Today also called, “Freedom Pies”, for obvious reasons. While I had a relatively busy holiday weekend, my ac...
Read MoreThis month has been a super month for warm and fuzzy feelings in regards to food. First, if you haven’t heard alre...
Read MoreWarm and Fuzzy Feelings, and Sugar
Purple gladiolus. June here in my Zone 7, metro-Atlanta garden saw continued but fading beauty of the magnolias, hydrang...
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Contrary to popular belief: I am still alive. I went AWOL recently because I needed a baking break…baking several ...
Read MoreJune Daring Bakers: Phyllo Dough & Baklava
As I mentioned last month, this September my father, cousin and I are heading to Yosemite National Park to spend three d...
Read MoreAppalachain Trail – Springer Mountain to Sassafras Mountain
WeddSplosion IV: The Final Tasting This is it, ladies and gents – the decision has been made. The wedding cake f...
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WeddSplosion III: The Cake of Doom I’ve started giving the WeddSplosion episodes names. After the wedding cake pro...
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Did you have a good Memorial Day weekend, if you celebrate such a thing? I certainly hope so. Few things beat a sunn...
Read MoreEasy Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler
The end of May has the fine Southern Magnolias in full bloom, the hydrangeas going, and the trumpet vine getting started...
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Remember my friend Adam of recent WeddSplosion fame? Saturday was his 25th birthday (old geezer) and guess what he got...
Read MoreDouble Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Because I felt like it. They like wet feet, so I am impressed that they are growing in my dry, sunny yard. I love the fo...
Read MoreAn Overexposed Photo of an Iris
In September my dad, cousin and I are going to Yosemite to spend 3 beautiful days backpacking the John Muir Trail. Thi...
Read MoreThe Coosa Backcountry Trail
It’s back! And this time it sucks a whole lot less. First, now that they’ve made it Facebook-Official (the...
Read MoreWeddSplosion: Cake Tasting Part 2
Have you been following the BlogHer Food Pity Party on Twitter? [htmlembed name=”BHFPP-Logo”] I have. In f...
Read MoreBlogHer Food Pity Party 2011
After Tuesday’s WeddSplosion cake tasting I was only able to give away 2 of the 3 cakes I baked. Luckily, the aw...
Read MoreMocha Marble Cake with Mocha Buttercream Frosting
Tuesday was the first day of the WeddSplosion Cake Tasting. It was an intense few days of cooking for me. O.o For the ...
Read MoreWeddSplosion: Cake Tasting Part 1
After the initial shock of an incredible disaster like the one that recently befell Japan I think it’s easy to for...
Read MoreNudie Foodies – Nekkid Chefs Helping Out Japan
I recently spied a crazy-good-looking recipe at The Pastry Affair. Her Chocolate-Filled Buns recipe made me positively...
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