Happy 4th of July. What says summer holiday better than these easy holiday cupcakes? As I’ve said before you don’t have to go overboard to have fun holiday food. These easy holiday cupcakes were my go-to for years when my daughter, now 11, was little. Don’t be afraid of using a short cut way, and…
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Peppermint Lemonade
Happy July! How is it possible that the summer is almost half way over? I just got an email from the kiddo’s school with the link to go and complete her registration paperwork for next school year. And while I’m at it, gulp – school starts back on August 21st! But despite this – there…
Marinated Mushroom Caps
Oh my pretties. How I can’t wait to eat these marinated mushroom caps for dinner. Since I don’t feel like starting coals tonight just for myself I’m probably going to either broil or use the George Forman. MARINATED MUSHROOM CAPS 3 portobello mushrooms ¼ cup canola oil 1/2 large red onion chopped 3-4 cloves garlic,…
Cooking Tip: Easy Trick to Remove Spots on Stainless
Cooking tip from sloCooking.net – Do you have spots on stainless pots? Use this easy cooking tip to remove those pesky spots from every stainless pot & pan in your kitchen. You’ll kick yourself for not doing this sooner it’s that easy. Do you like this cooking tip from sloCooking? Be sure to sign up…
Dairy Free Wine
One of the strangest things to think about when I went dairy free was to find a dairy free wine. Bizarre right? Who’d have thought that wine would have a dairy product associated with it. So no wonder one of the most shocking things for me to learn was that some wine makers use dairy…
Culinary Rock Bottom
Since we’ve closed our business and are no longer catering crazy summer wedding seasons I thought I’d share with you a post I pulled off the old site of the day I officially hit culinary rock bottom and the kid had “crunchy banana” for dinner. I wrote this down about six years ago when we…
Individual Hawaiian Calzones
Anyone that has been following me since the beginning knows that there is a particular female host on the FoodTV that drives me bonkers. Not only is she loud and crass, but her recipes just don’t work. Many years ago my husband got me one of her cookbooks for Valentine’s Day, and I honestly doubt…
Lawn Mower Cupcakes
I thought these adorable lawn mower cupcakes are a cute idea to wish your favorite dad a happy father’s day. The kiddo and I made these a few years ago, sorry I don’t remember what magazine I found the idea. These are so sweet I just had to pull them from the archives. See for…
White Peach Lemonade
This white peach lemonade is too yummy to not share. Here on the central coast we’re finding delicious white peaches coming over from the San Joaquin Valley – you don’t want to miss these. This recipe is easy and a must have for summer entertaining. Give it a try and drop me a comment telling…