Not according to plan….

May 25, 2013 by · 3 Comments
hotmessbrownies1

First off Happy Memorial Day Weekend to the men and women of the armed services! Thank you for all you do/did and sacrifices you make/made! Soapbox Moment: I will say that my Memorial Day Weekend started off with me being pretty cranky at the average American. Being a dual and leaning towards the Canadian side of that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the sacrifice that the men and women of the US armed forces make. So it made me very sad yesterday when at grocery store there were two veterans handing out poppies (for free but donations were appreciated so I gladly donated). I then shook both their hands, looked them in the eye, and thanked them for their service. I was disheartened to hear them tell me I was the first person to thank them that day for their service. I was there at noon and they had been there since 8am! I realize that it’s exciting to get a good deal on pop and plan out your BBQ but have a little respect people! These people have and would die for your freedom to … [Read more...]

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Sounds Phishy…..

May 12, 2013 by · 31 Comments
phishfoodpie

So back in early April Kristan, Shelly, and Bridget declared it candy bar week and created treats in honor of their favorite candy bars. I thought that sounded so fun. I mean we all know I have a candy addiction/un-natural obsession. This time around however Shelly and Kristan went with a Ben and Jerry’s Theme Week, which is equally as fun so much so that I had to get in on the action! Be sure to see what Shelly, Kristan, Julie, and Heather did with their flavors this coming week! As for me, my favorite flavor of Ben and Jerry’s is Chubby Hubby. But I’ve already made several things with that flavor profile, see here, here, and here. So I decided to go with Phish Food. If you don’t know the flavor it’s chocolate ice cream with marshmallow swirls, caramel swirls and fudge fish. Things I learned while making this: 1. I never realized that ice cream was named after the band Phish. Mostly because I didn’t listen to their music and because I usually bought the ice cream … [Read more...]

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Tart–y…

April 25, 2013 by · 9 Comments
saltedcaramelchocolatetartpin

First off congrats to Heather (of Kitchen Concoctions) who is the winner of the tart pans. She has already been contacted and the pans are on their way Heather. Sorry I was behind on that as what I thought was allergies was really a cold. I’ll be announcing the winner for the Harry and David giveaway this weekend. I went to a blogger event awhile back and they had these yummy salted caramel tarts (and since I was giving away tart pans I had tarts on the mind) that looked quite simple to make. I asked who the cater was and looked them up when I got home. I about died when I saw on their website that they charged $9 a tart for the kind I had. Nine dollars? Really. I made 6 of these for less than that. Well that’s a lie because I used Fran’s Sea Salt Chocolates and those are a bit pricey but I already had them and if I didn’t I probably wouldn’t have added them. I actually did a really good job of recreating them. I think theirs had more salt but the look is about the same. … [Read more...]

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Have Mercy…

March 16, 2013 by · 8 Comments
bananabreadstickybun3

So I’ve been feeling bad lately about my lack of cooking. When MDP and I first started dating I used to cook all the time. Then he made the mistake of showing me he can cook too. :) First it started with breakfast on Sundays…now he is pretty much in charge of weekend breakfast. And more and more he has taken over dinner duty as well. Not because I don’t want to but because my hand acts up and cooking/baking can sometimes flare it up worse. But guilt sunk in along with the fact that for once I had a Friday night and Saturday free. So I told myself I wanted to make him something that took a little time and showed I cared so I went for a Flemish Beef and Beer Stew (I was rebelling against all the Irish Stew made this week). I’ll post the recipe in another post because it was fantastic. Yes it took 5 hours but that was mostly just cook time. And then I decided that since my hand was feeling good and he is always in charge of breakfast that I would go all out for that as well. I … [Read more...]

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