Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Christmas Cardamom Cookies

I participated in the Third Annual Great Food Blogger cookie swap this year and am very excited to share my experience with you again this year. In the past year I have found that one of my favorite spices is Cardamom. For those of you who do not know what Cardamom is it is aRead more

Bake it Forward

Yesterday I received this awesome tin in the mail. It is a Bake It Forward Tin. Imperial Sugar Company sent it to me as a part of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. They are sponsors of the swap and sent those who are involved, this little something along with a coupon for free sugar.Read more

No Giving Up Now

It’s Day 20 of Nablopomo and today I am at a total and complete loss of what to blog about. Here’s what I’m looking at right now. Of course, now I’ve typed some words but I sat here staring at my screen for about five minutes. This is what’s in front of me. My prettyRead more

From California

Last week I received a text message from a friend in California stating something was on it’s way to me. I got excited because I absolutely LOVE getting stuff in the mail! Especially when it’s a surprise. When I got home, there was a package at the door for me. It made me laugh becauseRead more

~2 Year Blogiversary Giveaway~

Next Thursday, My Kitchen Is Open will be celebrating 2 years of being a part of the world wide blogosphere!   To celebrate, I’ll be hosting a giveaway for, in my opinion, a prized cookbook, ONE beautiful copy of  “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays.” The giveaway starts today, November 15th, 2013  andRead more

Try It Out Thursday: Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Try it Out Thursday Try It Out Thursday is dedicated to recipes, products or ideas that I find on Pinterest or receive in my e-mail. I tend to “pin” and save a lot of recipes and craft ideas and never try them so I decided that this will help me wade through the many pins andRead more

The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2013

Today I signed up for  The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2013!  This will be the 3rd time I participate in this nation-wide/world-wide cookie swap. If you have a food blog and are up for swapping, you should go and sign up. I have been thinking about the swap all year and already know what cookiesRead more

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Try it Out Thursday Try It Out Thursday is dedicated to recipes or ideas that I find on Pinterest or receive in my e-mail. I tend to “pin” and save a lot of recipes & craft ideas and never try them so I decided that this will help me wade through the many pins andRead more