Cast Sugar

“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a 'What the hell?' attitude” --Julia Child This...

I was tagged for a meme by the fabulous Gretchen at Canela & Comino . And I must admit, I'm terribly excited about it. I've neve...

I am a clutter-hater at heart, so rather than hold on to the tons of food magazines I receive, I usually just tear out the interesting recip...

Every Christmas season, I am one of the many people in town who braves the cold and then stands patiently in line at our beloved Wheatfields...

Stop gagging. Really, this is a good recipe. It's actually requested after people give it a try. How's that for meatloaf, my friends...

Last time my parents came up for a visit we bummed around Kansas City for awhile, taking in the shops on The Plaza and hitting up a knittin...

I wasn't going to update today. For one, I am leaving town early tomorrow morning, not to return until Sunday night, so I've been bu...

Last time I went home for a visit, my parents surprised me with a copy of 1080 Recipes by Simone and Inés Ortega. And what an awesome litt...

This is definitely a favorite. I got the recipe from my sister Coco, she gave me a cool little recipe book in which you could write your ow...

I found this recipe at Chockylit's wonderful site Cupcake Bakeshop (you really need to check that out, the woman makes some amazing cu...

The folks at Culinate are hosting a blogging event, Death by Chocolate. Check it out dear readers: there are 2 trips to Napa Valley as pri...

So, there's a funny little story out there involving John F. Kennedy. In 1963, he made a visit to West Berlin. Once there he gave a very...