These tasted as good as they looked. There is only one problem with them which I will share with you later. Obviously I didn’t just serve my family artichokes for dinner! I had to have a ‘main course’ and even though a nice, fleshy ‘choke is quite satisfying it is just not enough for a […]
Artichokes: A Simple Pleasure
I don’t think there is a person alive who hasn’t scheduled a family get together and then wished they hadn’t. I’m sure this happens for all sorts of reasons. But just to be clear here, (and because my family reads this blog!), I never regret the occasions –I just regret it when I invite everyone […]
May 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Saturday Haiku: Thank you for your kind emails & comments.
That post without food… My blog just has to be [me!] Thanks for your support. (Oh, and that hate note… Your anger tells me plenty. You sound very ‘scared’.)
May 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Not Your Everyday [Explosion!]
If you came here today looking for a fancy cupcake or a stylish appetizer you should probably just move along. And if my”social agenda” isn’t on your diet today then my entre isn’t going to sit well with you. Its an “everyday explosion” for sure. Just something I have to say and get off my […]
April 25, 2010 by 10 Comments
Here I Come, The Manhattan!
First I was going to do it, then I wasn’t, then I was, then I wasn’t, now I am. I’m going to blog about a Manhattan on the very day I arrive on the island it is named for. Sup just posted last week on the Manhattan’s European cousin, the Boulevardier cocktail so I was […]
April 23, 2010 by 6 Comments
Sis. Boom. Waffle – Kotlet Meat Patties!
Look at what has come out of the closet! The waffle iron! This is our Villaware standard waffle maker. Its gorgeous and probably not unlike many of your waffle irons, it would be sitting unused had it not been for the recent discovery of a certain blog: Waffleizer. Kotlet Meat Patties I have always […]
April 21, 2010 by 4 Comments
Deviled Eggs with Capers and Tarragon
I’ve already admitted to not really loving the taste of hard boiled eggs. It would seem, however, that I am not alone when it comes to people and their “egg-phobias”. For everyone like me who prefers not hard boiled eggs (I always ask for no egg on my Cobb Salad) there is someone who can’t […]
April 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Packing in ‘Cubes".
Tomorrow I travel on business for a week. I thought I would post showing you how easy it was to pack in a carry-on for my week long business trip. It certainly helps to have a helper as engaging as our Margarita. I think she is anxious for me to leave so she can have […]
April 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
How to boil an egg.
To be quite truthful, I didn’t start life as a hard boiled egg fan. In fact, as a child just the smell of an egg salad sandwich would make me wretch. But things change. We now have an African-American President, Chastity Bono is now a man, and hard boiled eggs –if done with a sense […]
April 17, 2010 by 2 Comments
Best Cocoa Brownies?!
…another univited dessert!
“Baby, don’t forget that we are going to my aunt’s for dinner tonight.” So after I cursed myself for marrying into a frighteningly large family, I realized that this was yet another chance to bring an uninvited dessert! Last week to took the peanut butter filled chocolate cupcakes to my mother-in-law’s but didn’t tell her […]
April 10, 2010 by 16 Comments
Saturday Haiku: Something I must do!
No haiku today 🙁 Family feast at in-laws… Making unplanned sweets! (*photo courtesy of smittenkitchen.com from where I got the the recipe that is in the oven as I type! Thanks Deb!)
April 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
BYOD: Bring Your Own Dessert! Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Yeah. Still on a diet. I’m just a glutton for punishment. Take a look at these! Yeah, I really am on a diet but honestly, I only had one bite! Oh, I looked at them a lot, photographed them even more, and then smelled them all afternoon while they were cooling but I only ate […]
April 7, 2010 by 13 Comments
Eggs and Easter: Eggs in Prociutto Baskets
Before I jump in to what we ate for Easter Brunch I want to say that I’ve seen some pretty amazing breakfasts and Easter displays on Facebook today! I have some pretty talented and creative friends to be sure. Our family tradition is not quite so grand. So check out my favorite Easter display. It […]
April 5, 2010 by 1 Comment
Saturday Haiku:Haikus from the Week.
Going to get one? Not sure I need it, but YES! The iPad, of course. Some advice for kids. Some people are dangerous. Stay away from priests. Palin gets a show. The beauty of Alaska. (Can’t we catch a break?) New look for the [blog!] Similarly inspired Sis. Boom. by Twombly!
April 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
