Woe is Me ...

I'm sick. :-( I got it a couple of days ago and I'm coughing so bad. Reminds me of a Seinfeld episode where Kramer had a bad cold and found a dog with the same hacking cough, then took it to the vet to get the meds for himself ... anyway, really funny episode. I saw on The Today Show this morning that you should feed a cold and a fever (as opposed to some old wives tales), but I don't have an appetite. I forced some macaroni and cheese, and the simple fact that I said forced and macaroni and cheese in the same sentence is just total proof I'm sick lol. Here are my bedside companions ..
A cookbook about chicken, I read cookbooks like novels. Some throat lozenges that claim to shorten a cold and a glass of OJ that needs a refill. I just hope this is over in a few days. If you are going through it as well, look on the bright side ... if you wanted to drop a few pounds after the holidays, a cold is the way to go :-).

BTW, remember my first giveaway? Well, I asked a few questions that were easy to find on the internet and waited for the first person with the correct answers. Here they are

1. What Food Network chef gave me my start with a guest spot on their show?

Chef Emeril Chef Emeril Lagasse on "Emeril Live"

What did we make?

Big Green Apple Martini, Sunny's Hot Chicken Wings with Emeril's Blue Cheese Sauce, Jalapeno Corn Muffins, Spinach Orange and Almond Salad, Coconut Cream Pie

2. What building in NYC houses the main studio for Food Network? Chelsea Market

3. How many Bobby Flay series have the word or stem word "grill" in the title? Four

Name them. Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay, Grillin' & Chillin', Boy Meets Grill, Grill It! with Bobby Flay

4. Who won season 4 of NFNS? Aaron McCargo, Jr.

5. Where does Guy Fieri's Roadshow end? City and venue. Las Vegas, House of Blues

In record time, Geli Girl aka Angel sent in her response via the comments section and I had my first winner! It took me a couple of days, but I loaded up the bag and even threw in some other stuff for fun. She just sent me some pics of her with the gift bag, it got there just in time for Christmas ...

As I started to fill her bag with stuff from my bag, I realized how much stuff these companies giveaway at events. Olive oil, nail files, seasoning packets, powdered drinks, oven mitts and the list goes on. I couldn't resist also sending her the gift bag from the recent Wine and Food festival too ...
Angel said she wished she'd taken a video of her opening the box, but said here's a picture instead ... fellow foodies, meet one of your own .... Angel!
Angel, thanks so much for participating and just being a cool foodie overall. I enjoy our comment chats and look forward to more fun in the next year! Have fun and thanks for the pics!

What I Had for Linner: Cookies!!!!!

Hey there! Well, it was 2 holiday parties in two nights for me this week and last night I headed over to Frost, a dual party thrown by Food Network and FLN at a hotel in NYC. It was just a gathering of people in marketing and sales and I was there to meet co-workers and hang out. The event was called Frost because that's all most people did the whole night, frost up some holiday cookies. What a neat idea, as soon as I walked in I got a choice of cookies to decorate and then after mingling for a bit I sat down to play with my food. Here are my creations ...
I frosted them under plenty of scrutiny ... people at the table kept watching me and it made me nervous lol. I'm thinking, they know I'm not Martha right? After concentrating on the girl's outfit, I decided the guy just needed some flair, not clothes. I actually started putting together a narrative in my head for the cookie couple, that's when I knew I was having fun. I'd totally reverted to childhood thoughts while sprinkling on sugar and stuff. After I put mine safely in their boxes is when the dance floor started to get packed. Soon after, this guy kept trying to get me over there ... he kept yelling and making faces towards me like "c'mon" and then finally got a punch line everyone laughed at ... he said "Hey Sunny you're Cooking for Real, well I'm dancin' for real!!" ... here he is trying to convince me from across the table with the dance floor right behind him ...
Didn't get his name, but I did head to the dance floor for a few minutes. After a quick dance I went to check on my cookies (I'm a protective mommy) and took a couple more pictures of other's creations ...
That's Wendy, she styles many sets for Food Network and you've totally gotta check this video to see more of what she does, it was taped while I was taping, so I'm honored to be a part of the video. Wendy is truly a value at work. I called her cookies 'stained glass'. Take a look at Jamie's cookies ... she works with Wendy and styled my set for the Viva Towels commercials.
They got to the party a bit late because they are working on a show so I had to inform them about the boxes for the cookies. I went off to get them some boxes to pack up and was asked by someone if I'd seen the "Tiger Woods" cookies. I thought, is this a joke? And surely it was ... I was walked over to a table where some people decorated a gingerbread man like Tiger, complete with a bloody lip and then another cookie that was to be Elin, with a golf club in her hand. We all had a laugh at it and then I said, it was missing the car scene. So someone got me a marker and I scribbled out the artwork ...
What an end of the year story, huh? Funny how these things can permeate all of society to where we are decorating holiday cookies in reference to the news.

Well, after the party I headed home with my two cookies, one for me and one for my guy. Sitting here typing this morning, this is all that's left of mine ...
I had so much fun decorating the cookies, I thought I'd share. At parties like this they always have a gift bag with goodies when you leave and I always take one, but they usually pile up in my closet. Would you like the one from last night, plus some other stuff thrown in? I only have one and I'm only me, so let's make this simple ... In comments the first person to answer these questions correctly first wins:
1. What Food Network chef gave me my start with a guest spot on their show? What did we make?

2. What building in NYC houses the main studio for Food Network?

3. How many Bobby Flay series have the word or stem word "grill" in the title? Name them.

4. Who won season 4 of NFNS?

5. Where does Guy Fieri's Roadshow end? City and venue.

Here's what you'll win ...
It's the tote (perfect for Earth-friendly shopping), the apron, the cookie cutter, recipe, a Food Network magazine and I'll throw in some other gift bag stuff from other parties. (sorry, I ate my cookie lol, I'll send crumbs though teeheehee) Ok, good luck if you want it. I'll put it in the mail over the weekend! Remember, the first one with all of them correct wins!