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This morning I’m in Napa with Bush’s Beans trying to figure out what time it is. Crazy how a few hours difference in a time change can throw you off. In a few I’m heading to The Culinary Institute of America to cook all day. Me, cooking at The Culinary Institute. I just hope I don’t do anything ding-dongy like cut my finger off or something – although that would make for a really good post.

Anyway, since I’m eating yummy stuff all day long I may be having one of these for breakfast this morning.

KIND bars, found at many places, but I usually get them at Starbucks when I’m on the go. Yeah, I know not the most nutritious breakfast but it’ll work in a fix – or if you’re attached to the morning shows you never get to watch and are being too lazy to go find breakfast.

KIND bars come in many flavors but my favorite is Cranberry Almond.

So good and tangy and crunchy and perfect with a Mocha from Starbucks. Wish I had one of those right about now.

I hope y’all have a great weekend– thinking about ya!

(The great people that make the KIND Fruit + Nut bars or Starbucks didn’t pay or give me anything to promote their products – but that would be pretty cool wouldn’t it?)

Do you know where your next meal is coming from? If you’re like me you may already be thinking about meals many days down the road.

As you know, many children across the U.S. are not so blessed.

Share Our Strength has been working diligently to fight childhood hunger across America through many programs to raise awareness, educate and raise funds. This spring I’m honored to join many other food bloggers from all over the U.S. in the 1st Annual Food Bloggers Bake Sale as part of the Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale.

The bake sale will be held on April 17 nationwide. You can participate too. Sign up to host a bake sale in your area, or join another one already in the works. Gaby from What’s Gaby Cooking has a list of food bloggers (by state) to contact for more information on how to get involved in your area.

Or if you’re in South Carolina and would like to join me for a local bake sale in the upstate or organize your own in your town, please leave a comment here or contact me. We’ll need a public venue (with permission/permits), helping hands to work during the sale, baked goodies and of course people to spread the word about the bake sale. Again, leave a comment here or contact me through my “Contact” page if you’re interested.

It will be a fun time to come together, bake some yummy goodies to share, while spreading the word about how we can end childhood hunger in the U.S.

For more information about Share Our Strength visit http://www.strength.org/.

Can’t wait to hear from you. Don’t forget to spread the word too!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I like beans. They’re versatile, hearty, and packed with nutrients. You’ll find many recipes here, on She Wears Many Hats, highlighting beans as the main ingredient like Black Bean Dip, Black Bean Hummus, Black-eyed Pea Cakes (The Black-Eyed Pea Cakes are out of this world – you gotta try ‘em.) to name a few. You’ll find them all filed under the category The Bodacious Bean.

You can just imagine how excited I was to get an invitation from Bush’s Beans to travel to Napa for chili tasting and cooking at The Culinary Institute of America with Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D., author of The Sonoma Diet.

I was tickled. Totally.

(I just hope I don’t make a fool of myself – you know I’m redneck like that.)

So late next week I’ll be flying off to beautiful Napa along with Sandy from Reluctant Entertainer (she’s got a book coming out this August – watch for it!), Aggie from Aggie’s Kitchen (yummy stuff and healthy too!), and Tina from Mommy’s Kitchen (don’t stop by there hungry – yum!). A great group of ladies cookin’ with some beans. How fun is that?

Can’t wait to share what I learn and hopefully some cool photos of the area too. Meanwhile, if you’ve yet to check out this White Bean Chili, this weekend may be the perfect time to make a batch.

Or take a look at this site from Bush’s Beans with tons of recipes and nutritional information about beans…Beans. The Vegetable With More.

I hope you have a great weekend full of tasty eats!

(So I don’t get in trouble or anything, you should know that Bush’s Beans is covering all costs for the trip – they’re cool like that.)