Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels is open until 6:00pm Monday-Thursday ( Read more... )

In case I hadn't mentioned, I am in love with the Jason Mraz song "I'm Yours." Here is the arc of my Mraz afection ( Read more... )

I am getting very tired of the mere mention of marshmallow fondant.

I understand it's easier to make than regular fondant, and not everyone wants to buy the Wilton pre-fab stuff, but since I don't eat marshmallow I rather wish people would just shut up about their very special easy-peasy marshmallow fondant-covered beautiful cake creations.*

It's ( Read more... )

Someone mentioned "balls."
Someone else appended "chocolate, salty."

Then inspiration struck.

Cake balls (red velvet?) coated in chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt.

Will now have to dig through bakebakebake to find recipes for similar.

Also, Cousin Aurora made a White Chocolate Black Pepper cheesecake the other day.  I am intrigued.  I also wonder why she didn ( Read more... )

For yesterday's gathering, which ended up at Cousin C's house, I made (in chronological order)

- Mango Cheesecake (with mango puree as a topper)+
- Pumpkin Cheesecake (with caramel pecan sauce as a topper)^
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes (with lime as an accent)*
- Cornbread stuffing with chestnuts++
- Corn pudding^^
- Crescent rolls filled with pumpkin and ( Read more... )

Oh wait, my bad ( Read more... )

I am in a bad mood.

Let me re-phrase.

My attitude could use some improvement.

I could be a happier more go-getting type of person.

I could be less passive-aggressive and perpetually dissatisfied.

I could be better.

I think having Thanksgiving and my birthday within two days of each other sucks.  Either day is stressful enough on its own, but having both ( Read more... )

Cousin E is getting married.  I presume he and his fiancee will be getting married in CA.  However, both of them currently reside in DC.  (She having moved out there this summer to be with him.)

So, she (and he, but really, come on, it'll probably be mostly just she) will be planning a wedding from across the country.  Last I asked her about the ( Read more... )

OG's office 'bon voyage' fête was on Tuesday. So, good bye, good luck, blahblahblah. Here's the point of this mention.

At some point during the gathering, ROG, OG, and I (and maybe someone else--Big D?) got to talking about meat, a subject by which I am endlessly fascinated. (This fascination can be traced back to the Meat [is murderously good ( Read more... )

So now we've got another black person on The Food Network. Congrats to Aaron McCargo Jr. for his win on "Next Food Network Star ( Read more... )