Chips and Fresh Salsa on Feb 1, 2010 in Appetizers Are you ready for Superbowl Sunday? You know game day won’t be complete without some good game day chow. The most basic of all would be chips and salsa. Our favorite tortilla chips is the Mission brand. We buy a huge bag at Costco. Fo...
A Salad Full o’ Berries with Homemade Honey Vinaigrette on Jan 28, 2010 in Fruits & Vegetables Salad Dressings I have been eating so much green leafy vegetables these past couple of days that I pretty much feel like a giraffe. Hee hee. I consider it a personal triumph, specially after all the holiday bingeing I gladly put myself through. And because I h...
The Little Mermaid Birthday Cake on Jan 28, 2010 in Cake Decorating It was October 7th of last year when I last decorated a cake with fondant. I’ve baked and decorated many cakes thereafter but I always find myself taking the easier route when decorating. That is, I use either buttercream or creme chantil...
Grillin’ with Emeril on Jan 26, 2010 in Poultry Seafood These past few days, my grill pan has been a favorite cooking companion, that and my steamer. They’re my most used cookware. On separate occasions last week, I grilled some chicken tenders and tilapia fillets with the help of Emeril, specif...
Mommy Dearest’s Surprise Party Cake on Jan 26, 2010 in Cake Decorating Celebrations My family, with the help of our dearest dearest friends, successfully pulled off a surprise birthday party for my Mom on January 9th. We had less than an hour to get the house ready with decorations and all and to set up the food. I had about 4...
Fudgy Fudge at Moody Gardens on Jan 25, 2010 in Desserts/Goodies La.Pi.S. WTF?! Oh please calm your hearts. By “WTF”, I meant “What the FUDGE?!” These are the words I silently muttered to myself when we came upon this fudge station at Moody Gardens, in the building that houses the IMAX The...
McCormick & Schmick’s…The Second Time Around on Jan 21, 2010 in Restaurants It was in November when we first wined and dined at McCormick & Schmick’s to celebrate hubby’s birthday. I posted an entry about it HERE. After only a little over a month, we were back. This time, to celebrate our 8th wedding an...
Serious About Cereals on Jan 21, 2010 in Breakfast We always keep at least two or three boxes of cereals in the pantry. The call of toasted bread or warm rolls paired with a yummy sandwich filling for breakfast, however, is often too loud and too tempting to ignore. It’s embarrassing to adm...
Spring Mix Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette Dressing on Jan 19, 2010 in Fruits & Vegetables Spring is here…kinda. It does feel like spring already and pretty soon, people will be looking for cheap orlando hotels (and not so cheap ones, too!), but what I’m really talking about is the salad kind of spring. I’ve been a...
I Scream for Ice Cream Cake on Jan 18, 2010 in Cake Decorating Celebrations Desserts/Goodies Ice Cream More than screaming for ice cream cake, I was screaming for ice cream cake success. I haven’t been posting ice cream cake entries lately because the last two I made – one in July 2009 and another in December 2009 – failed misera...
