Dana has been craving pumpkin pie for a couple weeks now. I decided that I should break down and make her one. I wanted to try something different so I found a recipe from Paula Deen that uses cream cheese instead of evaporated milk. I made it and wow! It was awesome. Paula knows what [...]
I am always looking for new side dishes to try out for Dana. Sometimes I have to hide the ingredients, as she doesn’t like the sound of some foods. That way she doesn’t know that she enjoys eating all of those foods that she says she hates. One of those foods, Ginger. I sneak ginger [...]
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Peaches are in season right now and they are sweeter than ever. I have a pantry full of them. I was looking for a new recipe that I have never even contemplated before. Dana and I were brainstorming and one thing I have never made was an upside down cake. So I looked around and [...]
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The other day I wanted something quick to eat. Nothing screams fast, like stir-fry. So I decided to go and see what looked good at the market. I found some broccoli and bell peppers. Plus, Dana loves water chestnuts so I added a can of those. To be honest, they are my favorite part too. [...]
Today I am competing in my third FoodieFights.com cooking competition. I am currently 0/2, but hopefully the 3rd time is the charm. The gist of the competition is that there are six food bloggers, two featured ingredients and whole lot of glory. The featured ingredients for this Foodie Fight are peas and ginger. As soon [...]
Posted in Baking, Pizza, Pizza Dough, Recipes Tags: foodie fights, foodiefights, ginger, peas, pizza, Recipes, samosa pizza 7 Comments »Unlike most people, I love Wednesdays. Not because the week is halfway over, but because I get to drink. Then I get to write a post about it. The posts on Wednesday’s can be funny and even a bit racy. Today I hope not to disappoint. Today’s cocktail is the Alibi. What is the Alibi, [...]
