I believe there must be some unknown force that I can only classify as "mom power." It's an instinct. It's a Mom thang!!

Tonight we’re having oven –roasted carrots and sweet potatoes; fresh mixed greens and those diva heirloom tomatoes with a champagne vinagraitte; pan seared pork chops with fresh garlic and mushrooms and an Anjou pear with a little gorgonzola for dessert.

Although tamed down and classed up, we hit the road with all the same zeal of a college road trip. Arguably, there are few better places for road trippin’ than Arizona. This time, we pointed south to a small part of Arizona we had yet to explore but had heard a lot about, Sonoita and its wine country.

Saturday and Sunday was the Robert Bland Culinary Salon where High School and College Students, as well as professionals competed in both hot and cold food categories

In this episode of into the Soup, we travel to the eclectic town of Pagosa Springs, Colorado or as we like to call it "No Hassle Colorado."

I have never liked my birthday. Not for the fact of birthdays, any excuse to have a party, but for the date - December 26^th - Boxing Day, the day that people recover from Christmas celebrations, pen their New Year resolutions, and gear up for the next holiday. That is until this year.