Ambience
Oh, but of course ambience is a French word. It makes sense that the culture who taught us how to eat properly added a word to their lexicon to describe the intangible feeling a place gives you...
View ArticleCSI: Cooking Scene Investigation: How To Recreate Lost Family Recipes
My sister is pregnant and oh, so particular about what she eats. Use celery salt, and her gag reflex gets jittery. Deviate from the gumbo recipe a fraction, and well, it’s not you, it’s her taste...
View ArticlePeppermint Twist Cupcakes; My New Favorite
Unique Christmas Treats I discovered a delicious alternative to the usual holiday fare of fruit cake, cookies and almond dipped everything: Peppermint Twist Cupcakes. The secret ingredient is Andes...
View ArticleDrunken Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
Okay, now that the St.Patrick’s Day festivities are over, it’s time to scoop up on the Mega Sale Corned Beef Brisket in the supermarkets. Corned Beef and Cabbage is one of my favorite meals. To me,...
View ArticleLast Taste of Summer: Grilled Peaches with Frozen Vanilla Yogurt and Toasted...
Grilled Peaches with Frozen Vanilla Yogurt and Toasted Coconut This is the easiest recipe and so yummy that it is hard for me to resist having it one last time before the fall leaves are gone and the...
View ArticleCreative gift w…
Creative gift wrapping for baking is one of my personal passions. If you spend time baking with love, then the end product should match that effort. Today I met the ultimate challenge—wrapping a tray...
View ArticleSnickers Beast Cake Recipe
Good for you I wanted to bake a Snickers inspired cake for my nephews that had big visual impact and lots of flavor. This Snickers Cake referred to around my house as the “Cake Beast” is the result of...
View ArticleLeopard Martini Recipe
Leopard Martini Recipe For ladies some where between the range of kitten and cougar. citrus vodka mango nectar mango rum rocky candy syrup chocolate shell syrup Recipe for one cocktail: 1 1/2 oz citrus...
View ArticleZebra Cheesecake
Zebra Cheesecake Dessert on the wild side I love the visual combination of decadent white and black chocolate in this recipe and the obscenely delicious layer of chocolate on top of the chocolate...
View ArticleVodka Zinger Balls
Vodka spiked center Ingredients: 2 cups (measured with whole cookies) vanilla wafers 1 1/2 cup sweetened flake coconut dyed red (reserve 1/2 cup for toasting and rolling) 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1/4...
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