This past weekend was my little girl’s 5th bday. I knew she wanted cupcakes since lately she has been obsessed with them, for her bday she wanted two cupcake books, a cupcake purse and cupcake stickers. Hmm.. a love for baked good, I wonder where she gets this from?? She did have a special request, “I want chocolate cupcakes, with chocolate frosting but, with purple sprinkles(her fav color). No problem little one.
Jicama, Pepinos y Pina con Cacahuates
jicama, cucumbers and pineapple a dash of lime sprinkled with toasted peanuts Well our team did not make the playoffs this year, so our typical Sunday football games have been replaced with watching movies with the girls’. The girls’ are extremely happy they don’t care for football and hubby has banned any football watching due to his intense pain. I wanted to make something different to snack on, taking any chance to introduce something new to the girls’ taste buds. “What’s this?” my older one asks, “It’s jicama, try it.” while giving her the look of, don’t make any weird faces or gestures when tasting it- the… Read More
Chocolate Pecan Pancakes
First let me start off by saying these pancakes are uber delicious, ya that’s totally a word- look it up! Well I made these for my girls’ as a midweek surprise and the one who ended up surprised was me. Why? Because I TOTALLY SUCK at making pancakes, I try trust me I do, but they never seem to come together like the picture I have in my mind, the pancakes are not fluffy, nor are they light. I have watched Alton many times, I also watched Ina, Martha and even Bobby throwdown pancakes– nothing. I listen, take their advice, plan… Read More
Linguine with Basil Pea Cream
I have this green binder that haunts me, we have a love/hate relationship. Every month a new magazine appears in my mailbox- I instantly drop whatever I am doing to scour all the pages, happily tearing out ALL the recipes I want to make. These recipes go into that green binder, in turn the the binder keeps getting bigger and bigger each month filled with glorious recipes that I should be enjoying, I should be cooking from this binder finding new family favorites…. why don’t I ?? I have commitment issues, yes in knowing that if I try out one recipe from that binder I will have to begin the… Read More
Baked Oatmeal
Well we partied and partied until our bodies couldn’t party any more…… Nah, not really. We ate, we drank bellinis and played board games with our girls. Things sure have changed- since our younger years, but I’m not upset. Why? you ask well I don’t miss having to find a date, whether someone other than a stalker will flirt with me, or worrying if I will end up alone the rest of my life. I’m a happily married women with two girls and life has been SWEET! So this new year I will make no resolutions, I will make no promises that I know I will never… Read More
Rollo de Queso y Aguacate
I am always explaining to my daughters that more of anything is not always the best thing. More candy- no More soda- no More fries- no Well I went to make this recipe and thought to myself maybe I should add another avocado to the mix. I thought it would add more creaminess- is that a word? Well my daughter walks by and says, mom should you add more? Here it was the daughter using the same advice I gave her to test me….. Well I just thought- forget it. She was right I should have held back, but the crushed chicharrones… Read More
Fried Pickled Jalapenos
When my hubby was deployed I used to stay up very late at night and watch horrible t.v. My little sis had come to stay with me providing much need company in those horrible months. One night we stayed up watching foodnetwork very late and caught a rerun of a cooking show featuring Lisa Loeb and Dweezil Zappa. I know?? After we got over the initial shock that they were cooking, I watched them make a recipe for fried pickled jalapenos. I’ve eaten these before in different variations, fried, wrapped in bacon or stuffed with cheese. The funny thing is when we were watching… Read More
Bellini Bar
Bellini bar, ya great quick set up for a New Year’s Party. Giada featured this for a wedding shower, but I quickly thought New Year’s Eve. We feature a bellini bar every year and everyone enjoys the option to choose their own flavor. Little sis loves peach, older sis loves blueberry. I enjoy them all. Have fun tonight, but please be safe! Enjoy!!