Rockin' The Beehive Since 1995
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This on Aug 18th, 2009
For this month’s Daring Cooks Challenge, we traveled to Spain and made a delicious rice dish from Jose Andres. The original recipe called for cuttlefish, which is a relative of octopus and squid. Although I distinctly remember Lauren as a baby gnawing on squid tentacles as we ate calamari one night, I doubt [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This, Recipes on Jun 14th, 2009
Hello, everyone! There is so much I have to tell you — from details about Tyler popping the question, to Lauren’s amazing and surprising Spelling Bee Championship win, to our quarantine with the Swine Flu. Yes, I said Swine Flu. I have actual laboratory confirmation that I am indeed harboring the H1N1 [...]
Posted in Everyday, Make This, Mama Likes To Brag on Jun 1st, 2009
Oh you guys! I have found the most adorable teacher gift! I found it on Dannie’s Designs, and tweaked it a little bit to be more my style. It is a booklet of gift cards. Now don’t get excited… I went with $5 gift cards for each section, so it doesn’t [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This, Recipes on May 27th, 2009
Before I tell you about this month’s challenge, I have to point out that I am currently typing this on my laptop without the aid of contacts and/or glasses. Yes, folks, I got LASIK yesterday and it is AWESOME! I had a few hours of irritation last night (anyone who wears contacts is [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This, Recipes on May 14th, 2009
I’ve been a member of The Daring Bakers for a while now, and while I love to bake, I am a much more creative cook. Baking doesn’t lend itself, in my opinion, to a lot of experimentation unless you understand how each ingredient will act in the recipe. Will adding a little of [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Make This, Recipes on Apr 27th, 2009
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
Awww, Daring Bakers… how did you KNOW that I was a cheesecake fiend??? I have been making cheesecakes for years, and have gotten it down to a science by now. I love the little [...]
The other night for dinner, I made the MOST DELICIOUS recipe! It was by Rachael Ray, but I hope you’ll overlook that and try it anyway, because it truly was tasty! So tasty, in fact, that we inhaled it as soon as it came out of the oven and I didn’t get any [...]
