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…
Category: Food & Drink
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…
my granola obsession: healthy or not?
My name is Michael Derr, and I’m a granola-making addict. So there, I have admitted that I have a problem. It’s that damn granola recipe I talked about a few weeks ago. I’m making it several times a week. And don’t worry, I’m not the one eating it all. I’m giving a great deal of…
a birthday
My good friend Michele’s birthday is today. Last night a group of us celebrated the occasion at the new O’Charley’s. Food was good, service was a tad lacking. It was still a great chance to all be together to celebrate Michele’s special day. After dinner we headed back to our place for red velvet cupcakes….
the way too easy granola
So I think the only easier granola would be to just buy some at the store and open it up. I just don’t think it tastes anywhere as good as the granola I made this weekend. And as an added bonus, the aroma that escapes from your oven is amazing. I found the recipe in…
chili for a chilly day
It’s been downright cold since this new year began. To warm our selves up a little bit, I decided that Sunday was the perfect time to make a batch of chili. On Saturday we headed up north with our friends David and Marc to do a little shopping in the Beachwood area. We stopped at…
how we rang in 2010
This was the first year, in many, that I didn’t have to stay at work and run the First Night Akron events in our building. I worked during the day to make sure that everything was set, and then quietly walked out the door to my car at 5:05 pm. Confident that everything was in…
favorite photos of 2009
365 days, 4013 photos. Happy New Year. To commemorate the start of the new year, I thought I’d take a moment to look back. These are my 50 or so favorite photos from 2009.Click here to see the entire set. To view a slideshow of the photos, click here. Additionally, to view past collections: click…
christmas vacation!
We’re finally to the point in our Christmas vacation that we don’t have to be anywhere at any particular time. We’re just taking the days, hours and minutes as they come. That’s not to say that the busy flurry of the holidays at the front end of our vacation weren’t wonderful. They were fantastic, filled…
#2…complete
No, not that #2. The #2 on my list of 37 things to do in the year before I turn 38. Today, I made lime jello! As I was thinking today about jello, my thoughts went back to my Grandmother Derr, or Grammie as all the grandkids called her. It seemed like all the family…
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