Written by geek on 08 April 2012
Springtime is strawberry season in San Diego. While just about the rest of the US is waiting until mid-June for these beauties, we get them a full two months before everyone else. Sure you can buy them at your local megamart in Wyoming in the middle of the winter, but the berries we get now [Continue]
Written by geek on 26 February 2012
It’s been a while. There’s been cooking and eating, just not too many pictures. This tart was finally a worthy choice. A few weeks back I saw Jacque Pepin on PBS make a tart that his mom used to make. It looked real simple, a food processor crust, a quick pat into a fluted tart [Continue]
Written by geek on 12 July 2011
Last week I reached out to all my readers requesting volunteers to guest post on MFG. To my surprise, I got several responses. While she was not the first to respond, Jane was the first to send me a post about these wonderful Ginger Pecan Scones. Here’s a quick excerpt that Jane sent me: I [Continue]
Written by geek on 11 October 2010
Cupcakes continue to remain popular over the years. Small cakes with a little lot of frosting in various flavor combinations will always be a hit with young and old alike. While American-style desserts aren’t my specialty, everyone needs to have a go-to cupcake recipe. I found this White Velvet recipe from an old post on [Continue]
Written by geek on 19 August 2010
Cake, fondant, red velvet, fondant, cake! It's birthday time. [Continue]