Friday, September 3, 2010

title pic Happy Howl-oh-ween! Caramel Apples!

Posted by Gabi on 31 October 08

  Caramel apples are one of those things of times past. When I was a little kid we could go to the houses of people we knew and get home made treats of caramel apples, popcorn balls, donuts and huge sugar cookies. Rick had a neighbor lady that loaded an entire banquet table with home baked goodies and [...]

title pic My favourite Sarnie- is a SPLAT!

Posted by Gabi on 30 October 08

  It’s funny -the things that impress you as a kid… When I was six years old I went to Disneyland for the first time. This, I must say, was after a few years of secretly harboured longing and no small resentment at being left behind as “too young” the first time my parents took my older sister without [...]

title pic It’s a Pizza Pie with the Daring Bakers!

Posted by Gabi on 29 October 08

This months Daring Bakers’ Challenge is hosted by the lovely Rosa of Rosa’s Yummy Yums. She was to have hosted this month with Sher of What Did You Eat? and Glenna of A Fridge Full of Food but tragically Sher passed away suddenly in July leaving a rather large hole in the hearts of bloggers everywhere. [...]

title pic Tuesdays with Dorie- Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes

Posted by Gabi on 28 October 08

  Here we are at a Tuesday again (my don’t the weeks fly by?!) and it’s time for Tuesdays with Dorie. This week’s recipe is Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes chosen by the lovely Clara of IHeartFood4Thought . These cupcakes are not overly sweet. They use both cocoa powder and melted bittersweet chocolate plus some buttermilk for moistness-although I thought [...]