tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88719240602553711432024-03-05T13:43:36.193-05:00Sunny Andersonjust an inside look at my journey through a dream ... hope you enjoy!Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-70824079890270214072012-08-13T14:17:00.002-04:002012-08-13T14:20:10.178-04:00Can't impress 'em allJust a Monday smile ... Congrats to the women's Olympic gymnastics team. Once I saw them all making fun of it themselves, I thought I'd join in the fun...Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-7714966491330854302012-06-14T11:12:00.001-04:002012-06-14T11:15:06.775-04:00It's been a while!!Hey there! I know there are some cobwebs over here... I've been following through on a dream ... writing my first cook book. It take up plenty of my day and I find small blurbs and hellos are fun on twitter. I'm not done here though, just waiting until I launch my website then I intend to continue blogs and quite possible will hire a writer to catch stuff I don't have time to as I write this bookSunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-11024924322509833462012-02-22T08:53:00.005-05:002012-02-22T09:57:52.834-05:00SoBe Wine and Food Festival 2012: Where to find me!Hey there! I just wanted to tell you about some events this weekend in Miami for the SoBe Wine and Food Festival. This is my 4th year? I can't remember lol, I'm getting old and counting only works when I'm motivated by beer and it's too early for that :-). Or should I say wine? I'm just happy to be invited, it's for charity and I don't see a thing wrong with that! If you want to see some old Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-78130879786821472962012-01-28T13:25:00.018-05:002012-01-28T16:23:05.312-05:00Tailgating in Hawaii with Iron Chef America!Hi there! Well, I had to knock the cobwebs off my blog and invite you to watch a pretty cool Iron Chef America episode tonight on Food Network. I almost typed Food Network with an "@" in front of it lol, shows I've been on twitter way more than here. I love the long form but I gotta tell you, I can type as the day is long, just like I talk. I often hope it's not too much information. Both here Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-32692518225921510122011-12-02T15:43:00.018-05:002011-12-02T20:46:25.711-05:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Sugar, Pumpkin Pie Spice and Everything NiceHey there! I was thinking this morning how busy it's been and how I haven't been able to blog as much. I really miss it and I'm going to try to do more in the coming months. If you missed me on GMA a couple of days ago, I'll post the video at the end of this blog. Just wanted to let you know, in plenty of time for the big day, my holiday episode of Cooking for Real airs tomorrow morning at 8:30,Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-60539664733269333012011-11-22T16:14:00.001-05:002011-11-22T16:16:05.967-05:00Nate Berkus ... in case you missed it like me :-)Hey there! I had the wrong time and even if I had the right time, I fell asleep. I have been working overtime on turkeytime lol ... Here's the video from my spot on Nate Berkus today! Enjoy and hope you are having a good week!! Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-29379743302764068652011-11-19T18:47:00.001-05:002011-11-19T18:47:25.359-05:00WOW!! Look at this!!I just got the direct link for the Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Cookbook (thanks Aly :-) )and I cannot even believe the table of contents!! Look at me reppin for the home cooks among all the chefs!!Click hereMartha Stewart Thanksgiving Cookbook!!!Catch me Tuesday morning from 7am-8am on SiriusXM 110 aka Martha Stewart Radio :-)Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-84001641127539448232011-11-19T08:36:00.007-05:002011-11-22T16:32:31.215-05:00Hey! It's the Holidays!!Hey there! So much housekeeping! I've been working really hard and it makes sense, this is the eating time of year! Love it! It goes from candy at Halloween, a weather shift so you add some stews, then the next thing you know it's Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas and New Years' Eve and Day. Yes, I did count Black Friday as a holiday :-) ... an eating one, because you need fuel! At the end ofSunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-47350019686371792892011-10-29T06:32:00.000-04:002011-10-29T06:32:00.497-04:00Catch me on Paula's Best Dishes today!!After a little schedule snafu a couple of months ago .... it looks like today is the day!!! Catch me and Paula Deen on Paula's Best Dishes!! I visited the beauty that is Savannah last year and chronicled the trip here on the blog in a post called "Just Got Back from Savannah" I can't even begin to tell you how much fun we had. I often tell the story of when she asked me to come on the show with Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-24884974933152307752011-10-22T01:17:00.006-04:002011-10-22T01:35:17.831-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Carving Out Some Fun 8:30AM!Hey there!! It's been a couple of weeks since a new Cooking for Real, but the weather is perfect for chili now so...Tomorrow (Saturday), catch a new episode I call "Carving Out Some Fun"!! This was a pretty easy menu for me to come up with. I always consider chili to be alone unless there are some kind of tortilla strips, chips or something along for the ride. So, one day I had some squash Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-50255467867221705172011-10-11T13:16:00.006-04:002011-10-11T13:42:58.434-04:00Catch me on Nate Berkus today!!Hey there! A couple of weeks ago I got myself together and headed to the city to cook with Nate Berkus. It was my 3rd time being asked, but I finally said yes ... wanna know why? It was a chance to make something yummy and not say it was "healthy". I feel like I'm still finding healthy ways to eat and don't want to be a spokesperson for it. Last year I was asked to do a national show and discuss Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-71505592009388457432011-10-04T09:00:00.004-04:002011-10-04T16:59:44.277-04:00I Carve a Meeeean Pumpkin...Hey there! Did you pick up the October issue of Food Network Magazine yet? I got mine in the mail a couple of weeks ago and immediately turned to the pages showing who is where and found my pumpkin carving. Take a look ...I've had a few people ask if I actually carved this myself. I've always loved art work and did pretty well in those courses when I was in school. Yes, I sure did :-). There was Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-63942035892624313872011-10-01T11:40:00.009-04:002011-10-01T13:14:43.524-04:00NYC Wine & Food Festival 2011: Burger Bash!Hey there ... I have a busy day and woke up a bit late from a burger coma! LOL I ended up fitting in 5 burgers, 3 milk shakes, 2 orders of tots, 1 Pepsi & 2 waters. I'm sluggish teeheehee ... Ok here are some highlights ...I ran into the some of the Scotto's again! That's Marion, John and then next to him is Marty Markowitz. Marty is the Brooklyn Borough President. He is pretty cool, every Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-64778156702034966322011-09-30T09:49:00.008-04:002011-09-30T11:02:26.971-04:00NYC Wine & Food Festival 2011: Meatball Madness!Hey there! It's New York City Wine & Food Festival time here in the city and like years before, Food Network smartly takes advantage of the abundance of hosts in town and gets us together for some fun. Yesterday Melissa d'Arabian filmed a holiday promo that'll run this fall. I arrived when Giada was wrapping her segment of the promo and headed to Meatball Madness. Check out Melissa recording Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-62706207067547884352011-09-29T00:14:00.009-04:002011-09-29T00:54:52.777-04:00He Made/I Made - Salad or Sandwich?Hey there! If you are a BLT person this month's Food Network Magazine is forcing you to draw a line in the sand ... wich. Do you prefer it as a sandwich or are you willing to have it in the form of a salad? (Sounds like the Wonder Twins) Anyway, a few months back FNMagazine called and asked if I would participate again in the "He Made, She Made" spread in the magazine. It's pretty easy to explainSunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-78992633284989947552011-09-19T13:37:00.003-04:002011-09-19T13:46:09.043-04:00The Vendy's says I'm kinda like Jane Lynch...Hey there!! The official announcement is out there, but you already knew if you read my musings here that I'm the host of this year's Vendy Awards!! 7 years in the making, this is the best of all the street vendors vying for ribbons and future long lines where ever they hitch up in the city!! Get tickets and information here, then catch the 1ish ferry to Governor's Island with me this Saturday Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-57115104490042700042011-09-17T09:28:00.006-04:002011-09-17T10:47:34.331-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Seeing RedHey there!! Happy Saturday! Is it wishful thinking that you are even up this early on a Saturday? I could be really organized and type this up at another time, but sometimes I like to wake up and write something fresh on the day I post it. I can count on 1 hand the times I've pre-written a blog post and then put it up when it worked for me. So anyway ... I'm up! Looks like it's gonna be a nice Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-18093753402285999352011-09-15T13:08:00.013-04:002011-09-15T15:08:53.069-04:00This is How You'll Sonic, SoonHey there! Well, I just got back from the 2011 Sonic Drive-In Convention in Las Vegas! Sonic was my first job and they heard about it and asked me to come join in some fun. I judged some contests, ate some Sonic and gave a speech, then I was done with what they asked me to do, officially. Here's the thing though, there was also a biiiiiig room I kept hearing about at the conference with some of Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-38889183310430256032011-09-12T14:55:00.006-04:002011-09-12T16:39:52.821-04:00This is how I Sonic!Hey there! I'm in Las Vegas hangin' out with the crew, well many crews, from Sonic Drive-Ins across the country. Every year they have a convention and celebrate the crew members and leaders and this year asked me to join. I am more than happy to be here because Sonic was my very first job ... ever. Well, I volunteered with the Red Cross, but this was the first paying job, with responsibilities Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-24286188846518052011-09-10T08:55:00.006-04:002011-09-10T09:30:35.527-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! T.G.I.SHey there!!! It's breakfast time on the newest episode of Cooking for Real!! I love to make breakfast, and some of my best lunches are breakfast!! So this is gonna be a fun one. Take a look at this ...It's my Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich and I make a version of this at home about once a week. I love nothing more than a sunny side up egg with the oooooooze of the yolk. Lately, I've been Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-57451575380368702742011-09-02T14:25:00.008-04:002011-09-04T14:10:30.826-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Fun with the FamHey there! Just in case you haven't noticed, I've begun to link the main page for the episode to the title of the blog post. If you ever watch a show and want all the recipes, just click on the title of the blog post above and it will take you to the Food Network page for that episode, which has all the recipe links. :-)
Ok, I'm excited to share with you more recipes and fun in the next episode Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-71140051432345829732011-08-27T09:17:00.004-04:002011-08-27T09:44:50.249-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Taco Dinner, Taco LunchHey there! Well today's episode started with this picture above. I made chicken tacos at home on a whim and realized quickly that I hadn't done it yet on the show and it was a quick way to get dinner on the table, or lunch. Which is what the taco above was. Many times the recipes I develop from the show happen at lunch time because I'm developing them during my workday, other times the recipes Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-63961330580892771642011-08-19T16:45:00.011-04:002011-08-19T17:58:14.115-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Quick and Easy!Hey there! There's a new Cooking for Real on the way, but really quick let me show you what's in the pipeline and do a lil backspin to the AC Food and Wine festival! Yup, it's been weeks but it's still on my brain because I thought I took more pics but couldn't find them, until I remembered they were in my other phone :-) ..That's DJ Sonatra, he has killed my Sunset Sliders party two years in a Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-59501173898044807062011-08-13T09:03:00.005-04:002011-08-13T09:49:34.133-04:00New Cooking for Real Saturday!! Beefin' with Pork!Hey there! I'm very proud to announce another new episode of Cooking for Real today on Food Network!! First, how was your week?!? Mine zoomed by and I cooked plenty, for real :-) Here's a pic of my latest faves...
That's a quick ice cream topping I made using pumpkin pie spice. It is becoming one of my favorite spice blends in the kitchen. Great for sweet and savory cooking. I still have some Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871924060255371143.post-65892071929878830742011-08-05T15:40:00.005-04:002011-08-05T16:06:21.914-04:00Workin' for the weekend!Hey there! Some pics from the AC Food and Wine Festival!! It's been such a lovely week ... Thanks to every one that came out!!! We were sold out at both Sunset Sliders and Sweet and Stylish!!! Here's some flicks ...That's me at the VIP Dinner. Each year they ask me to come out as a surprise guest during a jillion course meal. I always ask to look at the menu before I choose what I'm making so Sunny Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998099640638416461noreply@blogger.com4