A cake for my friend Rockets in honor of her late husband who loved to ski. Courtney made the little skier for me and I pretty much did the rest of the cake. I really like the trees along the front, they are also on the back which you can’t see. The cake is lemon … Continue reading
Here is my first attempt at a “Naked” cake which refers to the fact that the cake has little or no frosting and is therefore naked! This was a wedding cake for my neighbor Andrew and his new wife Jamie. I was pretty excited when she requested the naked cake because I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading
And just like that, soup season is here, hurray! I’ve been wanting to make some soup and this one was so quick and easy as I threw it together for dinner last night, not to mention yummy! The recipe comes from “The Cook’s Pyjamas”. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, pressed … Continue reading
I wanted to blog about some of the food we ate while on our Disneyland trip so that I could remember the good stuff for the next time we go. (Not all of these photos are mine, I had to Google some since people were too hungry to wait and let me take a picture!) … Continue reading
We always have chili on Halloween but this year I decided to kick it up a notch by serving the chili on cornbread waffles. This waffle recipe is from the Food Network and is a straight up for breakfast recipe with alterations for all kinds of waffles. The alteration I made for cornbread was … Continue reading
I am a pretty good cook and a pretty good baker but I would not consider myself a very good pie maker but I did volunteer to make a pie for a luncheon and this was the result. It looks pretty good and it smelled even better but, once again, I don’t know how it … Continue reading
Here’s a cute and easy Halloween dessert that you can throw together quickly if you’re needing a treat for tomorrow. I took this to a neighbor so can’t show you the inside but there is a yellow cake layer and then an orange cake layer and then Cool Whip on top so ta da! Candy … Continue reading
I’m behind in my blogging and that is due to the fact that I have been working on a tv show for ABC called “Blood and Oil”. I’ve been doing some baking and cooking on the weekends but haven’t had a chance to post until now. It’ll take me a little while to catch up. … Continue reading
Still trying to use up all the yummy tomatoes from my garden. This recipe is great comfort food and was so warming on Sunday night for dinner. It would be great with a grilled cheese sandwich. The recipe comes from “Raising Generation Nourished”. 1/4 cup olive oil 2 medium onions, chopped 2 large carrots, chopped … Continue reading
Lemon cake for my friend Justin at work. Can’t tell you how it tasted cause I gave him the whole cake but he did tell me that he was eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner so it must have tasted somewhat good! The recipe comes from “Grandma’s Desserts”. cake: 1 box lemon cake mix … Continue reading
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