$50 Safeway Gift Card Giveaway + Grilled Flank Steak & Quinoa Soup with Cilantro Chimichurri

Recently, I was contacted by Safeway and asked if I wanted to try some products from the new Marcela Valladolid line and enter the Safeway Real Taste of Mexico Meal Solution Challenge.* Being a huge fan of Mexican food, I decided to take them up on their offer - and also because I could give …

IFBC 2013 in Seattle, Chateau Ste. Michelle + Asian Honey Spiced Salmon

For my last International Food Bloggers Conference post, I'd like to talk about Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, WA. There was an optional trip on Thursday, before the conference started, to visit the winery and taste some wines. It was a lot of fun and everyone was treated to a tour, wine samples, and …

FFwD: Salad Niçoise

This will be a fairly short French Fridays with Dorie post. Basically, it's Salad Niçoise. What's not to like? I've made a Salad Niçoise version before with fresh tuna, which was delicious. This version was too. We used cherry tomatoes from the garden (we still have a few), and everything else called for in the …