Happy Last Day of 2010! This year has flown by! Let me leave you with a list of some of my most-viewed, most-searched, and most-commented upon posts from the past year: Gingerbread Obsession: Lattes, Martinis, and Men Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Baby Bella Salad with Tofu Project Tasteless: Naked Pumpkin Manicotti Losing My "Cooking … Continue reading
I had a couple of recipes in mind to try tonight from my Best of the Best From Florida Cookbook – until I realized that I didn’t have any sour cream in the house! Fail. I had planned to make some Jalapeño Cheddar cornbread from the cookbook, but alas, sour cream was no where to … Continue reading
Yesterday the hub and returned from our mini-getaway in D-town. Detroit City, baby. (Detroit is kinda scary…shudder.) We stayed at the MotorCity Casino in this lovely room: I could live with this bathroom…!!! There’s wasn’t a harsh or unflattering light in this bathroom, or in this entire hotel room. The lighting was so warm and … Continue reading
Growing up, the day after Christmas was always a day to play with all my new toys. Well, I’m happy to say that things haven’t changed. Yesterday I spent much of the day cooking and playing with my new “toys”! New place mats and dishes! (I have a few more news ones that will be … Continue reading
Am I the only one who thinks Giada De Laurentiis of the Food Network has THE cutest child – Jade – ever!? Now, I am just not one of those girls who fawns over cutesy-cutesy babies. I’m just not. But… for Jade, I make an exception. So when I saw the Food Net’s commercial for … Continue reading
Merry Christmas nommers! Hope you’ve been having a wonderful holiday. I’ve enjoyed great company, great food, and great gifting. Here are some highlights. Christmas Eve …Spent at my Aunt and Uncle’s house with my parents, sis, hub, aunts and uncle, and cousins. We enjoyed an amazing spread of beef tenderloin, buttery Zingerman’s rolls, green beans, … Continue reading
Hey nommers! It’s getting to be that time of year where we start reflecting back over the past several months. It’s been eleven months since I started this blog, and I’ve been having a blast writing it. I’ve gone further and done more with it than I ever expected. What started out as a whim, … Continue reading
Well helloooo first day of Christmas vacation! Yeah, I definitely passed out and fell asleep on my laptop with my headphones BLARING this Muse song on repeat for an hour straight last night, and wanted to rip out my throbbing eardrums when I woke up around 2:30 AM. This is what vacation time does to … Continue reading
If Pumpkin was November’s favorite flavor, then I think Gingerbread just may be December’s favorite flavor. I’ve already made gingerbread cookies twice – once I made Gingerbread Men, and last weekend I made Gingerbread Stars. Oh, and don’t forget the Gingerbread Martini that I had a couple weeks ago with my steak. This fall I’ve … Continue reading
Well hello! Guess what today was! Today was my last day of work in 2010. So exciting. A much-needed 12 day vacation is now in front of me. So now that I have some time, let me tell you about a new soup recipe I tried yesterday. Yes, soup. Hope soup is not starting to … Continue reading
Meg Goes Nom Nom 