Yay! It’s my favorite day of the month, I get to reveal my Secret Recipe Club assignment for November. I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish to cook. But, it’s all done in secrecy. It isn’t until the ultimate reveal day (today) that everyone showcases their dishes and discovers who’s been their secret foodie link. This club has provided me valuable exposure to blogs I … [Read more...]
Slow Cooked S’Mores
November 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
I was fortunate to have been raised in a house at the end of a cul-de-sac on a quiet street. We had neighbors but, not without a fair amount of woods in between homes. Mom loved our house; our private hideaway. In the kitchen she found comfort and, when sick, took refuge. She often cooked for parties and graciously hosted momentous occasions in our yard. Even when the weather turned colder, she’d transform our carport into a make shift freezer. In the dead of winter, she could be seen outside in her winter coat, using our grill to cook … [Read more...]
Broiled Grapefruit
November 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
We spent the better part of the weekend packing and organizing many bags of clothing and dry goods to donate to various organizations for distribution to Hurricane Sandy victims. And, we capped off the weekend with a modest bake sale complete with crudely-baked cupcakes, signs and kid art. In the end, the kids and friends raised over $1000 in under 90 minutes! It seems as though everyone wants to help out; even the homeless man who came up to the sale and literally offered us the last $1 he had in his hand. It wasn’t until I finally got … [Read more...]
Baked Apple Chips
October 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
We're going on our third day hunkered down inside our apartment due to the wrath of Hurricane Sandy. Luckily we're now on the other side of the storm, unscathed. Schools are closed again tomorrow. With all of this unexpected togetherness, besides getting on esch others' nerves and watchin the round the clock storm coverage on the news, we've been baking and eating up our own storm. We made 36 gorgeous Black Bottom Cupcakes for the school Halloween Bakesale that too has been pre empted by the hurricane. We baked an additional two dozen … [Read more...]
