Food Network has done it again - they’ve served up another amazing cooking show hosted by an even more amazing personality. I was perfectly content with my “set” favorite shows (Paula’s Home Cooking, all of Rachael Ray’s shows, Everyday Italian, Emeril light and Emeril Live, Good Eats, Food 911, Tyler’s Ultimate, anything by Jamie Oliver, Throwdown and The Secret Life Of…) - more than content, actually, I was as happy as a fat woman in Duncan Doughnuts on pay day.—–

Gorgeous. Great, now I’m dying for Italian.———-

The gorgeous, colorful—–

Recipe for Moist Zucchini Bread: zucchini, vanilla, eggs, flour, soda, raisins, sugar, oil, salt, baking powder, pecans………

We’re in the home stretch to Halloween - I hope you’re having as much fun with it as you can. If not….start now! Make up a great batch of candy, popcorn, cookies….or all 3 - then rent a horror movie, grab someone to watch it with you, turn off the lights and eat, scream, and have fun.——-

I subscribe to the Stash Tea Newsletter and received an announcement recently about a Pumpkin Spice Tea. Naturally, I had to launch onto the website to check it out. Afterwards, I started browsing around a little bit - reading their articles, etc. I found some tips that I thought were pretty cool, so I thought I’d be a good girl and share.——–

While snooping around the Food Network site looking for the re-airing of a particular episode of “Throwdown,” I came across an amazingly delicious-sounding recipe: Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya. It’s from an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay…….

Made by Agege carvers of the Ashanti tribesmen of Ghana, this Circular traditional accent fruit bowl was created to accentuate any kitchen. This piece is hand-carved from Sesse wood and features a carved mask in the middle of the bowl…….

I guess you can tell from the decorations on the blog as well as the homepage (Buttermilk Press.com) that I get a big kick out of the holidays. I guess Halloween isn’t exactly a holiday but it is a fun time. I know that not everyone uses Halloween for good, clean innocent fun - but they’re the unfortunate exceptions. Most of us just want to have fun with it and watch the kids have a blast.