Challenge Accepted Broha! ;)~

This weekend Kat and I went to my brother's house for his daughter's birthday party. I spent some time with him in the kitchen just shootin' the shit. He was telling me how he recently started a blog about music. Here is the link to his site The Music Performer .... He asked if I ever write mine anymore. The answer was an embarrassing no... In fact I haven't written in about 3 years... and it was 2 years between that last post.... so really it's been almost 5! 

A lot has gone down in that time. To keep real short... My mom passed in June of 2010. One month later I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. My world has been turned upside down and inside out. I've been literally  fighting for my life in this time... Since I write about my life here too I just couldn't deal with putting it all out there! But I think that I have pushed through and am ready to share and start writing again! Plus my brother challenged me to write a post by Wednesday!... Well challenge ON little broha!

This easy recipe is one of my fav morning comfort foods!

Toasted Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Cups 

6 pieces of organic bread of your choice with crust cut off
6 strips of bacon cooked off 3/4 of the way
6 organic eggs
1/2 cup shredded cheese of choice. I like cheddar!
1 scallion chopped
Pan spray
makes 6

1. With a rolling pin (if you dont have one a can of soup will do)  roll the bread out till its flat. Cut the bread in half to make 2 triangles so you have a total of 12. 

2. Spray the inside of the cupcake tin. Place 2 of the bread triangles in the holder and press them down a bit. 
3. Add the bacon to make a circle. 
4. Crack an egg in a small bowl to make sure there are no shells before you add it. Carefully pour the egg into the cup. 
5. Add  cheese of choice on top.  Pop it in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 min or  until whites are set and yolk is to desired liking. 
6. When cheese starts melting sprinkle  scallions on top and continue cooking time.
7. ENJOY!!!

Spaghetti Squash Parmigiana... :)~

When I was in high school my friend Carrie would make this for us for dinner.



1 Organic Spaghetti Squash cut in half length wise.
Drizzle w/olive oil and season w/S&P
Roast @ 425 for 50 min or til tender and golden






With fork take off top layer of seeds and discard








With a fork ....fluff till loose to resemble spaghetti












Season with fresh ground pepper and kosher salt

Great in a quick fix sitch!




Spread sauce over squash

Top with fresh or hard mozz







Bake for 15-20 more min or til cheese is golden and Mmmm mmmm bubbly!
You can serve right in the skin if you like...
I made Sausage and peppers to go with mine!

ENJOY! :)~

Apple/Peach/Blueberry Cobbler... :)~

Apple/Peach/Blueberry Cobbler


2 Organic Apples peeled and sliced
2 Organic Peaches peeled and sliced
1/2 c Organic blueberries

For the Crust and topping:
1/2 stick butter cut into small pieces
5-6 Stella Doro Breakfast treats
1/2 c Shredded Coconut flakes

In a food processor add the cookies and pulse to a fine grind. Then add the coconut, and butter and pulse until well mixed. Press the mixture into bottom of pan or individual dishes. Make sure you reserve enough for topping when finished.

Peel and thinly slice apples and peaches. Fan them out to make it easier to layer them in the pan. Alternating the peaches and apples. Then dot with blueberries. Sprinkle reserved topping and dot with butter. Bake at 375 for about 45 min or until golden and bubbly.
ENJOY!... :)~

Serves 4

Time for a Recipe...Zucchini Fritters... :)~

I was kind of bored yesterday, so I decided to clean out the fridge. I had found 4 zucchini in the veggie bin that I had forgotten to feed to my iguana....Hmmmmm what to do with them.....Kat likes breaded zucchini.......but I wanted to.... you know....kick it up a notch......So as I foraged though the fridge I found some scallions, dill, extra sharp cheddar, and eggs......here is a sequential pictorial of what I came up with.....

Zucchini Fritters







2 Lg Zucchini Shredded and salted
3 TB Organic Flour
3 Organic Scallions, chopped
1 tsp Organic Fresh Dill, chopped
3/4c Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 Egg beaten
1/2c Seasoned Bread Crumbs
Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper to taste

1 c Reserved Seasoned Bread Crumbs to dredge fritters

Shred zucchini and sprinkle with1 tsp of salt.....This helps get the liquid out. Let sit for 15 min in a sieve with a bowl under it to catch the juice. With your hands squeeze out excess water from zucchini. Add all other ingredients, mix and refridgerate for 1hr....Pour off any liquid that may be on top....Form into patties, and dredge in the reserved bread crumbs. Get pan hot and add the oil.... Carefully add the fritters to the pan and turn down heat to med. Cook till crispy golden on each side. Enjoy hot or cold. Plain or with a favorite dipping sauce.

Fav comfort desert recipe...shhh don't tell my mom... :)~

Ok, so I'm way over due to post a recipe, so here ya go .....For years I've been asking my mom to find a particular recipe for an apple desert she used to make when my sister and I were kids. Finally, the other day she found it!!!.....She was going to surprise me, and make it this week, but she couldn't keep her findings a secret. I swiped the recipe, and made it the other day. It tastes just like I remember...and my mom agrees...She tried to make it a few years, ago and couldn't find the same cake mix. It just didn't have the same taste...The secret is to use Pilsbury Moist Supreme yellow cake mix w/pudding.


Sourcream Apple Squares

1 box Pilsbury Moist Supreme Yellow Cake Mix w/pudding
8 TB or ....1 stick butter, room temp
1/4 c Brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 c Sourcream
1 Egg
2 Apples peeled & thinly sliced....I used the sweet Empire apples

Combine butter and cake mix until crumbly, and reserve 2/3 c.
Add the brown sugar and cinnamon to the reserve, and mix well.... this is for the topping.
Press the remaining into shallow baking pan. Arrange apple slices over the base.
Blend sourcream and egg together and spread evenly over the apples.
Sprinkle with the reserved topping.
Bake till golden brown....about 30- 40 min at 350 degrees....Enjoy!.

Good Golly!!! ...Lil' Miss Molly turns 1 :)~

Sunday, Kat and I went to ( i kid you not...LOL...) a birthday party for my friend Ella's Beagle.....Lil' Miss Molly....She turned 1 this week....Looky how sweet she is!
Last year in early May, Ella needed someone to help her pick up Molly from the airport, so I got to hold her on the way home. She was soooo stinkin' cute. I didn't want to give her up at the end of that ride!!!... So I self proclaimed myself to be her Auntie Tina....LOL

I wanted to make something special for the occasion, so I surfed the net for a cool recipe. Of course I switched it up a bit to make it mine...and made a double batch so our Alex could have some too!...He loves em!!!....did you have any doubt??? (Scroll down for the recipe!)...So I packaged them up in these cool bags with ribbon, and asked Kat to make some tags and ingredient labels....it was kinda cute if I do say so myself... I found a cool pink Kong flyer for her too...

Here are some pics of Molly with her some of her presents, Kat and I.... and Molly in her faux fur, that Nicole gave her ... too stinkin' adorable I tell ya!

We had a really nice time, and got to meet some cool people! Especially Ella's friend Nicole!...Man that girl cracked me the F--- Up! After the food was done ...Which was awesome by the way!!!......and there were only a few of us left....we just sat around the table shootin the shit....Hope we do it again soon!...Thanx again ladies for an afternoon of great food, and conversation!

Here is the recipe for the dog treats: Mine are the heart shaped ones, and the cocktail glass was one of the treats Ella put in the goodie bags!...Ha!...gotta love it! :)~

Cheezzzy Bacon Dog Treats

2/3 c organic unbleached flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c butter
2/3 c organic brown sugar
1 large organic egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c oatmeal
1 c cheddar cheese shredded
1/2 c honey crunch wheat germ
3/4 lb. raw bacon....small dice

Cook bacon till crispy , drain and cool and set aside. In a bowl combine flour, b.s. oats, wheat germ and salt. mix well... In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar, and beat in the egg, and vanilla. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter bowl while mixing on low speed. Add bacon last. I pressed them into cookie cutters. You can roll them into balls or what ever shape you want! Bake at 350 for 15 min. Turn oven off and let cool for a few hrs in the oven. Over night if you can to get them crunchy.

Holes in Yer Head...Part Deux ... :)~

As promised, here are the pics and video of our day...Enjoy!!! :)~

Catching up......or ketchup.... :)~

My posts seem to be spaced further apart than I would like these days.....Things have been busy at work, and in my personal life. Before I know it...It's 10pm and I'm half asleep on the couch....Ohhh, who am I kidding....I'm out like a light...LOL...5:30 am comes way too early! :)~

So here's a little catch up..Congrats to my cousin John and his bride Kate....I was sick the night of the wedding and missed it...sigh...

shout out to my best friend Lisa...woot! woot! Happy B-day ya old Lady...I can say that....she's older than me...ahahahahahahahhahhaaa!....Luv ya Lis

For Halloween this year I dressed up and went out with her, and her 3 girlz...I was a vampire of course...Sara my God-child was a little devil....hehehe...Anna was a dead bride and Kayla, the youngest, was a kitty.
Being the big kid that I am I went up to most of the houses with them with my booty bag held out proud!!!....HEY! I think if you take the time to get dressed up....You deserve the Treats damn it!!! Kayla was totally into it. She was always the first one to the door. She had a little system. She'd ring the bell, take 2 steps back, and patiently wait to almost in a whisper say...Trick or Treat....That child paid attention to every thing she got. After every house she would get so excited to tell her mom what she just scored...too cute I tell ya!



This past Saturday I got to catch up with Ella, Catherine, Angie, and Katherine at lunch at Kobis in Fairfield. I love this place. They have Hibachi there. I like watching the chefs cook right in front of me, especially when they have a good sense of humor. Some of them really put on a good show. However our chef this time had no personallity. It's hit or miss with that. But the company was great. Also on Sunday Val and Linda, and Val's family came to Brunch at work. I love when friends and family come in when I am working. I get to make the table something complemetary from the kitchen...Go out to the table and chat a bit if I'm not too busy.....BTW congrats to Val and Linda on their engagement. I got to see the ring live and in person. It's so sparkly.