Lunch Out In A Very Small Town
DH and I were out and about yesterday, running errands and it was WELL past lunch time. When you are dieting, I mean have changed the way that you look at food, one needs to eat on a regular timetable....
View ArticleWhat The Heck Happened Here?
Ya’ know… it’s not always prefect in a home kitchen, or a professional one for that matter. Sometimes, stuff just happens. I made two cakes for my ‘shop’ estsy.com/shop/CakeInACan, well actually to...
View ArticleAnother Weekend Off
DH and I are so very busy AGAIN this weekend that I don’t want anyone to think that I forgot all about you. So I want to say Happy Weekend and we’ll chat on Monday. Here, have an Almond Cookie while...
View ArticleYEAH! Finally, A Sale!
Oh my gravy all over my two scoops rice! (that’s OMG! In my world) This past weekend I made my very first sale, FOR MONEY!!! At my ‘shop’ etsy.com/shop/CakeInACan WAHOO! I have been networking, giving...
View ArticleEverybody Loves A Bargain
Yup, that’s what I said. Who does like a good deal. With the economy in the shape that it’s in, we all need to find a way to make that nickel scream (it use to be a penny, but with inflation and all)....
View ArticleCoconut Popsicles
Back home in Hawaii, there’s all kinds of different foods made from Coconut. My Father’s favorite was double crust Coconut Pie, not Coconut Cream mind you, just Coconut, yum! Me, I like Coconut Ice...
View ArticleBig Event At The Shop Yesterday!
Yes Sir! Yes Ma’am! I added a new flavor to my shop at Etsy.com Orange Grand Marnier It’s so moist, so rich, so decedent, really surprisingly delicious. Now, mind you, Grand Marnier is not an...
View ArticleAfternoon Tea
I may have mentioned previously that I belong to a Chef’s forum that has given me the confidence in myself to have ventured out and started my own food business. One the gals that I’ve ‘met’ at this...
View ArticleEscaping The Heat
Living in the middle of the desert, you try to find ways to truly escape the heat when the mercury starts to rise beyond your comfort level. My husband and I are very fortunate to have good friends...
View ArticleOkay, So The Countdown Is Upon Us
DH and I have only a few more days of what I call freedom from our diet, I mean different way of looking at food again. This will be round 3 for us and the results have been pretty good. I’m hoping...
View ArticleServing Dessert For Company
Over the holiday weekend we had folks over for dinner. We met this couple who don’t live too terribly far from us, and they’re from Hawaii too, can you believe it? Anywhos, we invited them over for...
View ArticleWas Someone Talking About A Birthday?
Yup, even at my age, I still like to celebrate my birthday. My mother likes to take us out to a nice meal for, well any occasion, she just plain likes to go out to eat. DH made the arrangements with...
View ArticleTalking About Cake
A few weeks ago, DH took me to the greater Phoenix area for a mini vacation (I’ll catch you up to speed on that later). One of the places that we went to was Scottsdale Fashion Square, and I found...
View ArticleSURPRISE! Brownies
We have been so good that I felt that DH and I needed a treat. I try harder than is humanly possible to keep temptation out of the house. Sometimes though, it’s okay to give in to your desires. Sugar...
View ArticleCotton Candy WHAT?
I was in the green grocers again the other day, and this familiar scent went past me, what the heck was that? So I followed my nose to a small display off to one side of grapes, GRAPES? Yup, Cotton...
View ArticleDid I Forget Something?
Oops, I think I did. Here we took off on our trip, I showed pictures of ALL of the stuff that I packed, but didn’t tell you what was in those sacks. Pshaw! My DH (darling, dear, dazzling, debonair,...
View ArticleDay Two Of Our Great Western Adventure
Can you believe it? I was up at 5 am! We got ready and went down to breakfast in the hotel. It was okay I guess for the free fare that you get in a hotel. Then it was out the door with us. Bryce...
View ArticleThis Is What We’ve Been Waiting For!
Leaving Jackson, we headed north towards Yellowstone National Park. There, we stayed in West Yellowstone Montana for four nights. I’m glad that we had a `fridge and a micro. We had stopped at the...
View ArticleLet’s Go Visiting
A few months back, I was fortunate enough to reconnect with an old friend from Hawaii, who I hadn’t seen in over 30 years. It just so happened that DH and I were planning this month long odyssey and...
View ArticleKeep On Movin’
The drive from Whitefish to Billing Montana was very much a reverse route of our previous ride, SO BEAUTIFUL! I encourage anyone who was not gone into Montana, do so, it’s well worth your time. You...
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