Cake Pops

Cakes

Here's a selection of some of the fun cakes I've made.

Homemade Cuban Sandwiches with Mojo Sauce

Dagnabit! I made these really awesome Cuban sandwiches, but it was so long ago that I can't remember how I made them. I do remember pork, ham, pickles, mustard, swiss cheese, and a really great mojo sauce. But I don't know how I did it!!!

I was looking for something on my computer and found where I wrote down the mojo recipe!

Half onion

3 large cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp Himalayan sea salt

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp cumin

Zest of one lime

Juice of one lime (about ¼ cup)

Juice of 3 navel oranges (about 1 cup)

Olive oil

I threw it all in my mini cuisinart, drizzling the olive oil in through the holes in the top as it spun.

Pizza Perfected

We've been making pizza quite a bit now since my first post on pizza, so it's time to give the latest and greatest! (I hesitate to say the perfected recipe, because it is far from that, but it's pretty darn good!)

I'm back . . . Mediterranean Couscous Salad

I know, I know, it's been a while. The problem is photos on the camera, pictures on the mac, writing on the laptop. It all needs to come together in one place. (enough excuses)

I have a new favorite meal. My friend, Amy, made this for book club. Amy cracks me up. I was raving over the meal and asking where she got the recipe. Here's what she said, "See, one of the good things about getting cancer is people bring you yummy meals, then you can ask for the recipe!" Such a great attitude. I loved hearing her stories - listening to her describe The Look she would get when someone would realize she had cancer and give her the pity face. She mostly avoided it by donning the Polar Ice Cap to keep her hair follicles frozen so as not to succumb to the chemo.

A Kids Cooking Contest Winner

I am SO thrilled to hear my great l'il friend (one of my daughter's besties), Rebecca, won . . .  WON . . . FIRST PRIZE in the kids division of the Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry Baking Contest last night!! Go Rebecca!!! Aren't those cupcakes adorable? Easy as pie!

Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy

I do this to myself; I know. I'm always trying to make every occasion FABULOUS. Well, when the girls have someone spend the night, we like to make a fun breakfast in the morning. (Crepes, pancakes, waffles, etc.) Somehow, somewhere, I heard of the idea for chocolate gravy.  I mean, aren't hot steamy biscuits enough? Not anymore.

My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

This post is for my friends and family who want to find all my favorites in one easy spot.

Today is Tuesday. I'll start by making the cornbread for my dressing (4 boxes of Jiffy) and the turkey stock.

Here's what I think I'll do this year. Every year I ponder the "giblets" but in all honesty, I have no idea what's what. I can look at pictures all day on the internet, but somehow it never looks like what came out of my turkey. For that reason, I just stick with using a whole bunch of turkey necks.

Yummy (Easy) Pulled Pork Barbecue

(I was reviewing posts I'd started and never finished when I found this one. Egads! How long has it been sitting here?)

Although I grew up in the South, I am embarrassed to admit that I was a about 13 or 14 before I had my first taste of pulled pork. I was with my friends, hanging out at the beach (DeBordieu, South Carolina) when my friend's family brought in  a big ol' side of pig. Holy moly! I couldn't believe how amazing it was. So peppery and vinegary. So incredible. I swore that if I were on my death bed, this was the only thing I'd order. Although I make no claim in duplicating that barbecue, I think this barbecue is pretty damn good. And who knew it could be so easy? I made it to take to a Jennifer's house for the superbowl tonight. (Um. I't obviously not Superbowl time. A forgotten post.) Julianne brought coleslaw. Mmm . . . it was so yummy!

Burger Sauce: What's that, you say?

(Pictures? I didn't take any, but I'll definitely be making these again, so check back.)

Why have I never heard of a burger sauce? It has to be the greatest thing since sliced bread! I was watching a video on America's Test Kitchen website about burgers and they mentioned it. So, a couple of nights ago I made burgers to die for.