MAKE THIS RECIPE

You see this shrimp?

This shrimp is AWESOME.  TOO AWESOME FOR YOU!

But you should make it anyway.  Because?  IT IS AWESOME!  Do you need any more reason?  NO YOU DON’T!

Why am I yelling?  BECAUSE THE AWESOMENESS [...]

blowing the dust off

It’s tough to maintain a blog now.  I am envious of people that still do – the ones who don’t get paid, the ones who who aren’t famous on the internet…just the regular people who can make time to maintain a blog.  I’ve composed a multitude of posts in my head – [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

From my MiL’s house in Allybama. We are being lazy sloths watching the parade this morning, as all our food contributions were completed yesterday. All the action this morning is at S&BiL’s house.

It is the country life out here. Kev is obsessed with trying to catch the armadillos that are digging up [...]

Turning into my mom or a crack addict

ESC:  Hey…Kev…you up?

Kev: mmmfffffzzzzz

ESC: Guess what?

Kev: mmfffwutzzz?

ESC: SothismorningIwokeupat8becauseyouweresnoringandIwasgoingtogosleeponthecouchbutinsteadImadeespressoandhadaMOCHA!!!

Kev: oohhhzmmmzzz

ESC: SothenIcouldn’tgobacktosleepsoIdecidedtomakeanapplepie! ImadepieanditsmellssogoodrightnowandIjustcan’tsleep,youknow?  Idon’tknowwhy!

Kev: uhhuhzzzz

ESC: andthenIfeltbadbecauseIwastwitteringaboutthepieandmyknitfriendsmightbebutthhurtbecauseI’mnotbringing

thepiesoIthoughtmaybeI’dmakebrowniestooandnowIhavethebrowniesintheovenanditsmellslikechocolateandapples

andOMGdidImentionIalreadyhadamochabecauseIamSOAWAKErightnowandIjusthaveallthisenergywhichisweird

becauseIdidn’tgettobeduntil3lastnightbutWOWI’mawakenowandMOCHA!!!!

Kev: zzzzzzz

ESC: Kev?  Are you trying to sleep?

Kev: zzzzz…going….to….strangle….you…zzzz…..

Homemade apple pie! Fueled by [...]

ginger pear cheesecake

For those of you that have been hounding me on twitter and facebook, here it is!

Keep in mind, I don’t measure very well.  And I would probably do certain things differently if I made this again (I’ll put those notes in italics).  I use a buttered, nonstick springform pan to make my cheesecakes.  [...]

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