Oh Andie…You Had a Hot Rich Boyfriend but your Dress was still ugly…

This months Flavor of the month theme was John Hughes.  Now I had a better idea than what I came up with but to be honest I ran out of time.  I was going to make homemade sausage and related that back to Ferris Bueller. You know the scene. When he is in the restaurant [...]

Bye Bye Summer…You Were Liked This Year

This summer was one of the first (since I was a child) that I really truly enjoyed. It was not that hot, the AC didn’t have to continually run and I had a lot of time off from work. Back when I made my shiro plum tart I also had four adorable little donut peaches [...]

September 2009 Daring Bakers’ Challenge – Vols-au-Vent…AKA: Epic Failure

The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.
I guess we all have these moments.  We set out to accomplish something perfect and delicious [...]

Pork Chops au Poivre

This post once again is for my brother Rob.  I’m hoping he finds this delicious The thing I most liked about this recipe is that it was easy, delicious and not overly time consuming.  I doubled the sauce portion of the recipe because I knew that I would like to pour more sauce [...]

Cardamom Yogurt Pudding with Orange and Cinnamon Honey Syrup – BSI

I have been out of the BSI loop for awhile now but when I saw my friend Faith over at Thought 4 Food was hosting and the secret ingredient was yogurt I knew I had to come up with something.  I perused my many magazines, cookbooks and internet food websites to finally settle on making [...]

Time For Soup! French Onion To Be Exact

I talk to my older brother at least once a week.  The odd thing is that even though we talk once a week we have not seen each other in over six years! In our conversations he will often talk about how I need to put more “real” food on my blog and not so [...]

Ohio Wrap Up

First I should apologize for my lack of posting since I have gotten back from Ohio. I’m not really sure whats going on in my head but I’m feeling a little cloudy and uninspired.  You would think that I would have all the time in the world to cook and bake but to be honest [...]

Sorry Guys

I have a post written, I posted the post last night and when it published it completely screwed up. I’m working on fixing this small issue and should hopefully (fingers crossed) have a new post by the end of the night. Thank you loyal readers

Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Curd and Mascarpone & a Wedding shower!

One of my best friends is getting hitched! On October 17th 2009 she will no longer be a fiancee she will now be a wife Since I am the Maid of Honor (or as we refer to it, MOH) it was my job to throw together a little Bridal shower. I knew immediately [...]

Eating Out: Tony Packo’s

Name: Tony Packo’s
Food: Hungarian Hot Dogs, chili, pickles & peppers
Where: Toledo, OH
Website: Tony Packo’s
My Opinion: Awesome!

Growing up in Northwest Ohio you know Tony Packo’s. Growing up in my house you definitely know Tony Packo’s. Why you ask? Oh it has something to do with the fact that my father is a HUGE fan of M.A.S.H. [...]