Ever since my mom came to live with me, I have been gifting her some one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, because what do you buy the lady who doesn’t really need anything? She has absolutely loved every piece and she always gets compliments on them. And for the past few years I’ve been getting this jewelryRead more
It’s been fall for a month now and I haven’t had a chance to do a giveaway. I am so excited to be hosting this particular giveaway because it is for some Pioneer Woman items. On September 14th, Pioneer Woman launched her product line at Wal-Mart! It took a couple of weeks for my localRead more
It’s that time of year again! My little old blog here has been on the “world wide web” for 3 years this month and well, I am growing fond of CELEBRATING! I’m giving two items away: A Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays cookbook AND A $40 Target E-Giftcard YAY! BE EXCITED WITH ME!Read more
Today marks two years of existence in the blogospere for My Kitchen Is Open! It’s an exciting day too because I feel like as the year progressed, so has my blog. I’m excited for what this next year holds as a blogger. There are so many things that I would love to do. For exampleRead more
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
Just this last week, a friend of mine offered me a persimmon tree. She asked me if I’d ever eaten one and I told her that I had not. That conversation left me wanting to try a persimmon. This weekend, The Mister and I made a trip to our local COSTCO and they had persimmons!Read more
I don’t know if I’ve ever said this out loud to anyone but I really love to boil chicken. LOL! There is just something about having fresh chicken broth at the end of it all that makes my heart smile. I love using it for Tortilla Soup, Chicken Soup, Chili, in fideo and arroz. AND,Read more
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
Happy Summer! Some of you are out of school, some of you are back in school, while others of you are trying to figure out what to do with your children because SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER! I wanted to do something special for my readers and maybe get some new ones and what a betterRead more
My first giveaway was a success and I can’t wait to do more giveaways for you guys! For those of you who participated, THANK YOU! I hope that you will continue to visit my blog for recipes, crafts and inspiration. Without further ado, the winner of the Flirty Apron Giveaway is (drumroll please….) Mary fromRead more