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Is Macaroni and Cheese the New Cupcake? And Does That Mean The Economy is on the Upswing?

Is Macaroni and Cheese the New Cupcake? And Does That Mean The Economy is on the Upswing?

Remember when cupcakes appeared on the scene? Suddenly cupcakes were everywhere. Stores opened up on the street selling just cupcakes (wtf?!) and reality shows were produced on a scale second to rednecks blowing up things on the History Channel. Cupcakes were everywhere. Pretty little things, too cute to eat. Cupcakes a great investment I attended an event for women entrepreneurs last year filled with nothing

Is Macaroni and Cheese the New Cupcake? And Does That Mean The Economy is on the Upswing?Jen2012-01-24T10:06:34-06:00

Let me eat cake!

(Do you have any idea how many people, when writing about cake, use the title 'Let them eat cake'? Lots, so I changed the title of this post to something more accurate but less French.) Today is my birthday and I am going to have cake! I've never been so excited about cake before but that's what happens when you give up carbs for New

Let me eat cake!Jen2012-01-17T12:01:18-06:00

How Can You Tell When The Pasta Is Ready?

How Can You Tell When The Pasta Is Ready?

Most cooking directions for pasta will tell you to cook the noodles for 7-10 minutes to get al dente pasta. Al dente pasta is pasta that is firm but not crunchy. Most of the time I end up with mushy pasta because I don't use a timer, I will glance at the clock over the stove, so I know how long to cook the noodles,

How Can You Tell When The Pasta Is Ready?Jen2010-08-09T09:19:25-05:00

Chocolate Chip Cookie Waffles

Chocolate Chip Cookie Waffles

As promised, or threatened, here is my 'recipe' for Chocolate Chip Cookie Waffles. 1 tube Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough 1 waffle iron I set the waffle iron at medium heat, because I was guessing. I assumed the innards of the cookie wouldn't cook if the iron was set at high so we went for medium heat. Take about a handful of dough and place

Chocolate Chip Cookie WafflesJen2010-06-18T07:38:04-05:00

Day 1 Without Carbohydrates, Let the Wagers Begin

Image via Wikipedia Day 1 without carbohydrates. ***The contest has been changed since only two people were willing to bet against me. New Contest For Happy Goat Soap*** This sucks. I'm only 12 and a half hours into this and I don't know how I'm going to do it. The hard part isn't avoiding the foods I am giving up. The hard part is the

Day 1 Without Carbohydrates, Let the Wagers BeginJen2010-03-01T13:11:24-06:00

A Messed Up Week

I don't know if it was the Holiday on Monday or if it is because I have had sick kids but this week is fucked up. I don't have any idea what day it is. Which means I will probably miss the garbage man this week. Where the hell is everyone? No one seems to be online. My stats are way down. Has anyone else

A Messed Up WeekJen2010-01-21T10:39:39-06:00

Little of This and a Little of That

I got a bunch of stuff today but not one item is enough to make a full post. I think this might qualify as Random Thoughts Tuesday. I finally have a delivery system for my eBook. I'm using E-Junkie. So far so good. It's cheap and really easy to use. And no one has to wait, while I finish up in the bathroom, to get

Little of This and a Little of ThatJen2009-12-15T13:38:24-06:00

The Holiday Treats Are Ready

I have spent the whole weekend baking. I have been so busy baking that I was only able to listen to Armageddon on the TV. Except when I was rolling out the Bourbon Balls, I could do that in front of the television. I seriously need to get a life. I can recite almost all the dialog for that movie. It's pathetic really. My son

The Holiday Treats Are ReadyJen2009-12-06T14:37:46-06:00

Thanksgiving Recap

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I had a comedy of errors for mine and even took a picture for you. My son loves watching the food channels and announced that he wanted to brine the turkey this year. He also wanted to deep fry it but that wasn't something I was willing to do nor let him try on his own. We also

Thanksgiving RecapJen2009-11-30T09:53:38-06:00

Yucatan Guacamole so good even the French eat it.

I just opened a container of guacamole, Yucatan Guacamole to be exact. With a name like Yucatan I expect it to be made south of the border. Possibly near the Yucatan Peninsula. On the inside of the lid is a little explanation of the guacamole dip. A couple sentences about the finest ingredients and all that. Underneath that is presumably the same few sentences in

Yucatan Guacamole so good even the French eat it.Jen2009-03-09T06:16:00-05:00