• Musings: Pumpple Cake – Say What?

    I’m not sure there are words to describe this dessert I stumbled upon yesterday: It’s the tofurken of desserts! THE PUMPPLE CAKE! I think I gained 10 pounds just looking at the photograph of this Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Cake mess. 1800 calories a slice. Really? Apparently…

  • Food Challenge: Cupcakes – Winner!

    And the winner of the October Food Challenge with 35% of the votes is…. Yellow Sponge[Bob] Cupcakes with Patrick Strawberry Frosting! I have to admit, aside from picking SpongeBob because Jack’s a little obsessed, I hadn’t given much thought to the actual construction of the cupcakes, or their design. Even…

  • Food Challenge: Cupcakes

    October is a fun month – fall has arrived (finally!), Halloween makes it festive, and my youngest’s birthday is on the 26th! This year Jack turns two, and his party is at the end of the month. Actually, it’s on Halloween, which happens to be the only free day for…

  • Apple Crisp Bread Pudding

    Finally, the moment has come to unveil the “September Food Challenge: Apples” winner in its full glory: Apple Crisp Bread Pudding with Apple Butter Sauce! Forget dry and bland; this recipe is it! It’s THE bread pudding I’ve been dreaming about – moist, creamy, sweet but not sugary (well, except…

  • Out and About: Rita’s

    Yesterday marked a very special food day for me. I tried Rita’s Italian Ice for the very first time. Yes, that’s right. Before yesterday I had never tasted it. Not a bit, not a lick, nothing. I loved it. Every tasty FRUITY smooth SiLkY satisfying cold jUiCy sweet smooth mango-y bite.

  • Small Victory in a Birthday Cake

    Working mom guilt: We all feel it now and again, although I must say that most of the time I feel pretty good about how our little family runs. I have a flexible job, I spend a good deal of time with our kids, and we have lots of family…