Events

Bring Your Family Back to the Table

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When is the last time your family ate dinner together?  When was the last time you struggled to figure out what to make for dinner?  Or looked at the clock, only to realize it was already 5pm and you had no idea what dinner was going to be?  In this crazy busy world I know […]

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Pulled Pork with Chocolate Barbecue Sauce & Cheese Corn Cake — Celebrating Cheese & Chocolate

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What could be better than a weekend celebrating chocolate and cheese?  This past weekend there was a 2 day long Chocolate & Cheese Festival at the Natural History Museum of Utah.  The festival featured some of the best local producers of cheese and chocolate, as well as some out-of-town guests, with demos, workshops, tastings, and other […]

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Get Sliced + Giveaway of 2 tickets to Harmons Sliced finale dinner!

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Five cooks given a mystery box of four ingredients that they must use to make a specified course and two and half hours to prep, cook, and present their creations, with judges walking around watching and asking them questions, all in hopes of winning the round for the chance to compete in the finale.  Does […]

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Oven-Fried Japanese Chicken Wings (Tebasaki) + BYBC 2015

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I spent last weekend laughing my guts out, learning, making new friends, meeting old friends for the first time, and being inspired.  Taste of Home magazine sponsored me to go to Build Your Blog Conference (BYBC) in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Fuji Goes to Camp—Tales of feeding 30 teenage girls

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It has been an exhausting few weeks.  I spent the first week of June cooking up in the mountains for our church’s Girls Camp.  The day after I got home, our air conditioner died, and so we spent the second week of June without air conditioning as temperatures here in Utah climbed into the 90s. […]

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Banana Peach Almond Breakfast Milkshake

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Banana peach almond breakfast milkshakes—Who says milkshakes are just for dessert?  These shakes are filled with fresh fruit, unsweetened almond milk, and no added sugar, making a fabulously fun, but still healthy, treat for breakfast.

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Honey Ginger Lemon Tea & Camp Blogaway 2012

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Honey ginger lemon tea is one of my favorite home remedies when I’m starting to feel under the weather, or one my kids starts to sound a bit sniffly.  It tastes delicious and does wonders for body and soul.  The honey and ginger help soothe a scratchy throat, and the ginger and lemon help clear […]

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2011 Fuji Gift Guide

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Are you looking for that perfect gift for the food lover in your life?  I have compiled a list of my top 11 favorite things to help you in your hunt.  Each of these items is something that I personally own, use, and love.  So without further ado, here is the Top 11 Fuji Holiday […]

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Giving Thanks With Avocado, Crab, and Pomegranate Salad

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Add this recipe to ZipList! Crab, Avocado, Pomegranate Salad in Crisp Endive Leaves Makes approximately 8 to 10 servings For the Pomegranate Dressing: 2 large egg yolks 2 tablespoons vegetable stock 3 tablespoons 100% pomegranate juice 2 teaspoons rice vinegar 1 tablespoon granulated sugar For the Salad: 6 ounces cooked Dungeness crab meat 2 medium, […]

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Mushrooms Fighting Breast Cancer (+ A Giveaway!)

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This month I want you to do yourself a favor and get your mushroom on.  As you may already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  This month I am teaming up with the Mushroom Council in their support of City of Hope’s research surrounding cancer.  You already know about my love of mushrooms, so […]

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