Happy Friday! I am going to keep this somewhat brief today because I’ve got lots to do. Friends of ours are having a birthday party for their 2 year old son this Sunday afternoon, and asked me to do the cake. We settled on a sports theme cake decorated with sugar cookies, so I will…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Chicken Tortilla Soup (Revisited)
I am ashamed to say that I recently made chicken tortilla soup by starting with a whole chicken for the very first time. I have made chicken tortilla soup in the past, and I even posted it (a long time ago)… But, I have always used chicken breast and boxed stock. Let me just say…
Hamburger Rolls
I love to make burgers – especially this time of year. I have tried making my own hamburger rolls a few times in the past, but I haven’t been too happy with the results. Usually, the rolls just aren’t quite soft enough and I’m not happy with the texture. A few weeks ago, when I…
Chocolate Pudding (Daring Bakers April)
The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen. She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet. I almost forgot about the Daring Bakers challenge this month… Oops! I was about to take a pass on it, but I remembered…
100% Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
You may be wondering why I specified that this is 100% homemade ice cream. After all, I usually make everything from fresh ingredients and bake from scratch… That’s nothing new. Well, here is something that is new… Sundays with Sandy! Earlier this afternoon, I jumped in on a Twitter conversation between Marye from Restless Chipotle and…
Baking For Good
Mother’s Day is just two short weeks away, so I thought I’d share a quick gift idea with you! I am always a big fan of giving gifts that give back. I understand that it is customary to give gifts for many holidays, and I have to admit that I enjoy putting together and giving…
Announcement + Friday Favorites – Episode 51
Kitchen Bootcamp Coming Soon… Do you wish you could improve your skills in the kitchen but aren’t ready to make the jump and enroll in culinary school? If so, I’m right there with you! I have never been to cullinary school, and I am pretty much self-taught in the kitchen. I do pretty well on…
Smokey Black Bean Soup
I’m on a mission to stop using canned beans. Most canned beans contain BPA, and I’m not too sure about that. While I’m not a scientist, I figure it’s better to avoid it as much as possible instead of taking any chances. Cooking dry beans really isn’t very difficult. Plus, it’s much cheaper to use dried…
Toffee Pretzel Bark
Last week when I was preparing my chocolate covered pretzels for the bake sale, I opened the bag of pretzels that I had purchased to discover that it had more pieces than entire pretzels. That’s how it always works… If I had needed pieces, there would have been a whole bag of pristine whole pretzels. I…
