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Jamaica Day 4
I’m going to skip a day because all the food we ate yesterday was taken on our Olympus camera, and I can’t load any of those pictures until we get home on Thursday night. It’s already day 4 and we … Continue reading
Jamaica Day 2
Boy let me tell you something. You can surely gain a few pounds at this place. They don’t let you starve at all. The bar has pop corn and ice cream that you can snack on between meals which is … Continue reading
Jamaica Day 1
Jamaica has been pretty awesome so far. They have the freshest fruit imaginable here. In the states it’s hard to find that sometimes, depending on what kind of fruit you’re looking for like pineapple. They have fresh coconuts hanging from … Continue reading
Good Eats Turkey Brine
Sorry, I don’t have a beautiful picture of a roast turkey. I had my Mom and Grandma over for a Turkey dinner last night and didn’t really get the time to take pictures of the turkey breast after it came … Continue reading
Anybody out there???
I’m starting to become really annoyed with this blog lately, and yet I still continue to post recipes and pictures hoping that someone will respond one day. I continue to submit pictures to foodgawker and get annoyed when they don’t … Continue reading
Pretzel Dogs
Have you ever made homemade pretzels before? I love going to the Pretzel Maker in the mall and watching them make pretzels. Not to mention, eating the pretzels too. I noticed while they made their pretzels, they like to dunk … Continue reading
shopping spree – favorite finds!
This week, on Wednesday, I took the day off, and went to Minneapolis/St Paul MN to go shopping with my Mom. The day didn’t start so well. My Mom’s check engine soon light came on and we made it all … Continue reading
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Pumpkin fluff frosting
The Fall season is almost here, and that’s my favorite of all seasons.:) It really felt like Fall today with a high of only 69 and there was a light cool breeze with rain. I’ve been craving something with pumpkin … Continue reading
Dump Cake
Dump cake is a cross between pineapple upside down cake and some kind of berry/apple crisp. It’s super easy to make and only requires opening a box or can up and dumping them in the cake pan. This cake didn’t … Continue reading
Baked Mozzarella Sticks
I tried making baked mozzarella sticks using panko bread crumbs and that didn’t really work well. They ended up looking like this. A friend suggested to maybe try freezing the sticks made with panko bread crumbs for awhile so that … Continue reading
Apple Chips
The first batch of apple chips I tried making didn’t get crisp at all because I had sliced them too thick with the mandolin. I tried making them again and slicing them thinner, and they turned out much better. This … Continue reading
Mexican Tortilla Pizzas
If I could, I’d eat Mexican 5 nights a week. I love nachos, mexican pizza, chalupas, quesadillas, etc… Tuesday’s are deemed Taco Tuesday for us, because we go to Taco John’s every Tuesday for dinner. Tacos are just $.89! If … Continue reading
Monkey Bread Muffins
This morning, I woke up and wanted to bake something. Most monkey bread recipes call for 2 cans of biscuits to fill a bundt pan, but I only had 1 can. One can is the perfect amount for 2 people. … Continue reading
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Happy Cinco de Mayo! My fiancee thought I should have ordered a ghost chili pepper online and use that instead of using a serrano pepper to make this salsa. We were watching you tube videos last night of people eating … Continue reading
Easter Nests
I can’t believe it’s already Easter on Sunday. I’ve been looking at a lot of Easter recipes online and have seen many different things. Like for instance Peeps S’mores and cake baked inside of eggs. I’m also excited for Ham … Continue reading
Blog Roll Link Exchange
I’m looking for people to exchange blog roll links with. The only 2 requirements is that your blog must be related about food and you must add me to your blog roll also. If you would like your blog to … Continue reading
Ina’s Rum Raisin Truffles
Ingredients 125 grams heavy cream (about 1/2 cup) 750 grams (about 26 ounces) milk chocolate, divided 15 grams butter (about 1 tablespoon) 40 grams raisins (about 1/8 cup) 60 grams dark rum, such as Mount Gay (about 1/4 cup) Directions … Continue reading
1 Ingredient Ice Cream
Weight Watcher Recipes Points Plus = 0 This ice cream has just one ingredient. BANANAS. I saw Claire Robinson make this on her show one weekend, and I’ve also read about this. You cut up some banana pieces and freeze … Continue reading
Cheddar & Scallion Biscuits
2 cups of flour 1 Tablespoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening, lard, Crisco or butter (I use butter) 1 cup of milk (cream) or buttermilk if using buttermilk add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda) Optional. Add a … Continue reading
Gifts
I love receiving edible gifts for Christmas, and we got a few this year. A fruit basket, these super awesome truffles, and some pancake and waffle mix. We made the pancake and waffle mix tonight and the syrup that came … Continue reading
