I was recently over browsing around one of my favorite blogs “The Pioneer Woman Cooks’ when I came across a Delicious Website that Ree featured called Three Many Cooks.

So off I went to check out this website that has been put together by Pam Anderson and her daughters Sharon and Maggy.

I started at the first post I came to which is entitled Marathon Women and relates the story of when Pam and Sharon competed in a marathon. I became totally engrossed with the story and went on to read quite a few more posts before I pulled myself up and remembered that I was also here to check out the recipes.

Well the first delicious recipe I would like to recommend is the  Orange Cream Cheese Strata with Cranberries and Walnuts.

But there are so many other tasty recipes to try.

This is a site full of wonderfully inspirational stories about women supporting each other and the camaraderie between the women is lovely to see. Believe me you will get lost in time once you start reading about Maggy’s adventures in Malawi, Sharon’s cooking adventures and Pam’s recipes.

Just today I was reading Pam’s latest article about her father in law, and what a remarkable man he seems to be considering his age of 91. Such a refreshing story where you can read how Pam made Fajitas from her beef carnita recipe,which is made from pulled chili-braised chuck roast. And then there is Maggy’s tale of a family visit to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. Hmmm, more chocolate.

So why not head on over to Three Many Cooks where you will find tasty recipes and an enjoyable read.

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I have been very remiss of late and have not been adding the blog of the week as often as I should. So in an attempt to rectify this situation I decided to start by dropping in on one of my many favorite sites Months of Edible Celebrations.  Louise gives so much interesting information and past history about recipes that I always become totally absorbed by what I am reading and time passes all to quickly.

If you are ever stuck for an idea on what to prepare for a particular celebration, then Months of Edible Celebrations will certainly give you great recipe ideas. It seems there is a celebration on almost every day of the year.

While checking out whats new on Months of Edible Celebrations this morning, I came across a recipe the I haven’t made for many years, it used to be a favorite of my friends and family – Baked Alaska.  We knew it as Bombe Alaska but the principle is the same.  Although a cake base is generally used, when I was at school (seems like a hundred years ago) we were taught to place the ice cream on pineapple rings which also makes for a tasty dessert.

The recipe is courtesy of the Millennium Hotel, Anchorage, and my thanks to Louise for mentioning it.  I have to say it brought back some very pleasant memories.

This week I have a real treat for you.

 Our blog of the week is

 Months of Edible Celebrations

This blog by Louise is  a exactly what the title says, edible celebrations by month.

I thought this title was intriguing and  I was totally sucked in (no pun intended) when the first story I came across was called ‘Nibbling my way to Count Dracula’s’.

The tale of Dracula and Transylvania is interspersed with recipes such as Chicken Paprikash and Oszre Valo Ecetagy Keszitese (a wine vinegar for Autum). 

Louise tells us what the celebration days are for each month,  and then she gives us a beautiful narrative along with recipes to cook for the day.

And just as I finished reading about United Nations day via Argentina which includes a recipe for Humita Mendocina – a tasty creamy corn pudding; up pops a post all about pumpkin days, just in time for Halloween.

I love this blog.  Louise has included  lots and lots of great reading,  she keeps you up to date with all the celebration days that you may like to cook for and there are many excellent recipes included.

Thoroughly recommend that you visit Months of Edible Celebrations, I just know you will end up like I do, totally engrossed in the stories.  A worthwhile way to take some time out for yourself.

Our ‘Blog of the Week’ this week is Noshtalgia.

 And here, once again,we have another  blog chock full of tasty  recipes to tempt your taste buds.

What a great name for a blog – Noshtalgia. 

When I first found Julie’s blog I was captured by her Hats off to A Special Lady post, for a couple of reasons. Firstly it brought back memories of the era I was raised in where my grandmother and all her friends would never dream of leaving the house without their hat and gloves, and immaculate hair.

I too belong to the big hair brigade and find it hard to accept the flat look of today. I can’t help it, I like big ‘Fran Drescher’ style hair.

The second reason was the clam sauce, in fact there are two beautiful recipes for clam sauce – Aunt Lena’s Red Clam Sauce and Julie’s White Clam Sauce.  You see I love clam sauce over pasta and these recipes really appeal.

And if you are anything like me, you will find Julie’s ‘ No Knead To Thank Me’  post on no knead home made bread recipes a godsend.

You will find a wealth of great recipes on Noshtalgia that you will really want to get right in and try. The recipes are accompanied by interesting anecdotes which give the recipes a homey touch.

So its that time again – grab a coffee, put your feet up and browse through Noshtalgia for some inspiration and a pleasant read.

Paula phoned me the other day and during our chat she told me about this  site that she thought would be perfect as our ‘Blog of the Week’. And she was so right.

We Are Not Martha
but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to try

What a great name for a blog that encompasses all the things that these two young ladies aspire to.

Sues and Chels have put together a blog that is interesting to read and has the mandatory ingredients to meet ‘Blog of the Week’ – excellent recipes accompanied by beautiful photographs.

Now this is not just a recipe blog, the girls have put together pages that include their favorite things including events, shopping, restaurants and products etc. There are also lots of interesting stories about friends and family occasions.

I enjoyed reading about Sues and her mothers experience at the Pumpkin class at Stonewall Kitchen, and seeing the great pumpkin dishes  that were prepared on the day.  Stonewall Kitchen classes certainly sound like fun to do.

I even got wrapped up in the post about Sues, sister’s wedding and felt like they were all old friends by the time I finished reading. 

So all in all readers, a blog that is well worth visiting and popping in your bookmarks. Its well written in an easy to read style, its fun to read and you have the bonus of great recipes and fabulous photos.

An excellent blog Sues and Chels of  ‘We Are Not Martha’.

If you are anything like me and have a bread maker that generally sits in a cupboard and only comes out occasionally, well you might want to rethink that habit.

Our Blog of the Week this week is ‘Are you Hungry?’ and here we find a woman who whips up dough for foccaccia, pizza bases and a variety of breads in her bread maker.

So guess what, I dragged out my bread maker so that I can try some of these really tasty sounding recipes.

Now three recipes caught my eye in the first instance.  The first is the Quick Dill or Cheesy Biscuits where Kathleen gives you two biscuit recipes plus the formula to make your own baking mix, which is ideal if you aren’t fond of store brought baking mix or if you feel it is too expensive. The baking mix recipe keeps for up to 6 weeks in an air tight container or 6 months in the freezer.

Then there are the Orange and Oatmeal breakfast breads. Kathleen has adapted the Oatmeal recipe from an old Betty Crocker book so that it is suitable to make in the breadmaker and  the Cinamon Sunshine bread that she has adapted from other recipes.

As I said before, if you spend the time to read through this great blog, the tasty recipes will soon have you wanting to make more use of your bread maker.   

Now for the ‘piece de resistance’ one of my all time favorites ‘Pigs in Blankets’. Kathleen has provided a recipe for ‘ Bread machine onion bread’ in which to make a delicious bread in which to wrap the sausages or hot dogs.

So there you have it, another excellent recipe blog  that I found over on La Bella Vita. And in case you are wondering how the blog got its name, well its something we can all relate to when we are growing up, our mothers and aunts always seemed concerned that we hadn’t eaten enough or weren’t getting our fill of food and would always ask ‘Are you Hungry?’ So it made sense to Kathleen that this was an ideal name for her recipe blog and I agree.

Please take the time to visit ‘Are You Hungry?’, another excellent cooking blog.

Recently I was doing some research on cooking blogs and came across a cluster of absolutely wonderful blogspot recipe blogs that I will be bringing to you over the next little while. 

The first of these was featured last week and I hope you took the opportunity to visit Cooking for my Peace of Mind.

Now this week I have another dream of a site for you to check out.

La Bella Vita  – The Beautiful Life, is chock full of mouthwatering recipes that you are just going to want to dive right in and try.

Last week I was taken with the Peach Melba and Raspberries and I was going to talk about this recipe this week  when I added La Bella Vita as our blog of the week.

However, when I went back in I was captivated by the Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake. In fact you could say that this recipe is a dream come true for a chocolate cake lover like myself.

The recipes are well set out with beautiful photos to accompany each one.  There are tips and hints to help you out where Roz, the author has  found something doesn’t quite work in the original recipe, plus there are interesting snippets about life on country acreage in the Carolina’s.

So my advice is to get out those baking pans and start cooking up a treat that you and your family are just going to love.

Today I was just browsing the net for some interesting cooking ideas when I happened upon ‘ Cooking for My Peace of Mind“.

The Pineapple and Cheese casserole dish caught my eye and of course I then spent way too much time reading through the other interesting recipes on this blog.

And then I came across Saltimbocca Alla Romana  – well this is one I have earmarked to try.

Danielle resides in Southern California and she  has done a great job in putting together her recipe blog.   Not only are the recipes accompanied by clear, attractive photos but there are amusing and  interesting bits of chit chat that keep the reader wanting more.

So my advice is that if you are looking for  delicious and decidely different recipes then take the time to grab a coffee and spend some time reading through Cooking for My Peace of Mind.