I have always been a hater of 4th of July. My birthday is the 2nd of July and every year all my friends would leave for the 4th of July weekend...which my birthday is always attached to. This year was no exception as almost everyone had something to do. I still had a lovely birthday none the less. Every year when I was younger my mom would try to throw a party and alas the turn out was never very good. As I got older my “adult” friends would try to throw something together only to find out what I already knew. But since I had some blueberries, raspberries and blackberries around I thought that I would make Red, White and Blueberry Muffins just to be festive....since for this “holiday” I never am. I just used the standard sour cream muffin recipe that I have and use for pretty much any muffin I want to create. I added frozen blueberries, raspberries and blackberries for the color. Red, White and Blueberry Muffins 2 sticks unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to Me!
So another year has come and passed and I am once again 29 years old(for the 5th time). And once again I made my husband trek to the Melting Pot for my anual birthday dinner there. When I was younger we lived across a family where the dad was somewhat of a gourmet cook(couldn't bake to save his life but he could cook). One night we were all invited over for dinner. He served fondue. It was my first experience with fondue and I was instantly enamoured with it and have been ever since. Luckily the beloved 70's trend has found it's way back and I just hope that it stays around this time. Traditional Swiss Fondue California Salad...though I'm not sure what is so Californian about it??? Surf and Turf...lobster, filet minon and portabello mushrooms Milk Chocolate Fondue with Bailey's Irish Cream … [Read more...]
