Oh, what a Monday!. I shot a morning wedding yesterday. The couple was super nice, very laid back and a real joy to work for, but dang that threw off my Sunday. Surprise… I am a night owl! Midnight is usually the earliest that I go to bed. What does that mean to you morning people? It means there is only one- “6” in each day and it is not 6:00 am. But yesterday required a 6am alarm and be out of the house by 7:00 am. It was tough as I did not have time to consume my…
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Happy Friday everyone! Gary’s birthday was this week. As a special treat, I made him a cake to celebrate. It was a surprise because I do not bake. But it turned out great and so here is the recipe. Ok, fine the top is not very symmetrical but give me a break, please. I BAKED! Pineapple-Coconut-Banana Upside-Down Cake Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can of pineapple slices in juice, undrained One (1) cup flaked sweetened coconut 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground…
2 CommentsI get a email from the Cooking Section from the New York Times almost every day. Someday’s it catches my eye and other days it just gets deleted. They cover the gambit on food ethnicities, styles, courses, etc.. Some days I may print out three for four recipes and other days it is merely inspiration. But the day, I read this pulled pork recipe I knew I had to try it. If you like Asian flavors you will LOVE this recipe. While a few of the the ingredients may not already be in your pantry they are easy to find…
1 CommentSpring has sprung which means Passover is coming which then means I crave Noodle Kugel. Yes, I know Noodle Kugel is not part of the Passover celebration but this is when I think of it. Some of my Jewish friends took liberties with dessert served after the Passover meal, what can I say. Fast forward to now….I love Kugle and think about it every Spring. I have tried a couple recipes over the years with little success because they just did not taste like that which I had eaten. That is until I found this recipe from Cooks.com. I made it…
2 CommentsThis is our ninth week. I love sharing with you all and hope that you are enjoying Strong Coffee to Red Wine. I would love any feedback you have to make this blog a “go to” spot each week. Intense, Rich, Dark, Black Hot Coffee Coffee gets me out of bed in the morning. It keeps me going all day. I am not sure what the world would be like without this beverage. I am generally a pot a day kinda guy. Sometimes I need more but rarely any less. There are days I feel exactly like the towel…
5 CommentsUpon our arrival in Charleston we discovered that there were a couple Indian restaurants that were decent but after living in Chicago that had a huge and thriving Indian food scene (I miss you Devon Ave.), decent just did not cut it. Fortunately we have friends that loved to cook Indian. One of our friends used to live in Sri Lanka and she really got this all going. While the group is transitioned my sister’s and I still bring a group together a couple times a year. I am always assigned an appetizer and the first time I made…
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