Bacon Breakfast

When I make muffins they almost always have a little sweetness to them. I like fruit in them — apples, berries, bananas, whatever is on hand, as long as it is sweet. I have made savory muffins, generally to go with soup or some other lunch or dinner entree, but not for breakfast [...]

Breakfast With Dorie

I had mentioned before that I wanted to make Dorie’s lemon poppy seed muffins from her Baking book. I am addicted to Poppy Seed Salad Dressing and have it on a salad with a little chicken or ham, tomatoes, cuke, or sometimes it’s just greens, whatever I have on hand, for lunch at least 3-4 [...]

Wow! Just. Wow.

There are three reasons for this post. First, let me just say, “Wow!” Oh, right, I already did. I’m so overwhelmed though, that I keep repeating myself. Someone posted my chocolate flowers on TasteSpotting and I have gotten a HUGE number of page hits today (like 4-5 times a normal [...]

Tasty Frugality

I’m not a morning person. Even though I managed to get up before 7 AM for years of my life, my preference would be 8:30 or a little later. Not really feasible with kids, but a girl can dream. I think related to my general abhorrence of morning is my lack [...]

Wearing a Disguise

I really enjoyed The Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. I remember going to the theater to watch one of the sequels with my mom and Aunt Di, and we quoted lines from the movies for years (we still are, actually — “Does your dog bite?”). Some of my favorite parts are when [...]