Lately the months of June and July have been a whirlwind. Between celebrating our anniversary and helping Paul prep for the San Diego Comic-Con near the end of July, my birthday falls in between. As my age ticks upward, the birthdays are less and less important to me unless it's the "big one." Since that... Continue Reading →
When life hands you lemons – break out the tequila and salt
I love salt. Surprisingly enough, I love salt over sugar. Given that my favorite potato chips of all time are Ruffles, it’s no wonder I don’t have high blood pressure or a serious health-related problem with sodium. When I have potato chips, I reserve it for special occasions like when I’ve had a pretty rough week at... Continue Reading →
Observe the art of seduction. Watch, learn, and don’t eat my cookie.
I think I've determined what kind of cookie person I am. I love cakey cookies usually with some type of frosting or icing in it. Basically a portable cake that isn't a cupcake. The genius behind this cookie is that the filling is in between two cookies! And while it has no chocolate in it,... Continue Reading →
Just stick with cake
So I don't usually eat yogurt. Frozen yogurt is fine as a treat but yogurt-yogurt? I don't like so much. When I saw a commercial recently for Yoplait's "red velvet cake"-flavored yogurt -- notice the quotes -- I had try it for myself especially with being on a pseudo-diet pre-vacation and all. Verdict? Tastes absolutely... Continue Reading →
Man cannot live on chocolate alone; but woman sure can
What kind of person gets themselves chocolate on Valentine's Day? This person. (Points to self.) And with no fault of my husband who has gotten me heart-shaped boxes of chocolate in the past, I simply hinted that I wanted nothing special for Valentine's Day -- the day where every other person gets a box of... Continue Reading →
Anybody who believes that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach flunked geography
As far as desserts go, I think the award for the most pretentious goes to the Napoleon aka Mille-feuille. First of all, it is impossible to eat without much fuss. Using a fork to take cut off a piece pushes out all the custard filling and destroying any semblance of the neat flaky sheets alternately... Continue Reading →
Kardashian cupcakes? No thanks.
When I saw these cupcakes at Gelson's Market in Sherman Oaks, I thought it was some kind of joke. But it was in Los Angeles after all and I guess anything goes there. Even cupcakes by a gaggle of faux-celebs whose only reason for fame is by who they date/marry and their reality t.v. series.... Continue Reading →
Holiday card fail
My real job took over any notion of the holidays this year. One day I worked 24 hours straight from 8 a.m. and my head did not hit the pillow until 9 a.m. the next day. I was delirious when December 25 rolled around and I'm still recovering. My job is not fun this time... Continue Reading →
Cookies are a sometime food
I don't like cookies very much. Eating them is fine and dandy. But making them is a whole other thing.First there's too much handling of the product. Often times it's very sticky and the dough seems to get everywhere. And if it involves rolling and cutting out shapes -- fuggaguddaboutit. Too much effin' work. I... Continue Reading →
Second helpings
For the past few years, Darlene and I have been celebrating Thanksgiving on days that aren't the fourth Thursday of November. Why? Many reasons. First, we don't want to succumb to traditions. This is why we always have lobster for Thanksgiving. Second, we want to get it out of the way so when that Thursday... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 