If you will recall I said that I made two cakes for Ethan’s party. The peanut butter mousse cake…and a chocolate French Silk cake.
Everything is the same on this cake except the layer over the cake is creamy, velvety, chocolate-y French Silk…
Tags: Chocolate, fillings, french silk filling, french silk pie 
I sure do.
Showing pictures of my kitchen is almost like having promo pictures done without makeup or being naked on the internet.
My dirty little secret. The porch is inviting…My kitchen is awful. Strong stomach? Read on…
Tags: $30, 000.00 makeover, Contest, electrolux, kitchen makeover, win
Well, the first full week of Novemer is over and we are rushing toward the holidays! I am so not ready this year. Have you begun preparing?
Tags: blog surfing, blogs, recipes 
Ethan’s 15th birthday is Monday. His birthday is the 29th anniversary of Marc and my first date, too. :)
Anyway, we celebrated it last night with friends and family. He had three of his closest friends spend the night. Of course one of the little brothers (of two of the friends) is best friends with Sean and Nick…so he stayed too…and then Kyrie and the grandkids, Amanda and Gabe, begged to have a sleep-over…
That is how I ended up with 12 kids in my house this morning. Read More
Tags: , cake, Chocolate, dessert, ganache, peanut butter mousse 
One thing that I get asked over and over again is how much groceries cost us. The cost more since I have been working because I tend to buy some things I used to make form scratch but for our family of 8 (which includes at least 3 very big eaters) and three cats and a dog we spend about 600.00 a month. Read More
Tags: 30 minute meals, Casseroles, cheap-meals, Family meals, frugal-meals, presto pasta nights, tex-mex 
First of all…I have to admit that I dropped the camera. Now when I want to take a picture I have to hold the thing closed with a finger while trying to get the shot without shaking. Easier said than done… Hopefully I can either get that fixed or get a new camera soon.
Anyway, I was amazed. Chocolate lava cakes look so complex but they are so amazingly easy! If you have not tried them..this is seriously a dessert that you can have on the table in under 30 minutes and people will think you are incredible.
Which of course, you are.
Tags: Chocolate, delicious, dessert, easy, elegant, fast, fudgy, lava cakes
I don’t know if you have seen it but Food Network has come out with a magazine that has, as far as I am concerned, a lot of potential.
I have been a Bon Appetit fan for over 20 years, starting my first subscription in 1980 or 81. I never really liked Gourmet, Cooking Light or any of the others,Bon Appetit was my go to cooking magazine always.
Well, other than the brief romance that I had with Vegetarian Times. It was, sadly, doomed to failure when they were increasingly aligned with PETA and PETA was increasingly radical.
Tags: , cooking magazines, food magazines, foodies, gourmet 
While many of you may not think of cheese flautas as being basic they are a fantastic easier-than-you-think addition to your cooking repertoire.
They go together in minutes, nearly everyone loves them, and the filling variations are endless; cheese, cheese and chile, cheese and chicken, chicken and chile, left over beef, taco..the list is endless and can end up with such interesting variations as brie, chipotle, and pecan…or mushroom and parmesan…
You can have your own Mexican Restaurant at home. ;)
If you aren’t hooked yet, then consider that they can be everything from an appetizer, to a snack…main course to dessert (can you imagine pecan praline flautas with cinnamon ice cream?) There ya go..now you’re getting it!
Tags: appetizer, basics, deep fryer, easy, fast, flautas, fried, Mexican-food, snacks, tex-mex, Under-30-minutes 
I don’t know if you remember that song from the Fievel movie, An American Tale. No doubt it is older than some of you.
Anyway, I have this dear friend from childhood. We were absolutely inseparable until we were separated by a move..or two. We had sworn to be lifelong friends…and as I recall pocket knives, thumbs, and blood were involved.
Tags: childhood, friends, fun, memories, reunion 
I extended the deadline a few days because there just wasn’t much traffic. I thought maybe people had been caught up in the blogtoberfest stuff..but I think it is that people are caught up in the economy!
Tags: boobie-bake-off, breast cancer awareness month, october, susan g komen, winnerBaking Delights...Channel Your Inner Tart
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