Tasha Tudor. 

*Pear and Cranberry Tart - It’s never too early to start planning for the holidays and this tasty (and Vegan) tart makes an elegant addition to a family feast.

*Poussin with Pernod – Bastille Day–the French National Holiday–was last week and this recipe for Poussin (Cornish game hens) with anise-flavored Pernod captures the spirit and taste of France.

*Recipes for a Delicious Healthy Diet  - If you’ve already bought Dr. Connie Guttersen’s book, The Sonoma Diet, hopefully you’ve tried some of the delicious recipes included. If you don’t have the book yet, follow this link for two free Sonoma Diet recipes from Jean.

*Time For Some Fair Food  - A round up of fair food recipes.

Enjoy!  Have some potluck food fun!

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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen 

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Potluck for Quilting & Patchwork from the Food Bloggers

Planning meals during busy summer months when children may be at home full time or you simply have many activities going on can be a challenge for quilters who are trying to squeeze in some of these projects, too.

Why not consider these ideas from the group called the Food Bloggers?

At Busy Family Meals we learn about 30-minute meals!

At Alzheimer’s Notes, I call your attention to Finger Foods for Alzheimer’s Patients . See if these ideas will help if getting your family member to eat is a challenge.

At Ageless Beauty we learn Great Things to Know about Whole Grains .
We all know that whole grains are good for us, but do you know some of the latest findings?

Ah! What fun! At She Knows Parties, we learn how to Plan An Ice Cream Party. Use homemade ice cream, and set up a sundae bar.

Vegetable fried rice makes a great main course, side dish, or lunch. Check out the details at Robust Cooking.

What suggestions do you have to help make summer cooking easier?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Summer Meal Suggestions for a Busy Quilter’s Household

Since quilters usually enjoy cooking, too, I’ll share with you some food information and recipes contributed by the Food Bloggers.  This group combines their talents and shares their food blogs. 

 I thought it would be interesting to join the group since I often include recipes at Quilting and Patchwork and write a print and online newspaper column, “Country Kitchen.” In addition, I have a Mary Emma’s Country Kitchen blog and Tea Time News & Notes.

Bake Tsoureki for Orthodox Easter (April 27) and learn at All Holiday Cafe 
how to prepare this traditional bread.

What’s In Season Now! One way to assure your family of tasty meals is to pay attention to what’s in season now, a post from Busy Family Meals. 

Recipes for Quilters to Share at Quilting and Patchwork.  Quilters throughout the ages have enjoyed exchanging recipes as well as patterns.

ENJOY!

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Recipes for Quilters from the Food Bloggers