The weather here today is absolutely glorious. This is the best time of year to live in San Diego. It hasn’t entered the part where it’s so hot that I have to shut the house up and away from any…
2009 Year of Pleasures # 8
Catching up after my week long pity party… Bear got me a new subscription to Martha Stewart for my birthday and I’ve been just loving it. February’s issue was particularly good and included this fabulous recipe for Peanut Butter and…
Food Nanny Notebooks
A few months ago I introduced you all to my Aunt Liz and recommended her fabulous, downhome, country cookbook. I’ve been cooking at least one meal a week from that cookbook ever since. It’s not exactly fat free food, but…
2009 Year of Pleasures #2
I had a ton of guests around last week, so I used the occasion as an excuse to make my favorite sinfully wonderful cake. I invented this recipe myself and it all started because I don’t really like chocolate. I…
Christmas treats for friends and neighbors
For years now, we’ve been looking for our Christmas gift niche. The one thing we could make that would be signature and have people angling to be added to our list to get their hands on our special family [fill…
Thanksgiving Tree
I’ve kind of become obsessed with trees over the years. I think Christmas got me started. I don’t know what it is, but nothing makes me happier then staring at a beautifully composed Christmas tree all lit up, with a…
A Dream Come True
There are about seven different paths I could have gone down in life and still been happy. One of them is as a chef. Culinary school always sat in the back of my mind as something that I would love…
We Might Have Gotten Carried Away on This One
Ta Da! This cake was complicated, and I can’t say we were completely successful. But close enough. Despite the fact that at one point I got so frustrated with our dadgum royal icing that I may or may not have…
Big weekend plans
Going over my change of address card yesterday reminded me that I don’t think I’ve mentioned Bear’s new hobby. This makes a grand total of four. Me, sports, TV, and now baking. In that order. Years of watching the Food…
Year of Pleasures #6
Look at this awesome little gadget! I got it at a fancy cooking store at an outlet mall nearby. I was there with my mother-in-law Marie and my sister-in-law with her two boys. Marie went inside just because she loves…