Had a little bit of a scare there yesterday. I went to publish my story and it wouldn't save or publish. AHHHHHH! Lucky for me, I am married to a computer programmer so I stuck him on it while I went out for girls night. When I came back it was all fixed, sort of. We had to upgrade to the latest version of Wordpress...and now it is like I am learning all over again. Boo. Anyway, it is that time again. Time for the Daring Bakers challenge. You might have thought it was Tuesday since this is indeed a Dorie recipe and is indeed from Baking From My Home to Yours but it is Sunday. This recipe was chosen by Morven of Food, Art and Random Thoughts. And before I forget a special thanks to Morven for sending me the coolest care package from New Zealand. First she sent me a fabulous magazine called Dish. Which I was confused by since it came with no note and a return address from a place of business. That was followed up by Apple Syrup(I am thinking about what to make with it), Quince … [Read more...]
The day we almost died(or so my parents tell me)….
The day start off well. The Swiss Family Peabody was out for a family adventure to raft down the Colorado river. As you can see from the picture it was a lovely day with no weather concerns whatsoever. Now don't think we just got in a raft and went for it. There were guides with actual people who knew what they were doing. Or so I am told...in case you hadn't noticed I was about 4 years old there. Also please note my mother's t-shirt(I would hate to miss an opportunity to embarrass her)...it says Foxy Lady. LOL...even back then they were making those ridiculous shirts. All was well with our trip, I guess, see I only really remember one part of that, and I will get to that in a bit. Arizona rain and Washington rain are very different. Arizona rain is hard, fast and sometimes only lasts a few minutes. The soil there is not made to hold that amount of water that quickly and they get flash floods. Usually in the Summer, when they get Monsoons. Washington rain is like being under a mister … [Read more...]
Tuesdays with Dorie….
I am a bad Mexican food eater. It's not solely my fault, as I am allergic to raw tomatoes, raw onion and all chili peppers. And since most Mexican food is made with those three ingredients my choices are more than limited. So growing up(and even really as an adult) if I got stuck going to Mexican food I ate a cheese crisp and either fried ice cream or flan. My gringo-ness stuck out even more as when they would bring chips to the table, I would ask for ketchup. Yep, you read that right....ketchup. Since I can not have salsa(a combo of all that I am allergic to) I eat my tortilla chips with ketchup. Now before you throw up just a little in your mouth, think about this: salsa...a tomato based condiment. Ketchup...a tomato based condiment. Same difference...give or take. :) And yes, I eat potato chips with ketchup also...I mean fried potatoes are fried potatoes...whether it be chips or fries. I digress. Back to the other things I will eat. Flan. Over the years I have eaten many a flan. … [Read more...]
Lime Green Jello Conspiracy….
I have mentioned here before that my grandmother had lived with us during my teen and college years. When my parents could no longer keep care of her they put her into a facility near by that could keep care of her. My mother went everyday, usually about 4-5 hours a day. I truly don't know how she did it. I only went twice a week. Wednesdays to help my mom with Bingo, she did it in English and I did it in Spanish. And then Sunday, we would all goes as a family. Two days a week for me was more than enough. It wasn't so much the smell of stale urine that would get to you as the same conversation over and over again. The last few years of my grandmothers life we talked about green Jello every time I went. See my grandmother was obsessed with the fact that she felt they were serving her lime Jello more than any of the other flavors of Jello. Her theory was that it was cheaper than all the other kinds of Jello. She had my mother go and complain to management time and time again(my didn't … [Read more...]
