So, I am the first to admit that I am a lazy person. So when I hurt my foot I thought it would be no problem to sit around and be a sloth. Turns out, I'm a fairly active sloth. I am definitely going stir crazy...which is bad because I am doing things on my foot I am not allowed to do. I broke down and baked. But I did do most of the mixing while sitting down and so I wasn't really on my foot that much. I chose to make these because my husband was in charge of grocery shopping, which he did a good job at(he normally does not grocery shop). I put bananas on the list but unfortunately I forgot to say how many. So I got a lot of bananas. And as you know, they go bad quickly and you must do something with them. The original recipe called for a caramel espresso frosting, which I would have liked to try but hubby likes cream cheese frosting so I went with that since homemade anything has not been coming out of my kitchen. I found these to have a nice, but not overpowering banana flavor and … [Read more...]
The day that started off well….
My friend L and I decided to go to lunch to catch up. We had just planned to go local to one of the places on the east side when she came out of the blue and asked if I would be willing to go to Bainbridge Island. Sure I thought, I had never been. She said that she had seen a show on the Food Network and they highlighted a cafe on the island...I saw that show too. So off we went in search of Cafe Nola. We were smart and made reservations since we figured it might be busier than usual since being featured on the almighty Food Network. Except oops...we missed our ferry. Luckily, they were nice and just pushed back our reservations and we caught the next ferry. It was a bit farther than the Food Network would let on but not too far(we walked it). It was quite busy when we got there with a 45 minute wait for those without reservations...we of course, got right in. I was torn on what to have. I had looked at their on-line menu before I came and couldn't decide then either. L had what they … [Read more...]
The Devil Wears Egg Yolk
I actually made these around New Year's but didn't put them up because of the fact that I was sticking to a French pastry theme and these just didn't seem to fit the bill. I had told myself at the time, I would post about it at Superbowl time...then I realized today...it is Superbowl time. This recipe comes from Kathy Kasey, a Pacific Northwest food maven. Before coming to the PNW I had never heard of her but I am glad that I discovered her. Kathy doesn't have a restaurant but a studio where she hosts classes and events. This recipe comes from Dishing with Kathy Casey, the first cookbook I owned by her, and my favorite out of the ones I have. These are pretty spicy for me but others seemed to enjoy them. Much better than just some mayo and egg yolk smooshed together. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. My foot still hurts, sadly more than I anticipated...I had hoped to be back at hockey on the 13th, but alas I do not see that happening. I get off of crutches on Monday(I hope). I … [Read more...]
