Culinary Snapshot has a great event called Through My Lens – and it involves the challenge of photographing a particular food. Last round was Chocolate Chip Cookies. This round is Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches! If you’ve ever tried to take a picture of a PB&J, I know you feel my pain. Not attractive. Not […]
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! I just wanted to take a minute to address all of the Mommies out there, especially the Mommies of infants & toddlers. I know that it was an issue for me, so maybe it is an issue for you, too….shoes. I think between all of […]
I love winning things. Love it. I love giving things away, too, but winning feels soooo good. A while back, I was the lucky, lucky winner on In Jennie’s Kitchen. Ooooh, I was so excited… it was the most incredible prize! What did I win, you ask?? Soaked, Slathered, and Seasoned, by Elizabeth Karmel – […]
Holy Macaroni…I’ve been baking along at Tuesdays with Dorie for so long that it is MY turn to pick the recipe! I never imagined when I started all those months ago that I would actually still be alive when it got around to me…but here we are, and I got to pick the very first […]
Whoa. Falling behind! It’s been two whole weeks since posting my last French Meal. It’s just been so busy here at Casa DoughMesstic with cakes, cookies, parties, etc. that I just haven’t had the time it takes to execute a full on Julia Recipe. But sit back and relax, dear readers, this one was worth […]
Customized stationary. Customized stationery from Paper Culture, to be more precise. A few days ago, I received a sample of their products. Can you say gorgeous? So many companies these days tend to cheap out on their quality, especially when it comes to paper products – but Paper Culture is not one of them. All […]
I guess Seven is officially a Big Boy now, all of 2. Time certainly does fly. I can still remember the taste of the hospital chicken & dumplings I ate for every meal after having him, it seems so recent. (By the way, those dumplings were good enough to warrant getting pregnant again.) Tonight we […]
Back in 2002, the summer we moved into our finally renovated 1920’s house (all remodeled by family and friends – it took over a year) we had a big barbeque to thank everyone who had a hand in helping us. We had close to 100 people there, and we had such a good time that […]
Oh, I doooo. Not enough to actually compose an annoying song about them or write a classified ad about them, though. I do, however, like them enough to sit on an All-Inclusive beach in the Dominican Republic and get schnarky off of their tropical goodness. Uno mas, por favor. (Toes in the sand, I can […]
Or is it a torte? You see, I am still new to the kitchen/baking lingo. What’s the difference between a torte and a cake? Sure, I could Google it, but I feel sure one of you will know and fill me in. Until then, this is a cake. Over the weekend, my in-laws were in […]
Some of my readers seem to like seeing all of the different cookie designs I have done, so bear with me if you aren’t one of them…this post has two orders on it. The first is for one of my favorite online friends. She is having a birthday party with a Madeline theme for her […]
cor-dial /ˈkawr juhl –adjective courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception. invigorating the heart; stimulating. Last week I decided to use the egg whites that were sitting in my fridge. Every time there are egg whites in there, I think macarons!…and only macarons. It’s never a question, really, other than “what flavor”? as luck […]