Foodie Friends Friday #4 Linky Party

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

We had so much fun with all of you who turned out to link up your recipes this week at Foodie Friends Friday. What a great turn out again. We really do appreciate the time you take to drop by and link up your recipes and get the word out about the party. Thanks to everyone who also came out Sunday to vote!

CONGRATULATIONS

Go out to…….

Top 3 Voted Recipes…picked by you!

At the #1 spot is our very own Host Marlys at This and That with her Lemon Lime Sugar Cookies

The #2 and #3 spot go to Spatulas on Parade with the recipes for Fish Tacos and Sock It To Me Cake

Top 3 Clicks go to:

The Most Clicks went to Spatulas on Parade for the Sock It To Me Cake!

#2 for most clicks goes to Chef Picky Kid for the Teriyaki Pulled Chicken

and #3 most clicked was: Country Girl at Home with the Chocolate Gravy

My personal favorite goes to….
Sawsan at Chef in Disguise for her

Peaches en papillote!

Great job everyone!

Now on to the Party!

Step 1: Make sure that anything you link up is:

A Recipe…and is made and photographed by you
Not part of a sponsership/sales/giveaway or other promotions/linky parties
Linked to a specific page of your recipe, not your homepage
Please limit your link-ups to 3 per party

Step 2:

Show some love and link back to my blog and Foodie Friends Friday ( http://www.foodiefriendsfriday.com ) on the post of the recipe you are submitting.

* for example: This recipe is featured on “Host Blog Link” and http://www.foodiefriendsfriday.com Linky Party)

If you want to be the very best Foodie Friend Ever…

Grab our button at http://foodiefriendsfriday.com and put it on your page and share Foodie Friends Friday!
Take some time and check out other submitted links and the blogs of all of our gracious hosts
Come on over and “like” us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter and Pinterest

***Please note that by linking up you are transferring rights to Foodie Friends Friday and any of it’s affiliated websites or publications to use photos/links/recipes for any reprint, republishing and distribution without monetary compensation to you. If photos/recipes are used, proper credit/ linkbacks will be published with them. We just want to share your amazing recipes and spread some foodie <3 !

Have Fun and Thank You for Visiting!!

Stop by and visit today’s hosts!

Tracy at Busy Vegetarian Mom http://www.busyvegetarianmom.com

Robyn at Robyn’s View http://www.robynsviewathome.blogspot.com/

Angie at A lil Country Sugar http://alilcountrysugar.blogspot.com/

Wayne at Passione Per Cucina http://www.passionepercucina.blogspot.co.uk/p/welcome.html

Sarah at Everything in the Kitchen Sink http://everythingkitchensink.blogspot.com/

Michelle at From Calculus to Cupcakes http://www.fromcalculustocupcakes.blogspot.com

Marlys at This and That http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com/

Lois at Walking on Sunshine http://wifeofthecolonel.blogspot.com/

Erika at Chef Picky Kid and Me http://chefpickykid.com

Lindsey at Family Food Finds http://www.familyfoodfinds.com

Cindy at Cindys Recipes and Writings http://www.cindysrecipesandwritings.com

Skye at http://www.avirtualessence.blogspot.com

Sheri at http://www.homemadeservedhere.com/

Keira at Luscious Delights www.lusciousdelights.blgospot.com.au

Amber at Mama’s Blissful Bites www.mamasblissfulbites.com

Rhiannon at Baked In The South http://baked-inthesouth.blogspot.com/

Brianne @ For the Love of Food (and Eating!) http://www.fortheloveoffoodandeating.blogspot.com/

Pooja at Saffron N Appetite http://saffonnappetite.blogspot.com

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Guess What’s for Dinner? Giveaway

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

What's for dinner?

Ah summertime! Picnics and quick meals for busy people out enjoying the best of what summer has to offer!
So what does that have to do with this picture, you ask?

How about a giveaway?

Sometimes my guy piles on the condiments until even I can’t remember what I made for dinner!
His logic is “Everything tastes better with condiments,” at least I know he’s only enhancing it for his own tastes! 😉

Guess “What’s for Dinner?” and win a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card!

There are no right or wrong answers! Guess entries are just for fun! Winner will be generated randomly from all entries!

Here’s How To Enter!

Leave a comment below (remember guesses are just for fun!)

For additional entries:
Do one or all and post a separate comment for each:

Subscribe to my posts using one of links at right, direct email or via your phone!

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Giveaway closes 11:00 p.m. EST on August 3, 2012. Winner will be chosen via random.org and will have 48 hours to claim their prize. If prize is not claimed a new winner will be chosen. The winner will be posted on here on my blog and if an email is given, I will be contacted you via email.

Here’s some clues!
First, the obvious- there’s relish and a bun.
Second, its not a “hot dog”!

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Addictive Blog Award and Addictive Potato Medley!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

I want to thank Choc Chip Uru at Go Bake Yourself for nominating me for this award. If you don’t know Uru, she is a wonderful young lady with a passion for baking! Take a minute and check out her blog! Amazing!

The rules of this award are

Thank the person awarding you
Share a little about why you blog and how the journey started
Paste the blog award on your page
Nominate 10 other bloggers you feel deserve the award

I want to share with you some things you might not know about me.
I do all my own illustrations on my blog.

Cindy Kerschner 2010

I make and sell personalized greeting cards as a sideline.
I belong to the Garden Writers Association and have written gardening and garden craft articles.
I can’t make a good pie crust to save my life! 🙂
I cooked my first dinner for our family when I was 9 years old, pork chops and mashed potatoes. I didn’t drain the water off the potatoes, so we had pork chops and potato soup!
That’s more than enough about me.

Here are my nominees.

Kathy at Are You Hungry? http://blog.areyouhungry.info/ says that food is the universal language. I think she’s on to something! 😉

Renee at Magnolia Days shares http://magnoliadays.com/ down home southern feel through her recipes.

Janet http://www.fromcupcakestocaviar.com/ mom of six, making sensible meals with easy to follow directions.

Rusty at Tips for BBQ http://tipsforbbq.com/ can answer any questions you can have about smoking meat and bbq. He’s the BBQ Guru!

Angie at A ‘Lil Country Sugar http://www.alilcountrysugar.blogspot.com/ is a genuine lady who loves to bake and share her recipes.

Tracy at Busy Vegetarian Mom http://www.busyvegetarianmom.com/ besides creating and sharing wonderful vegetarian meals, Tracy runs Foodie Friends Friday add html, where each friday she hosts a linky party.

Marly at This and That http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com/ cooks and shares her journey exploring West African Cuisine!

Rena at Cooking in Plain Greek http://cookinginplaingreek.com/ introduces us to the wonderful flavors and techniques of Greek cooking.

Paula at Vintage Kitchen Notes http://www.vintagekitchennotes.blogspot.com/ blogs wonderful tastes from Argentina!

Amber at Mama’s Blissful Bites http://www.mamasblissfulbites.com/ shares her tips and web finds to help you have a better day!

Take a minute and visit these bloggers! You will be glad you did!

And so as promised, an addictive potato side dish!

Check out My Potato Medley for a great side dish combo!

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#tomatolove Tomato Mango Tango Salsa

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

Last week I learned about this great promotion at www.gimmesomeoven.com/tomato-love-recipe-exchange and www.bakeyourday.net/tomato-love-recipe-exchange to raise awareness of the IJM (International Justice Mission), about off-season tomato farming in the US and to bring attention to their Recipe for Change campaign as they move through the weeks of their Tomato Love Recipe Exchange!

Each week has a different category and you can link your tomato recipes AND get a chance to win great prizes! This week Cuisinart is sponsoring the giveaway with a Cuisinart 12 cup Food Processor ! How great is that? Please take a minute and visit Bake Your Day and Gimme Some Oven to learn more and share a recipe or two (actually up to 3) each week! Show some Tomato Love at twitter too! #Tomatolove

If a tomato and a mango did the “dance of love” tango, this is what you’d get! 😉

Tomato Mango Tango Salsa

Ingredients:

2 cups mango (peeled and diced)
1 cup tomato, diced (seeded if desired)
2 Tablespoons red onion diced
1 Tablespoons chopped mint
1 teaspoons fresh gingerroot (peeled and grated)
1 Tablespoon honey
juice of 1/2 to 1 lime (to taste)

Combine all ingredients and allow mixture to stand at room temperature about an hour to blend flavors. Chill. Serve as a side for cooked fish, chicken or use as a salsa with tortilla chips or pita slices!