August, 2012 | Cravings of a Lunatic

August Foodie Penpal

August 31, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 15 Comments

For those of you unfamiliar, Foodie Penpal is the brainchild of the lovely Lindsay of The Lean Green Bean. You sign up through Lindsay, then on the 5th of the month she sends you your match. You contact them and talk food. Then by the 15th of the month you send your package off to your match. On the last day of the month everyone posts their goodies on their blog, or if they don't blog they can share on facebook or twitter. It's a cool group and if you're not participating you should think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Featuring, Life, Random Tagged With: foodie pen pals, foodie penpal, the lean green bean

Pesto, Mozzarella Polenta Appetizers: Guest Post by Strands of my Life

August 31, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 35 Comments

Today's special guest is Suzanne from Strands of my Life. Suzanne is a wonderful cook and I always find myself in awe of the things she makes. She lives in New Zealand so obviously I am green with envy. I mean what a gorgeous place to live and be inspired in. Her home overlooks the sea, seriously, so jealous right now. I see my neighbours in the burbs when I look out my windows. I love Suzanne's style, she is very comfortable in the kitchen and knows her way around. She makes lots of wonderful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Cravings of a Lunatic, Easy Recipes, Featuring, Guest Post, Healthy Recipes, Misc, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: appetizer, guest post, party food, polenta, quick recipe for appetizers, strands of my life

Frito Pie Mac and Cheese: Guest Post by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

August 30, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 33 Comments

Frito Pie Mac and Cheese by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

Today's very special guest is Susan from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen. Susan cooks in a tiny kitchen but it's also really gorgeous and decked out in one of my fave colours in the world. I am also completely in love with her dog and think it's adorable that her blog design has her pug in it with her. To me that just speaks volumes about what an absolute sweetheart Susan really is. She has an impressive collection of Le Creuset that I am seriously envious of. Susan is a really talented … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Cravings of a Lunatic, Easy Recipes, Featuring, Guest Post, Main Course, Misc, Recipes Tagged With: Beef, casserole, frito pie, fritos, guest post, mac n cheese, Main Course, the girl in the little red kitchen

Happy Birthday and Happy 20th Anniversary to Hubs

August 29, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 38 Comments

Happy Birthday Hubs! Happy 20th Anniversary Hubs! From out west... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Kids, Life, Love, Random Tagged With: birthday, hubs birthday. anniversary, trip

Sweet Potato Doggie Biscuits: Guest Post by Hungry Couple

August 28, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 34 Comments

So today I have the sweetest, cutest possible guest post in the world for you. You will overdose on cuteness today. You will also laugh your butt off. I have the very talented, and wickedly witty Anita from Hungry Couple guest posting today. I met Anita through Foodbuzz and fell in love with her blog, and Anita herself. I would describe her as a bit snarky and sarcastic, which I am a huge fan of. I like funny blogs, ones that inject humour into things. I also love her cocktails which is weird … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Featuring, Guest Post, Misc, Pets, Random Tagged With: dog treats, guest post, homemade dog biscuits, how to make your own dog treats, hungry couple, puppy treats

Seafood Chowder 2.0: Guest Post by Movita Beaucoup

August 27, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 32 Comments

Today we are hurtling towards Alberta in our SUV. So I've arranged guest posts for you while I'm away. I knew exactly who I wanted to kick off the festivities so I sent out an email to the one and only Movita Beaucoup. I heard back from her immediately which I took as a really good sign. I think she mumbled something like "cripes you mofo-ing pain in my ballet slippers, like I don't have enough frickin' crap to worry about right now" or something like that. Okay that's a total lie. But there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Featuring, Fish, Guest Post, Main Course, Recipes, Soup Tagged With: broth like seafood chowder, chowder, guest post, movita beaucoup, seafood, soup

Lunatic’s Top 10 Frozen Treats

August 26, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 6 Comments

Today we are spending the day as a family. It's our last official day with all 4 of us living of under one roof. Hubs is not coming on our road trip with us. He has to work and since he's a contract worker he can't get time off. So today is our last day to hang out, maybe take some family pics and let's be honest Mom is probably going to bawl like a baby a whole bunch. Tomorrow we hit the road for our adventure to the wild west. So it's B-Dude's farewell to his dad and our last day to enjoy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Desserts, Ice Cream, Random, Recaps Tagged With: banana split, bite sized ice cream, easy recipes, eskimo pie, frozen desserts, frozen mousse, frozen treats, ice cream, ice cream cupcakes, lemon ice, milk shakes, red velvet ice cream

Lunatic’s Top 10 Slow Cooker Recipes

August 25, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 5 Comments

Another top 10 post for you all today. This one is one of my faves. Slow cooker recipes, I love my slow cooker. So much that I think I have 5 now, 4 once B-Dude leaves as I gave him one of my smaller ones. As most of you know we are headed off soon on a cross-country trip. So I needed to free up some time to pack for our trip and help B-Dude pack for his big move out west. We also wanted to lighten the load to spend more time together during our last week all living under one roof. So for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Main Course, Random, Recaps, Recipe Round-Ups, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: easy slow cooker recipes, recipes for busy moms, recipes for your slow cooker, Slow Cooker Recipes

Lunatic’s Top 10 Snack Recipes

August 24, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 12 Comments

Hi folks. So the week of top 10's rages on. We're only days away from impending vacation. The vacation in which one of use will not be returning home from. We will be leaving our son out west to start his new life out there. He will be finishing his schooling out west, working toward his PHD. So this week we have been packing and spending some much needed time together. Our last fleeting moments with all 4 of us living under one roof. I just want to soak it all in before life changes. As life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cravings of a Lunatic, Random, Recaps, Recipe Round-Ups, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: krispie treat recipes, popcorn recipes, snack recipes

Lunatic’s Top 10 Grill Recipes

August 23, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 16 Comments

Welcome to day 7 of the top 10 extravaganza. We are enjoying our down time, trying to spend some time together. There's also lots of prep for a trip like this. Just organizing the animals is like planning a summit. We have 1 horse, 1 dog, 3 cats, and 4 birds. So travelling poses lots of issues and lots of people to watch them all. Horsey will be cared for at the place we board her. Mini-me is friends with the owner's daughter so we've hired her to make sure Gingy gets worked every other day. … [Read more...]