Happy post holidays for everyone!  I hope you had a great holiday!  I am just relaxing and enjoying the rest of the year off from work.  I should be fixing stuff around the house however, the draw of the Playstation is far to great.  Besides I work all year why should I have to work [...]

Since I was a little girl, so for over 30 20 years my mother has been making kolacki’s for Christmas. They were everyone’s favorite cookie and we literally waited with baited breath for them every year. My favorite have always been cherry. My mother loved plum (prune?). I think my dad’s favorites were cherry as [...]

As promised here is the Bread Baker’s Apprentice update from the last couple of months.  This should put us pretty close to caught up.  Which means sourdough breads are right around the corner.  Eek!  Time to wake up Bob the Blob from his refrigerator slumber.  Man I hope he is not to pissed off…. Without [...]

There is this old saying. “Eat breakfast like a king. Lunch like a prince. Dinner like a pauper.” Do this and you will take in most of your fat and calories when you need it most – like I don’t know… for ENERGY, and the least right before you hit the sack. This is easier [...]

Now that you are armed with your cool foodie Christmas purchases from Heather’s previous post you need something to do with them.  Fear not boys and girls because Jeff is here with a simple and delicious dish for idiots. Larb is one of my favorite dishes to get at the local Thai restaurant unfortunately they [...]

*Waves white flag* Okay okay already. I give. There is nothing like a good hunk of meat. Regardless of when. Or where. But let’s face it, a yummy cookie or cupcake will never EVER be turned down either. Especially after your belly is full of the aforementioned hunk o’ meat. But yes, I love brisket, [...]

I was going to post a Bread Baker Apprentice’s bread that we did however, I have to respond to this statement from Heather’s previous post: “no one wants to bring brisket to a cookie exchange” I present to the jury evidence marked exhibit seven, a backyard BBQ.  Which is going to get more love and [...]