You know when you forget to get stuff for breakfast, but you want something yummy? That happened to me the other day. Then I saw a box of Bisquick in my fridge as well as an opened package of mini-chocolate chips. I thought some how these two things should go together. I found a recipe for Easy Drop Danish in… Read more »
This is a very simple hot beverage that is popular at a restaurant up in Lake Tahoe, Riva Grill. It’s called a “Warm Woody” probably because their other popular cocktail is called a “Wet Woody”. It has to do with wooden boats or something. The Wet Woody is a blended beverage chock full of rum. The Warm Woody is a… Read more »
Part of me doesn’t want to share this brownie recipe, but I have a feeling that these chunks of heaven are so good, they could probably help achieve world peace. That’s right… world… peace. The secret? It uses chocolate chips. Many, many years ago, I found this recipe in the San Francisco Chronicle. I have tried to find it on… Read more »
I may not be able to cook, but I certainly can bake. In fact, this coffee cake recipe from Bisquick is one of the first things I learned to bake when I was a little kid. Chocolate chip cookies were the first, but that will be another blog post. In junior high, I took a home ec class. Do they… Read more »
So, other holidays seem to have a grateful theme to them. Easter seems like more of a time to be hopeful, a time to start over. OK, Easter has always been about candy for me. Those Cadbury mini-eggs and cream eggs are addictive! But, seriously, I know most of us have totally forgotten any New Year’s resolutions we made, the… Read more »
I’m addicted to sweets. I’m sure I’ve confessed that before on my blog. It’s a way to self-medicate when I’m stressed, annoyed or otherwise not calm. Since it’s Girls Scout Cookie time and Easter candy time, I have a double whammy. Avoiding Easter Candy is easier than Girl Scout Cookies. No one stockpiles Cadbury Eggs in the office. We have… Read more »