Archives for May 2009

Hummingbird Cake

Why is this called a Hummingbird Cake? You got me. If you are a smarty pants and know the answer..let us know. It’s not like you go out and find a bunch of Hummingbirds and blend em up in your food processor as an ingredient. Well, maybe Ozzy Osbourne would, but not us sound minded […]

Thank You Service Men and Women

Please take a moment out of your day today to stop and think about all of those who have fought for our country and have kept the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the home of the FREE and the BRAVE.

Awards( a day late and a dollar short)

Ok..let me first say to those of you that have passed awards on to me that, I am SOOOOOOO sorry for not posting about them. I tucked them all away in a folder in my email for safe keeping and it was buried. So this post is going to be a bit crazy with all […]

Sugar Cookies for the last day of school

Aren’t these apples darling?? I wanted to make some cute “school themed” cookies for my daughters last day of Pre School and I couldn’t find a school house cookie cutter so apples are the next best thing. If you have been reading my blog I had a bit of a run in with my last […]

BIG error in the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes A Day

I finally broke down and bought my self the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. It is wonderful and I highly recommend it. No more buying packaged bread for me. And my house smells like a bakery. However it is a bit dangerous because bread makes my butt big and the fact that […]

Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie

Blueberry-POM Smoothie 1 container light/fat free vanilla yogurt1/2 cup POM juice1 cup ice1 cup frozen blueberries 1/4 cup Wheat germ* Mix together in blender and enjoy! I love love love wheat germ.it is a great source of fiber, folic acid and vitamin E and lends a yummy nutty taste. Thanks to the POM folks for […]

Roasted Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes

Tired of boring old baked taters? I think they are too big and I end up piling on the butter and sour cream thus totally ruining all nutritional goodness. I have said it before that potatoes hate my ass and hips. However, I find if I make little ones that are packed with flavor, I […]

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s day to all you moms out there!Don’t we have the best job in the world??????????

Filet Mignon

My veggie friends…please look away..**Gross yucky meat alert!!!** Waaaahhhhoooooo.Filet was on sale today for $13.99 a pound! I usually buy Ribeyes, but this was too good of a deal to pass up. I was going to do the whole steak house dinner thing, ya know, steak, creamed spinach and onion rings, but it just didn’t […]