By Staff

Two of our editors, Carina and Erica, competed on the same team to make the best possible guacamole at the California Avocado Dinner. They, and their two teammates, came up with the winning guacamole (handily smokin our other editors.) Entires were judged on taste, presentation, and the guacamole ...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

Have you tried a Guacamole Making party yet? Need a new guacamole recipe? Since evo'12, the skilled guacamole makers have come together to announce GuacFest 2012. Since we invented, mixed and presented our 5-minute guacamole recipes in fading light, we wanted to retry again in the daylight. ...
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By Erin Oltmanns

I was delighted to head up to Park City, Utah again this year for evo’12. I don’t get out as much as I should and evo conference is one of the few times each year that I get to see some of my favorite people face-to-face.
This year there were AMAZING keynote speakers, fantastic workshops, e...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

Big Bird has Mr. Snufalupagus. Calvin has Hobbes. Lola has Soren Lorenson . Alice and James Stewart both have a White Rabbit. Does your child have an imaginary friend?
Turns out, nearly two-thirds of kids have imaginary friends by the time they’re seven, reports Marjorie Taylor, a psych...
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By Shannon Breuner Nelson

First of all let me just say that Park City brings the magic. This was my third trip to Park City, and I might be in love. Every time I return home from there, I work on a pitch to my husband on all the reasons why I think we should pack up and move there. So far, he hasn't grabbed his suitc...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

What could be better than evo’12? How about sharing the FOOD of evo’12 with my best friends, in the dark? Yes, my evo’12 experience included inspiring messages from Shot@Life and some serious hammering at the Lowe’s Challenge, but ALSO included some awe-inspiring food encounters. Here'...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

What luck! As an evo'12 attendee, I was able to EAT this yummy dish AND watch it being prepared by the fabulous Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger.
It was as if the Border Grill Santa Monica came to visit my mountain-side retreat and brought with it the Top Chef Masters. Here's the r...
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By Erica Fehrman

When conferences offer any sort of craft or DIY break, I'm known to lose track of time and immerse myself for far too long. Besides the infamous 45-minute CheeseburgHer paper bag hat (@TodaysMama, you hush), I like how these crafts offer a quiet moment in the midst of visiting with friends and spo...
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