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Light Pasta
Do you wanna know when I exercise the most irresponsible eating habit? I’ll tell you. It’s when I get home from work, just about 5 hours since lunch. My stomach is rolling like thunder and I’m drawn to the pantry to stuff my face with anything instant. Wanna know what I find in there that’s ready to eat? I’ll tell you that too. Cookies, chips, crackers… it’s all nonsense and a handful of cookies is enough to counter any kind of 30-minute workout I may have achieved earlier in the day. My intentions are good. I pull out legitimate dinner ingredients while simultaneously smacking. So in just a few thoughtless…
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Pound Cake Withdrawal #TBT
I could sure go for a piece of pound cake right now. And not just any pound cake, my mother’s homemade Sour Cream Pound Cake. Her mother taught her to make it and she passed the recipe down to me. In fact, during my primitive years I was the designated cake maker. You see we’d get requests, or orders, from family members for cakes. Not slices, mind you, but entire cakes. We’d make one for Granddaddy, one for Deb, Carrie, Mr. Steve, Auntie and so on. I’d spend hours mixing the batter for each one. I’d beat the wet ingredients first: butter, eggs, sour cream, vanilla. Then, I’d add the…
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My first Creme Brulee
Since the first time I tasted creme brulee I’ve wondered what was in it. (as I do most food items) And have been intrigued and slightly intimidated by it. Then, I just got over it and made up my mind to buy the tools, get a recipe and go for it. I did it! One night in the middle of the week, I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought a creme brulee set. Then I headed home to Google some recipes and cross reference my cook book. I had cream, eggs, sugar and the equipment. I was ready to go. Almost. I had to first fill the torch…
