Jan 23, 2013

Pasta Arrabiatta by Serena Bass & MyHabit.com $100 Gift Card Giveaway

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Are you ‘in the know’ about MyHabit.com?  It is a new Amazon.com Private Sale site offering up to 60% off designer brands for men, women, kids and home as well as free shipping within the United States.  Limited time curated and/or designer sale events deliver top brand names from culinary familiars such as KitchenAid, Wolfgang Puck, Rosle and many more.  The prestige name brands are unending for apparel as well: Ellen Tracy, Giorgio Armani eyewear, Calvin Klein, Tahari by ASL, Kenneth Cole, Versace, Baby CZ, Geox, Alexander McQueen, Jason Wu shoes, Rodarte….need I say more?

MyHabit.com’s latest tastemaker is Serena Bass; caterer to the Stars, accomplished chef and cookbook author known not only for her exquisite food but her stellar presentation style.  She has curated a kitchen and tabletop event for MyHabit.com beginning today.  Highlights of her curated sale showcase may be viewed in the video above along with Serena Bass sharing her simple, perfect, easy to prepare recipe for Pasta Arrabiatta, a rustic recipe she believes anyone can make!

serena bass MyHabit.com sale #giveaway | BoulderLocavore.com

In honor of the Serena Bass showcase MyHabit.com is partnering with Boulder Locavore to give away one $100 Gift Card to MyHabit.com to be used on any private sales of the winner’s choosing.

To enter the Giveaway (open to U.S. residents/U.S. shipping addresses only):

  1. Watch the Serena Bass video above.
  2. Sign in to MyHabit.com either by using your existing Amazon.com account email and password, or select ‘Request Membership’. (Note: there is no cost or obligation to sign in to MyHabit.com).
  3. Leave ONE comment below sharing a) what you liked about the Serena Bass video, and b) your favorite item in the Serena Bass sale event. NOTE: only comments containing both items will be considered in the giveaway.

No purchase required. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 or older to enter.

Giveaway will run through midnight (Mountain Standard Time) Monday January 28, 2013. At that time a winner will be selected via Random.org and will be posted here Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

 Serena Bass MyHabit.com sneak peek #giveaway |BoulderLocavore.com

Disclosure:  This is a compensated post and all opinions are my own.

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Jan 20, 2013

Savory Blue Cheese Cake {appetizer}

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Savory Blue Cheese Cake BoulderLocavore

I have always loved blue cheese. I have fond memories of dining out with my family as a child at the local steak house and diving into the blue cheese dressing when the salad dressing caddy was delivered to the table. I never thought twice about a casual 1000 Island Dressing fling. Nor was I tempted to ‘go exotic’, with Green Goddess dressing. And Italian dressing?  Did not turn my head; even once. I remember reading in one of Michael Pollan's books (author of the ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma’, ‘Food Rules’, and more) that people are drawn more strongly either to sugar, salt or fat. It's all Darwinian type stuff; survival related.  After considering that proposition I realized the foods I most covet would fall within the fat category. I'm not saying my survival is based on blue … {continue reading}

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Jan 18, 2013

Creamy Hot Artichoke Dip with Garlic Toast Rounds {gluten free}

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Creamy Hot Artichoke Dip with Garlic Toast Rounds gluten free BoulderLocavore

When I was pregnant with my second child I became obsessed with all food that had a vinegary acidity.  Tasty, tangy chicken wings.  Pepperoncinis.  Pickled spicy green beans.  The pinnacle (that still triggers a Pavlovian mouth watering) took place at the Barnum and Bailey circus of all places.  This was before I was gluten free though I still ate a very healthy diet.  We went to get a snack and I became fixated on a particular chili dog.  A perfect texture hotdog, piled grotesquely high with chili, covered with chopped onions and pickled jalapenos, and cheese of course.  It tasted so fantastically perfect to my pregnant taste buds; I was unconscious of my incessant verbal fawning over it.  My husband, a patient, polite fellow with an uncanny knack for home culinary wizardry … {continue reading}

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Jan 16, 2013

Turkey Tortilla Soup {Out of the Mouths of Babes}

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It’s funny where some of our family favorite recipes have originated.  In the case of this Turkey Tortilla Soup, the source was particularly humorous, and fortuitous I’d say as it has become one of our cold weather favorites. When my youngest tot was in second grade he bounded into my car after school on a particular day and instead of sharing the usual day’s debrief of learning highlights, odd facts about the respiratory system, playground drama, etcetera, it was all about lunch.  Someone else’s lunch.  He happened to be sitting next to one of his soccer chums, Steve-the-Night-Owl (an alias selected by him to protect his lunchroom street cred) who had brought the most marvelous soup in a tiny thermos for lunch.  One would not imagine a 7 year old to have so many … {continue reading}

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Jan 14, 2013

Spicy White Chili

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Spicy White chicken Chili #gluten free BoulderLocavore.com

I love the elegance of tone-on-tone dressing.  It seems so chic, so ‘put together’.  In that same vein when I discovered this recipe for ‘White Chili’ in a family recipe collection, I instantly loved the aesthetic of coordinating a dish chromatically.  White-on-white, blanco-en-blanco, with a pop of discreet, muted chile green.  I felt confident I’d look very hip while eating it and it would be certain to go with any outfit. It is chili season thanks to the arctic wiles of the mountain regions.  It’s been an underwhelming winter to date, leaving us constantly checking ski conditions at our little local area and wondering when ‘it will come’.    We enjoyed highs in the teens this past weekend, empathetically watching the beloved NFL home team man-up in single … {continue reading}

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Jan 12, 2013

Spicy Roasted Poblano Red Lentils with Sausage

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Spicy Poblano Red Lentils with sausage gluten free BoulderLocavore.com

Have you made a dish that is so good you don’t want to share it?  There is plenty for everyone but you don’t care?  This Spicy Red Lentil dish is one of those.  It could not be simpler, faster to prepare and the flavors are rich and soul-satisfying. There is a digital switch after the holidays to healthier recipes on cyber food publications, have you noticed?  And lots of legumes.  It’s cold so warming dishes and soups are natural for this time of year but why eat legumes?  They provide an excellent source of non-animal protein, have lots of fiber, are low in fat, have antioxidants are low on the glycemic index and more.  Most importantly they taste great, are very filling and inexpensive. Lentils have the added benefit of cooking in less than 30 minutes with no … {continue reading}

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