I will leave that up to you! The people who put on the Fitness & Health Bloggers Conference in Boulder, Colorado (going on its second year) have nominated me as a potential speaker at the event! They’ve asked me to help spread the word on the voting, so please do head over to cast your quick vote here – http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CJ2TYJD (voting ends Nov 30, 2010) You don’t have to register or be an attendee to vote, it is open to the “potential” audience […]

I’ve never been one for build up or creating a buzz, I just get in there and do things. So when I decided on the new name and theme for this blog, I just sort of, well … did it. So to help prevent confusion, I am hereby announcing that One Frugal Foodie is now officially, Alisa Cooks! Don’t fret, all of your One Frugal Foodie links will still work, I’m not abandoning that website name nor the links (email […]

Smart School Time Recipes has been downloaded by well over 25,000 people since its release on September 1st! Of course the release date was the big one, but between 500 and 1000 copies are being downloaded every day. Thank you to every single one of you for taking an interest and helping to spread the word. And of course, thank you to all of the wonderful contributors! Update: Smart School Time Recipes is now available via Amazon Kindle and iBooks / iTunes for your iPad, iPod Touch, […]

Don’t forget to enter the three cookbook giveaways going on through tomorrow night! I always hesitate on doing these when I’ve been tagged, thinking “does anyone really want to know?” But, in all honesty, I love reading them, so I thought I should give back. Thanks to Sarena who tagged me for this darling meme. Actually, I’ve been tagged for a few others in these past few months, but I’ve been bad about keeping track. Please except my apologies if you […]

As my husband and I were checking out in the Whole Foods line-up, I spotted them, miniature dark chocolates from Lake Champlain. I inquired on the price and the checker responded, “59 cents … they are really good.” My husband piped up with a stern “You don’t need that right now.” Don’t worry ladies, it wasn’t a weight implication, he just knows how we both seem to be at constant battle with our sugar cravings. I backed off, knowing he […]

We interrupt this regularly broadcast blog to announce … I am going to be on Martha Stewart Living Radio tomorrow! It is there “Everyday Food” radio show with host Betsy Karetnick. The time slot is scheduled for 12:15pm EST (lunchtime!) on Thursday, September 3, 2009 (tomorrow!), and will broadcast on Martha Stewart Living, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Sirius channel 112 and XM channel 157. I will be talking all things dairy-free, my book and beyond, so tune in if you can and […]

Angela over at Oh She Glows is hosting Shop 4 A Cause, an online auction to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. There are books, food items, purses, and more up for auction from 8am EST until 10:30pm EST on Thursday June 11th. So hop on over to Oh She Glows and support the efforts of a fellow blogger while fulfilling your shopping cravings!

I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation. And let’s face it, getting it back is no walk in the park. But like Austin Powers (my idol of course) , I have vowed to get it back at any cost. My mojo started to slip away about a year ago. I played soccer for 25 years of my life, at least 2 days a week, if not more. […]

After scheduling several posts up, my husband and I secretly slipped away for a two week vacation in Panama. Yep, I have been gone this whole time, but didn’t want to leave the blog nor my website hanging. The trip was wonderful, but I think we both need a vacation from our vacation! Planes, buses, taxis, trekking, serious concentration to speak and understand Spanish … whew, I am exhausted … and not surprisingly, I came down with a bad cold […]

“You would be the OLDEST patient I have ever done this surgery on.”  Let me tell you, I felt pretty silly when I heard these words just yesterday (and why did he have to put such emphasis on the word oldest?).  I digress from food today for a quick little story that perhaps a few of you will find as amusing as I did (but, a cheap snack recipe is on the horizon for tomorrow!). About a year ago, I went […]