The Pioneer Woman Visits The Today Show To Discuss Black Heels to Tractor Wheels – A Love Story

To make up for my ranting incessantly on about the Bachelor, I caught this gem appearance by The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, on the Today Show.  First of all, I am all about giving props to fellow bloggers.  For those that aren't too familiar with The Pioneer Woman, Ree is a city gal who fell in love with a cowboy totally by chance – of course while sporting some seriously rockin' stilettos.  Her first cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl, … [Read more...]



Donatella Arpaia Simplifies Pasta On The Today Show

Remember that incessant culinary goal of mine to learn how to make pasta?  Well, this morning on the Today Show, I happened to catch the tail end of Donatella Arpaia teaching Meredith Vieira how to make homemade cavatelli and, after seeing this, I have come to the realization that it really isn't that difficult.   Even the recipes showcased seem simple.  Hmmm... If we get another snow day, I sense a kitchen experiment in the works. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news … [Read more...]



VIDEO: Colin Cowie Transforms The Holiday Table

Colin Cowie, Event Planner Extraordinaire, visited the Today Show last week with tips and tricks on transforming the holiday table and he has outdone himself again. Between his all white "Disco" table, the red and gold "Christmas Chic" and the teal and chartreuse "Peacock" table, I'm about to head out to ZGallerie, Crate & Barrel and Michaels. After all, your tree and house are chic and elegant so why shouldn't your table be, right? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and … [Read more...]



VIDEO: Barefoot Contessa Makes Holiday Entertaining Easy

The ONE day I don't check the Today Show schedule and set my DVR is the day that the Barefoot Contessa visits the set and showcases some great ideas for Holiday Entertaining. Thank god for the Today Show website where you can find not only this morning's fabulous video, but also her recipes for Chipotle & Rosemary Roasted Nuts, Lemon Chicken Breasts with Couscous With Toasted Pine Nuts and Easy Cranberry & Apple Cake. Now - how easy is that? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, … [Read more...]



VIDEO: Daisy Martinez Kicks Off The Holidays With A Fab Cocktail

Earlier this week, both Jen from One Curly Fry and I attended Philadelphia's Inaugural "Festival of Trees" at XIX and the one and only Daisy Martinez was in attendance to auction fabulously decorated holiday trees to benefit the Philadelphia Orchestra. I have to say, these trees were so gorgeous, even my fave designer, Colin Cowie, would have been pleased. Talk about getting one into the holiday spirit. I will post more on the event after the holiday but I wanted to leave you with a little … [Read more...]



VIDEO: Nigella Lawson Sasses Up Mashed Potatoes

While we're on a Nigella kick (hello - Monday, the "Domestic Goddess" visits Philly - anyone, anyone?), as she is on a whirlwind promo blitz for her new book, Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home, Nigella Lawson dropped by the set of Live with Regis & Kelly with her version of mashed potatoes. She sasses Regis quite a bit in this clip - always nice to see someone else giving him some heat! … [Read more...]



Bertolli Goes Into The Heart of Italy

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Bertolli is one of those brands that I trust, use often and adore.  See, while I often can make my own sauce from scratch thanks to some quick learned recipes early in my culinary journey, I often keep a couple jars in the pantry to use in a pinch (like when I made my Eggs in Hell this weekend (recipe coming soon).  Bertolli reached out to a number of Food Bloggers to try about their Easy Dinners and invited Cooking In Stilettos to participate.  They were premiering a sneak peek … [Read more...]



Giada’s 10 Essential Tools For Your Kitchen

Thanks to the fabulous gals over at GiadasKitchen.com I happened to catch this interesting video from the Today Show where Giada de Laurentiis talks about the 10 Essential Tools For Your Kitchen… Update:  The Video is having technical difficulties.  You can view it HERE Did she forget anything? Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy … [Read more...]



The Basics: Tomato Sauce Sans The Jar…

One of the lessons I learned courtesy of the Food Network is that a great tomato sauce doesn't have to come from a jar.  It's simple enough to just make yourself (and IMO tastes so much better).  You can freeze it and store it yourself. Check out the video on how to make your own tomato sauce courtesy of Giada de Laurentiis' show Everyday Italian...     The other thing to remember is since this is a basic, you can customize it to your own tastes with herbs, red pepper … [Read more...]



Behind the Scenes of "Giada at Home"…

This video about cracked me up.  Thanks to the Food Network for posting a video capturing what goes on behind the scenes of "Giada at Home".  Glad to see a glimpse of Goofy Giada which counteracts memories of that Cranky Giada once seen on Next Food Network Star's past seasons.  Check it out HERE. … [Read more...]