October 2011

Easy Halloween Party Food

Posted in Cooking with Kids, Holiday Crafts, Sara

10.31.2011

A few days ago, we got an email from a reader who said that we should do a post on kitchen safety. And I laughed. Because Sara and I are the poster children for accident-proneness. In case you need a little refresher, here’s a brief recap of our kitchen/entertaining disasters in the 3 1/2 years that we’ve been Our Best Bites-ing: -Sara got a knife through the foot. -I stepped backwards down a hole I’d been after my husband to …

Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry

Posted in 30 Minute Meals, Asian and Thai, One Dish Dinners, Poultry, Sara, Stovetop

10.28.2011

I know we keep promising an actual meal around here and then keep getting sidetracked with fun Halloween stuff so I’m finally going to give you something dinner-worthy! (Not that doughnuts or cookies aren’t dinner-worthy, because they totally are.) I actually do have another dessert to share and I let all of you Facebook fans vote what would go up today. I’ll be honest, I stopped counting half way through (I didn’t know that many people would pipe in!) and …

Weeknight Meals: Delicious Made Easy Cook Book Giveaway

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Posted in The Scoop

10.27.2011

This giveaway is now closed. Congrats Mendi and Lindsay! Click here to read all about this great cook book (but note that link is NOT the giveaway post; that is a previous giveaway). Kate and I both contributed a few recipes, along with some of our favorite food bloggers! We’re giving away two more copies! To Enter: Leave one comment below; tell us an ingredient you always keep stocked in your kitchen for quick and easy meal prep. Giveaway open …

Mad Scientist Potion

Posted in Beverages, Cooking with Kids, Halloween, Kate

10.26.2011

When I was in Kindergarten, I remember our Halloween party so clearly. One of the room moms brought apple juice and dry ice for a witch’s brew and it has stayed with me to this day (I say that like I’m not 30…and if you think 30 is old, then I am sad and hope no one calls you old when you’re 30. Or maybe I do…) Even though it was just apple juice and a black plastic cauldron, we …

America’s Test Kitchen Menu Cookbook Giveaway

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Posted in Sara, The Scoop

10.24.2011

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED: Congrats Stephanie Merrill! Last week I mentioned that I got to guest blog on America’s Test Kitchen’s Blog, The Feed. (Click here to see my post!) I’m a long-time fan of ATK so I was thrilled to be able to test out this new book. I love the whole concept of the Menu Cookbook, because most of the stress of planning a dinner party comes from figuring out what to serve and then coming …

Gourmet Style Dipped Apples with Homemade Caramel

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Posted in Cooking with Kids, Halloween, Other, Sara, Thanksgiving and Fall Flavors

10.24.2011

Gourmet Style Dipped Apples with Homemade Caramel

It’s okay, you can say it. I’m a liar. I really did have an actual meal for you today. But then I went grocery shopping. And I bought apples. I love it when I find the bags of little tiny apples; do you know what I’m talking about? They’re smaller than normal apples, and I love them because they’re the perfect size for my little kids because they’re easy to hold and they can eat the entire thing (as opposed …

Maple Bars

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Posted in Kate, Other, Pies and Pastries, Thanksgiving and Fall Flavors

10.21.2011

I have a confession: I am not a huge fan of maple. If I have a choice between maple syrup and Buttermilk Syrup, I’ll choose the Buttermilk Syrup every time. I don’t even really like the smell of it; it reminds me of icky babies that need a bath (don’t ask–anyone who’s spent any in-person time with me will tell you that I have a very irrational sense of smell). My exception? Maple bars. I love maple bars. They remind …

Candy Corn Sugar Cookies

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Posted in Cookies, Cooking with Kids, Halloween

10.19.2011

Just so you know I, like Kate, had very good intentions of posting actual food today. But there’s only so much time before Halloween and then we can’t post fun things like this for a whole year, so you see we must! And actually, you can do candy corn themed stuff all the way through Thanksgiving, so live it up! But I do have an actual dinner recipe on Monday. For real. It’s done. Photographed. And it even involves vegetables …

Q&A: Kitchen Remodeling!

Posted in Informational Posts, Kate

10.17.2011

All right, guys. I know we’ve posted a lot of treats and holiday fun lately, so I had really fabulous intentions of posting something you could, you know, eat as a meal (not saying that Streusel-Topped Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins or Skeleton Cookies can’t be a meal, but I’m talking a meal that you don’t have to eat in a closet and then lie about later). I also think we can officially tell you that we’re in the thick of …

Not-So-Spooky Oreo Bats

Posted in Cookies, Cooking with Kids, Holiday Crafts, Kate, Kids Crafts and Activities

10.14.2011

First of all, the winner of Jif & Amazon Kindle giveaway is #12, Kelly! Congratulations, Kelly! You’ve been notified by email, so please get back to us within the next 48 hours. So I think it’s pretty well-established by now that in the Our Best Bites relationship, I am NOT the crafty one. This is nothing new–I’ve always had a very short crafting attention span and I lack in the spatial skills department (don’t ask what happened when I tried …