Waffles Anyone?

My friend claims he makes some of the best waffles around - and I have to agree.  The recipe is a bit more complicated than a basic Belgian waffle recipe, and it's definitely not diet friendly, but if you're up for the challenge and calories, then you should give this recipe a try! Ingredients 3 large eggs, separated and room temperature 1...

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Trip Planning for India and Nepal

My major trip of the year is finally booked.  I'll be heading to India and Nepal for two weeks in April!  I have to say this is the most challenging trip I've ever planned, even though it will be a relatively short adventure. First, it's sort of out of my comfort zone.  You would think with my adventures in Southeast Asia, I would...

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Homemade Soft Pretzels and Beer Cheese Sauce

Continuing on with the March/Irish theme this month, I had a short train of thought that led me to my next baking idea.  Of course, March means St. Paddy's Day.  Which means beer.  And what goes perfectly with beer?  Soft pretzels!  So I decided to tackle the mild challenge of making homemade soft pretzels.  Let me tell...

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5 Things I'm Loving Right Now (March 2013)

Here are the five things that have caught my attention recently.  All but one are fashion related because there's something about spring and changing from the heavy and dark clothes of winter into fun and lightweight spring clothes and accessories. 1. Quinoa Pasta - higher in protein and I almost think it's just as good or better than standard...

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March Cupcake of the Month - Rainbow Cupcakes

Happy St. Paddy's Day!  A day filled with gold, rainbows, and lots of beer.  For this month's cupcake of the month, I thought I'd focus on the first two - rainbows and pots of gold.  Using a boxed cake mix in french vanilla (white batter so I could dye it), I prepared the batter per the box instructions then separated the batter...

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National Pi Day (= Pie)

It's National Pi Day today, so to celebrate the wonders of math, I give you.... The first 50 digits of pi: 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751 And some pie! Rather, one of the easiest and tastiest key lime flavored pies in the world:  mini key lime ice cream pies. First, your grocery list is just five items: (1)...

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Reducing the Reading Pile

There's something about this time of year where I only want to read books that are high on the entertainment scale and low on the brain power scale.  Maybe it's my way of giving my brain a little winter hibernation time?  Anyway, not surprisingly the majority of my recommendations fall into my "lazy weekend" category - still read them,...

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German Chocolate Brownies

I baked these German Chocolate Brownies for my Improv Comedy class tonight because I brought my champagne cupcakes to class two weeks ago and my instructor made the comment that German chocolate cake is his weakness.  Which got me thinking about how to make a something in German chocolate miniature.  Since I had already done the cupcake...

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Quebec City and an Ice Hotel...brrrr!

Well, this weekend did not go exactly as planned, but I made the best of it.  The way things were supposed to happen was that I would arrive in Quebec City, Canada around noon on Friday, meet my friend who took a different flight up, tour around the Vieux-Quebec part of town, then check in to our reservation at the Hôtel de Glace ice...

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Chocolate Guinness and Irish Cream Cupcakes

You know the saying, March comes "in like a lion and out like a lamb?"  Well, today was a giant daddy lion of a day!  Fortunately, the "snoquester" storm was a bust and more like a "rainquester" because it allowed me to dip out to the local ABC store and get a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream.  Why did I need that?  Because it's...

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