How are people doing this???

Ok, so I know how to talk relentlessly.  Just ask my friends and family.  I think if we sit down and start talking everybody will eventually have something in common.  As for putting this skill to use on this blog, the writing part will be something that I'm sure I can do. But, I've already had other challenges like:

1. How do you grab other peoples buttons and place them on this site?
2. With all the different applications out there. What one is best?
3. What is the best way to get followers?

But my most important questions are:

1. How do you make money on this?  How do you go about getting enough followers or posts or whatever to attract the advertisers?
2. How do you get those wonderful review opportunities and giveaways.  I personally love to enter them so I know it's out there, but where?

So...I know that these questions will eventually get solved but the question is...How long will it take for me to get the answers? I would love any help that you all have in helping me out.  I plan on doing the work necessary to get the answers and it is not my style to take my time doing it.  Of course, you will be updated.  So until then, do something Italian today  rather than say "hello, how ya doing" say Ciao...come stai (pronounced Chow..comb es sta)

Sara
http://twitter.com/#!/saramommamia

Day One!

Well, now that I've officially started this new blog.  I thought the best way to celebrate is to give my new friends a little tip on how to succeed at a good Italian meal. (Americanized of course)

Tip #1 When making pasta, ignore the whole aldenta thing.  The best pasta that my Momma served was always cooked completely through.  Not aldenta.  I think most of my friends believe that they are cooking it with a little bite, but it ends up being too much of a bite.  Just cook it till it till you taste it and you like the texture.

Tip#2 Always take some spoonfuls of the water that the pasta is cooking in and add it to your sauce.  It's amazing what the highly starchy water will do to the consistency of your sauce.  Yummm

Tip #3 Never serve  your pasta separate.  Add the sauce!  People who serve the sauce and pasta seperate are nuts.  My Momma would give me an individual plate of buttered pasta to get me going, but never placed a separate bowl on the table.  The sauce usually has the rest of your balanced meal in it.  Do not do this. Please!

I will keep all my friends posted to my new feeds on twitter and hope to have contests and sweeps for all to enter.  :)