Bizymom of the Year Contest - Celebrate Someone Special this Holiday Season!

Send in a photo & include a 200 word write up explaining why your mom or another worthy lady should be awarded the title of "Bizymom of the Year." Or send us a video.

The person nominated does not have to be your own mom, or related to you in any way, but she certainly can be.

Submissions will be accepted from December 1st to December 30th 2008. Voting will take place from January 1st to January 10th 2009.

Prize details:
Bizymom of the year Award - $200 Cash prize to the winner
Person who nominated the winner - $50 Cash prize and more!

Contest URL:
http://www.bizymoms.com/christmascontest/index.html

Maddie's Funky Fruit Smoothie

Feelin' a little funky? Take a walk on the wild side with this cool smoothie from Maddie. The sweet flavor will give your taste buds a zip!

-Team Spatulatta

Funky Fruit Smoothies

You need...

• 1 small banana
  
• 1 ripe pear
  
• 3/4 cup apple juice
  
• 3/4 cup natural yogurt
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 tbsp runny honey
  

1. Slice the banana. Peel, core, and chop the pear.
2. Place all of the ingredients in the blender. Make sure the lid is on tight and blend until smooth.
3. Pour into smoothie glass and serve.

More from Chicago Gourmet '08

Belle & Liv with Top Chef contestants: Dale (Season 3)
and Stephanie (Season 4 Winner)
With Executive Chef, Jackie Shen, of Redlight

With Master Chef, Roy Yamaguchi, owner of Roy's

Churchill Elementary Pics

On November 20th, the girls hosted a live cooking demo and book signing at Churchill Elementary School in Oswego, IL. The theme was Family Reading Night.

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Churchill Elementary students and parents were excited for the cooking demo to start.
It was our first visit there and we felt so welcomed!

Churchill was nice enough to provide the cool projection screen below. The audience saw everything Liv and Belle cooked up. During the book signing, clips from Spatulatta and national tv interviews played on screen.

We love paparazzi!
Our gracious host, Pat Lofthouse, snaps photos of the girls.

Tori's Original Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

ingredints:               preparations: 
  
cherry tomatoes       make the cherry tomatoes  
                     hollow on the inside then 
goat cheese          chop up olives and stuff it 
                     into the tomatoes then  
olives(optional)     stuff goat cheese and 
                     for the final touch       
parsley              add the garnish (parsley)


Spatulatta responds:

Mmmm, these sound great!  
Thanks for passing on your recipe, Tori.
-Team Spatulatta

Cocoa Rounds by Sophie

I LOVE spatulatta.com! I have a recipe you could do.
I have more cool recipes but my favorite recipe are cocoa rounds, the ingredients are,   

• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cocoa
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cups soft butter
• 1 egg

Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl.
Chill for 10 min. and bake at 375 f for 8-10 min.  

we like to roll them in powdered sugar after they're done.   

Love, 
Sophie ;-)

Spatulatta responds:
Hey Sophie, Thanks for your sweet recipe.  This could make a great treat during holidays.
Spatulatta loves you too!

-Team Spatulatta

Chicago Gourmet 2008

Here are photos of Belle and Liv at Chicago Gourmet on September 28. Held in Millennium Park, the girls, along with other nationally known Chicago chefs stirred up delicious creations for culinary fans.

Check back to see more photos of Chicago Gourmet!

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Ready to work!

Cookin' live with Liv & Belle

With two new fans :)

Looks like a giant cookie cutter!