Recipes

Peanut Pesto and Peas Pasta Salad

July 28, 2009

In the Tampa, Florida, Summer began sometime like in March. No kidding. The season RIGHT NOW is called too “*!%!$@*$ HOT.” The moment you step outside into 99.9% humidity coupled with 98F temps, you wonder why you even bothered to dry yourself after a shower.
But never mind, because while Summer Fest is almost unbearable in [...]

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Potato Dominoes

July 26, 2009

Andrew just celebrated his sixth birthday last week, and like many little boys, he’s obsessed with Star Wars. We’re currently at the height of the Lego craze and for Andrew’s birthday all he wanted was go to the Lego store inside Downtown Disney, you know, the free part of Disney where everything is double the [...]

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Cedar Planked Mussels

July 23, 2009

If I had to choose one person to come over to my home and cook for me right now, it would be Ted Reader.He’s a madman. And he even looks like one with hair tricked up in directions only possible by riding a rollercoaster with a can of AquaNet and a blow dryer.
But the [...]

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I’m a freaky-fan-stalker

July 21, 2009

A little over a year ago, I met Chef Martin Yan for the first time at a Publix Aprons event. I was so girly-giddy that I breathlessly told him that he was my “culinary superhero.”
And if that didn’t scream, “freaky-fan-stalker!” then maybe he got a clue when I got a little so close trying to [...]

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Video: my boys bake Ina Garten’s Country Cake

July 20, 2009

He knew EXACTLY what kind of cake he wanted for his 6th birthday.
And it sure wasn’t Mommy’s same old shortcut, store-bought cake mix crap.
You see, I’m so not a baker. I love my sweets…I just want someone else to bake it for me! The trouble with cooking for a living is that I’ve turned my [...]

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