Cupcakes with Orange Flavor and Ricotta Icing

There is nothing more fun than making Cupcakes :) Perfect and delicious for any occasion, party little treats, yourself ;) or as a gift for someone special. Cupcakes are a sweet combination of indulgence and romantic baking that always put a smi (read full article)

Parmesan--Spinach--Hunting Eggs PieHappy Easter!!! Our friends L. and M. Invited us for Good Friday dinner tonight. So I thought that a good and not complicated dish to bring for tonight will be "My Mother's best Spinach Pie Recipe". But as usual, (read full article)

Gluten Free Jack and Coke Cupcakes...houseparty style

Jack and Coke cupcakes...this is new. To be honest, I never would have thought of making a whiskey cupcakes if it wasn't for the awesome people at houseparty.com. Have any of you have done a houseparty before? If you haven't, you should. Go sign u (read full article)

Dining with the Toffs: Lady Maclean’s Diplomatic Dishes

Mooching about our rented holiday villa, sorry, amazingly huge palazzo in Croatia, I found an extraordinary cookbook, Lady Maclean’s Diplomatic Dishes.  Veronica Maclean was a Scottish blue-blood, born to Lord and Lady Lovat in 1920, photog (read full article)

Bon-voyage & birthday cake: taking "30" on the road

Dear readers, Can you believe that we're already in the second week of August?  This summer has flown by faster than Steven Slater escaped via emergency slide! Each year, my birthday tends to stretch from a 24-hour fiesta to a 30-day celebration (read full article)

Dear Noy

Lifting the Aug. 23 holiday for continuity of government services is a stupid reason. I don’t think Noynoy has ever visited a government office. Growing up in a family of politicians, I don’t think he needed to fall in line to get an ID or file f (read full article)

More Longan & Strawberries Cakes

Went to visit 2 friends I've not seen for a few years, now happily married with a 17-month toddler. I decided to bake them a cake. And of course, since the longan & strawberry cake was a hit last Friday. I decided to make another one two :) (read full article)

More Longan & Strawberries Cakes

Went to visit 2 friends I've not seen for a few years, now happily married with a 17-month toddler. I decided to bake them a cake. And of course, since the longan & strawberry cake was a hit last Friday. I decided to make another one two :) (read full article)

A Year of Celebrations (& a Giveaway)

Camping We all know the major holidays to celebrate, but what about all those days in between?  Life is full of reasons to celebrate.  Even if there isn’t a holiday in sight, there is always a reason to gather with the ones you love. (read full article)

National S'mores Day

Tomorrow is "National S'mores Day" another fun holiday that uses chocolate and gives us, Sisters and Brothers, a reason to indulge in our Sacred Substance.  The "S'more" may go back to the Girl Scouts in the 1920s according to several online sources (read full article)

Links for 2010-08-08 [del.icio.us]

SwagBucks Back-To-School Promotions & Bonus Bucks! Swagbucks is fighting the Back-To-School blues all this week with lots of fun promotions! First, you'll have the chance to win five different limited edition back-to-school themed Swag Bu (read full article)

Back To School DOUBLE Ebates!

Do you shop for back to school supplies online? I admit I often forget about online shopping except during the holiday season but there are plenty of online deals for the Back to School rush too! I already told you the Back to School promotion going (read full article)

Adding Saucy to your Entertaining Style

Versatility is a secret weapon we use to combat dreary, dull entertaining in so many ways. While traditions can be wonderful, it's the "same old, same old" ho-hum that needs to be avoided at all costs.  We're going to explore versatility in (read full article)

Doors to holiday

Prints may be available for purchase through the shop.Un august frumos va doresc. Sa fiti cuminti :) (read full article)

HOT Coupons Available at Coupons.com

Be sure to print your coupons from Coupons.com before they’re taken down. Here’s a highlight of some of the great deals you can find!!! $1.00 off General Mills cereals $0.40 off Yoplait Yogurt $0.75 off MultiGrain Cheerios $1.00 (read full article)

DMANBURGER “Blackburn Burger Bistro”

Newly opened Blackburn Burger Bistro is situated in busy Hell’s Kitchen- open bay windows with faux-plant hedges will lead you into a decor like you were stepping into a Holiday Inn Express banquet room-red and beige walls, oversized floral pa (read full article)

Jungle Fern (Midin) Stir Fry

Excited to share a wonderful wild jungle vegetable. It’s a fern and locally known as ’midin, milin or bilin‘. This special wild jungle fern stir fry is one of the only 2 dishes that I cooked during my recent holiday back to Malays (read full article)

Happy National Cheesecake Day!

New York style Cheesecake with Strawberries In the United States July 30 has been unofficially declared National Cheesecake Day. Cheesecake is a dessert consisting of a topping made of soft, fresh cheese on a base made from biscuit, pastry or sponge. (read full article)

Recipe | Singapore Noodles

Stir-Fried Chinese Ingredients With Indian Spices This spicy specialty from Singapore uses a mixture of Chinese ingredients and Indian spices to create a distinctive and delicious stir-fried noodle dish. Ingredients4 oz (120g) rice vermicelli noodles (read full article)

Bastille Day Where It All Went Down

Bastille Day has been a favorite holiday of mine for years even though I’m not French and I don’t live in France.  Nonetheless, growing up, Bastille Day meant amazing rowdy brunches at French Bistros.  Pain perdu anyone? Once Jim and I (read full article)