Mmmmm
I just baked up some Valrhona cocoa cupcakes and topped them with barely cherry buttercream frosting.
Welcoming a new year
As 2009 comes to a close I look back and think of all that’s happened this year. Lots of changes for me personally. I have much to be thankful for, including: a job, a roof over my head, loving & caring family & friends, my health, and much, much more....
Duncan’s 1st xmas (with me)
Duncan is no spring chicken so he’s probably seen a few xmas’s in his days, but he’s never celebrated one with me. If I had to pick his favorite thing about yesterday morning, I would have to say it was the hats. If one was on the floor, he’d pick...
Cookies, cookies, cookies
So yesterday I baked the first of my holiday cookies. I decided on Spritz and did them in an almond flavor. Some are plain, some colored red, and some green. A few have nonpareils, and a few some colored sugar, but most are plain. Today’s goal is to get gingerbread...
Been a long time
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. Lots of stuff going on in my personal life and I just haven’t taken the time. Today Chris and I went out to breakfast together and then to court for our divorce proceedings. Now all of the motions have been gone...
Uber-tasty pasta dish
I haven’t really been cooking a whole ton lately. In fact, with cold season lingering about I’ve eaten more canned soup than anything. But one day last week I made this dish that was super-tasty, low in fat, and packed with goodness. I set a frying pan to carmelize some...
Happy Birthday
To Uncle Dave today.
Holiday weekend
With no less than two parties booked for this weekend it’s time to bust out the to try someday recipe file and choose something to experiment with. I live for this…. J
A different twist on chicken salad
Also in this month’s Food & Wine mag was a recipe for Spicy Asian-Chicken-Salad Lettuce Cups. I wanted to bring something healthy to the party for those who don’t eat cherry ganache-stuffed chocolate chunk espresso cookies. I liked the idea for a moist chicken salad that used rotisserie chicken,...
A fantastic new cookie idea
So this month’s Food & Wine mag came in the mail last week and as is my norm I read it cover to cover and ripped out pages that looked interesting as well as recipes that looked hopeful. When it came time to decide on dishes to bring to a...