Flank Steak w/ Asian Dipping Sauce and Fried Rice

I usually don’t put up awful photos like this one. But as I have mentioned in my last few posts, I am have not been feeling up to par. My family is even lucky to get a home made meal these days. So the fact that I cooked dinner and actually took a picture is […]

The World Famous Bern’s Steakhouse..A Review

Have you even been so excited about food that you want to shout it from the top of a building?Well, that is my feeling right now. And since people might look at me a bit strange if I did that, I will use my blog as my soapbox.Last week was my 30th( I mean 9th) […]

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Confession…I use boxed cake mix (sometimes). It is a huge time saver.Let me splain, I never use a cake mix “Un Doctored”.You have to add some extra stuff to a box cake to make it good and this Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is the perfect example.Sure, Pineapple Upside-Down cake is nothing original but that doesn’t discount […]

Spaghetti and Meatballs

I am alive, well half alive. Still have sick house, but I couldn’t keep away any longer. K..I have 2 spaghetti sauce recipes. One that I have been making forever, that has a billion ingredients and now this one that has only a few ingredients. Which one is my favorite? Well I will have to […]

We are hanging on………..

I have not been on my blog..I have not been on your blog. Well hell, I have hardly even turned on my computer in the last couple weeks.I have a sick house…a sick house for about 3 weeks.My kids have the mysterious lingering fever and snotty noses and I have a sinus infection and an […]

Graveyard Cake

Here is my 4th fondant cake. I made it for one of my sons friends who was having a Halloween Party. (thanks for the business Karen) He requested a cake with a graveyard, pumpkins and ghosts. And again..it turned out so damn cute. Toot Toot(oh, that was just me tooting my own horn!) I should […]

Bugs and Butterflies Cake

I am still alive, I swear I am. The Holidays are always crazy busy for me. And blogging seems to be the first thing to go to the back burner. However I wanted to share a super duper cute cake I made for my niece. She wanted a ” Bugs and Butterflies” birthday party. So […]

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Sugar Cookie Tips and Icing Tips

Wow..who knew sugar cookies would spark so many questions. I appreciate all of your kind words on my cookies. You can tell with my white and black Halloween cookies I am a “simpleton”. I tend to go for the clean look. Kinda like my Christmas lights..ALL WHITE PLEASE!Ok, so I thought I would post some […]

Decorated Halloween Cookies

Just getting some practice in. I wish I could befriend a professional cookie decorator so I could learn all the tips and tricks. That damn spider web is more difficult than it looks. I know it is only October 4th, but hey..you can’t call me a procrastinator!!! So go decorate yourself some Halloween Cookies. Click […]

German Chocolate Cookies

When life hands you Boxed Cake Mix(or when they are buy one get one free at the store and you can’t pass up a sale) what do you do with it? Well, I don’t usually make cakes with them as I prefer homemade. Well silly, you make cookies!These were pretty amazing if I do say […]

Creamy Lemon Wine Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes

We are a chicken house. There are a ka-billion things you can do with it. Here is another chicken dish that my whole family loves. You can add so many things to this recipe. I just use what I have on hand. Mushrooms and capers would have been divine. Its also a very healthy dish, […]