Greg’s birthday is this weekend. I offered to make him the cupcake of his choice. He chose the Triple-Citrus Cupcake from Martha Stewart’s Cupcake cookbook. The cupcakes have the zest from oranges, lemons and limes in the batter. I divided the glaze in three dishes and made one for each citrus. And I have to…
Author: Mike
I live in Akron, Ohio with my husband Greg, our dog Ted, and a pantry full of flour and sugar.
candy making
I’ve had one of the best weekends ever. A weekend where we had no obligations. Just had two days of do-whatever-we-want. Yesterday, I made homemade chicken noodle soup. Today, I made a new granola recipe. It was ok. Not as good as my favorite, the maple-nut granola. Also today, I ventured into candy making. Last…
soup’s on the way
My first attempt at homemade chicken noodle soup. It’s all packed up and ready to be delivered to a dear friend that’s under the weather this weekend.
the list: an update
I thought that it might be a good time for a “list” update. In the last couple of weeks I finished two more items. I made Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken with Croutons and I read an entire book in a day. The chicken was great and the book was short. Just eighty pages. But hey,…
donate and get granola
My partner Greg has joined a team for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on Friday, June 11 – Saturday, June 12. Greg is participating in honor of his father who lost his battle with cancer several years ago. You can make a donation by clicking here. Anything you can give would be appreciated….
beef bourguignon: the results
I’ve wanted to make this since seeing Julie & Julia. A pretty easy version was recently featured on the PBS series Everyday Food and then in the most recent edition of Everyday Food’s magazine. If you don’t subscribe, you need to. You really do. Go. Subscribe now. There’s no time to waste. It’s seriously one…
so much snow, more on the way
This is the view that Greg got when he opened the back door to venture out to knock the snow off the satellite dish. He had to shovel a path to get to it.
oh fudge
Made some fudge today. It’s pretty awesome. Giada made it on Food Network this past weekend. Cinnamon-Chocolate Fudge, and as I just said, it’s amazing. Here’s a link to the recipe. Eight minutes prep and cooking time, and two hours in the fridge. The final sprinkle of kosher salt adds a nice counter balance to…
fake summer on a cold winter day
Greg was in some need of a warm summer day. Well it’s January in northeast Ohio and that’s a pretty tall order. Unless, that is, you have a membership at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. We trekked up to Cleveland with Michele and enjoyed a nice fake summer afternoon in the refreshingly warm Glass House. It’s…
february calendar page
Didn’t get one of my 2010 calendars? No problem. At the start of each month I’ll post a link to where you can download your very own page. Here’s the link for this month.
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