Toasting Barbara (Winos and Foodies)

July 12, 2009 | Filed Under Fellow Bloggers, Food Blogging Events, Winos and Foodies | 5 Comments

Several months ago friend Barbara of Winos and Foodies underwent chemotherapy. She’s finally completed her treatment. Yay! *Paz jumping for joy*

In case you don’t know Barbara, she writes an enticing blog from Australia and is the founder of A Taste of Yellow, a food blogging event, which supports LiveSTRONG Day with posts that support folks fighting cancer, celebrating with those who have won the fight, as well as remembering loved ones no longer with us.

Bron of Bron Marshall, Jen of Use Real Butter and Helen of Tartelette have planned a virtual "toast" to Barbara for her accomplishment. Earlier, when she’d started her treatment, we’d sent her virtual "hugs".

I’d love to toast Barbara with a wonderful champagne or fine wine but I don’t really drink and am totally ignorant about drinks from which to choose (I’ll gladly take suggestions for the future).

I’d toast with Coke (my fave, LOL!) but I’m out of that at the moment.

So, here’s some healthy H²O, with which to make my toast: To your good health, Victorious Barbara; glad you’ve successfully completed your treatment; continue feeling better.

Much love from New York,

Paz

Virtual Hug for Barbara!

December 6, 2008 | Filed Under Fellow Bloggers, Food Blogging Events, Virtual Hug for Barbara, Winos and Foodies | 18 Comments

Victory, Barbara, victory!

Fellow food blogger and plain awesome person Barbara of Winos and Foodies is going through a tough round of chemotherapy. I just found out that this weekend (December 5-7, 2008), Ilva and Bron have put together a Virtual Hug event to show our love and support for her. Of course, I wanted to participate.

I first met Barbara, years ago, when we participated in a postcard swapping event. Neither of us were paired together. She had a different partner and so did I but we drifted towards each other and exchanged cards without being assigned to do so. We’ve been friends ever since.

Barbara has the most wonderful posts on her blog and some time ago, she started a foodblogging event called Live Strong with a Taste of Yellow. It’s an event that supports Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Day, which in turn raises cancer awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. Check out her 2007 roundup and 2008 roundup part 1 and part 2. You can see my entries for the events here and here.

Dearest Barbara: As you go through those grueling rounds of chemo, I’m sending you the best of thoughts; I’m sending you positive energy; I’m sending you lots of love; and I’m sending you the biggest virtual hug.

Victory, Barbara, victory!

Paz XOXO

P.S. If anyone is interested, feel free to join in this Virtual Hug to Barbara. You can post photos, poems, songs, recipes, whatever you feel would cheer Barbara up. Then let Ilva and Bron know you’re participating. Also stop by their blogs to check out the links of other participants.

LiveSTRONG with a Taste of Yellow 2008: Corn Salad

April 14, 2008 | Filed Under A Taste of Yellow, Corn, Food Blogging Events, Salad, Vegetables, Winos and Foodies, Yellow Foods | 20 Comments

The Lance Armstrong Foundation provides the practical tools and information that people with cancer need to to live strong.

May 13, 2008 is LIVESTRONG Day, where different events are held worldwide to raise awareness and funds for the fight against cancer.

Barbara of Winos and Foodies is hosting LIVESTRONG Day event again this year. It’s a way for food and wine bloggers to show support for those battling cancer. Last year she organized the event and 149 bloggers participated. Wow! Wow! Wow! This is what I made last year for the event. Here is the roundup of 2007 entries. Check it out when you can, there are a lot of creative and delicious dishes.

Participants are asked to prepare foods in the color yellow. This year, I put together a corn salad. I love corn and I love bright food colors. Needless to say, I like yellow. For this salad, I mixed corn kernels, red bell peppers, scallions, and cilantro (my favorite! but you can use parsely). Then I added olive oil, white pepper, Kosher salt and some red pepper flakes (gotta add a little heat!). Oh, and some fresh lemon juice, I added lemon juice, too. I love my corn salad — healthy, tasty and colorful yellow. LIVESTRONG Yellow!

If you’re interested in participating in this event, it’s not too late. Please join us. April 19 is the deadline to submit your entry to Barbara. Go here for the guidelines.

I have two extra LIVESTRONG wristbands, which I’d be happy to send to anyone who’d like one. E-mail me if you’re interested. You can find my addy in the ABOUT section.

Thanks, Barbara, for putting this wonderfully supportive event together. If you visit Winos and Foodies on May 13, you can see the list of fantastic enteries that Barbara will put together.

Paz

Ed. Note: Check out the roundup of those who participated: