So I did another gelatin challenge. Do you remember the first one? When I made the Swedish Jellied Veal? Ah, good times! Well, me and some of my internet friends decided to test our mettle with another gelatin celebration. And isn’t Labor Day–summer’s last hurrah–the perfect day to serve up some Jell-O salads? The correctContinue reading The Knoxapocalypse is Nigh! Olive Wreath Mold
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Canape CanaPleaseTellMeThatDidn’tHappen
Dear friends, yet again I am serving up a dish that I can’t really tell you much about. So I am just going to use these canapes as an excuse to further illustrate the clusterfuck that is my love life. I probably shouldn’t even be sharing this story because it is so embarrassing; but it isContinue reading Canape CanaPleaseTellMeThatDidn’tHappen
Happy National Mai Tai Day!
Aloha, darlings! It might be National Mai Tai Day, but why limit ourselves to just one island delight? The Tiki Lounge is open! Pick your poison and order up in the comments–I want a Pina Passion. It comes in a fresh pineapple!!! *The Mai-Kai Restaurant still operates in Ft. Lauderdale. Click HERE to see their currentContinue reading Happy National Mai Tai Day!
Wedding Ring Punch
Sorry, kids, but I am preempting Wiener Wednesday. I have some great news to share and, well, I just don’t have a hot dog dish. A girl can only take so many wieners! And, yes, I know that I just walked into that one. But anyhoo, the exciting news: Last week my younger brother gotContinue reading Wedding Ring Punch
Beverage Bonus: Golden Fizz
In my collection of cookbooks I have an adorable little spiral-bound cocktail book that was my Pap Pap’s. It is from 1958 and is titled Here’s How! By Stouffer’s. Yes, that Stouffer’s. Before they were known for frozen mac n’ cheese and lasagna, Stouffer’s had its own chain of dining establishments. At the time this bookContinue reading Beverage Bonus: Golden Fizz