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We had quite a party in January 2000, with lots and lots of food. Where did
we put it all? |
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Pierogi. Emeril style. Yumm. See the recipe. |
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Smothered Burritos. There is not recipe. Secret for this delight
were handed down by my friend Guy. It never turns out exactly the same
twice in a row. But its always good. |
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Strawberries and Whipped Cream on Pecan Shortbread. Just looking
at this picture will add an inch to your waist. |
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Poppy Seed cake. I waited several months for Solo
Foods to get this recipe on their web site so I could make it. |
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Fourth of July Dinner, 2000. Brats (and beer, of course). A real
Wisconsin treat in the heart of Florida. |
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My first decorated cake! I was trying a lot of new things on
this cake, so there is no "theme," just different doo-dads, to
use the technical terms. |
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Orange Crepes - All I can say is, "WOW!" Quite the taste
treat. Perhaps helped by a half cup of Grand Marnier. I love
playing with fire (hehe). The recipe is on my recipes
page. |
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Here's another cake I decorated. The decorations got a little
"busy." but I liked doing the basket weave on top. The
text reads "Happy 25th Anniversary George and Cindy." |
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I decorated a cake for Rick's brother, Mike, on his birthday.
The colors turned out so-so, a little boring, if you ask me. |
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Just chicken cooked on the grill..... on a bed of fettucine and
garnished with some orange slices. I think the presentation turned
out very nice for this one! |
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This is an apple crisp with a "secret" ingredient: craisins,
which are dried cranberries, raisin style. The picture turned out
very good! |
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A cake I decorated for Rick's Mom's birthday (it was her 65th, but
there wasn't room for all those candles!). It turned out very
nice. I think the colors are awesome, except for the blue
writing. I am learning.... |
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Homemade Pasta (Spinach fettuccine) with Chicken Alfredo
sauce. Just looking at this adds about an inch to my waist! |
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From my "ice cream phase." Homemade Coconut Ice
Cream with homemade chocolate sauce. Mmmmm! |
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This is a picture almost right out of Gourmet
Magazine! But no, it's a Potato and Gruyere Cheese Gratin.
Yes, it does taste as good as it looks. |
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Chicken Carbonara, Served over Bow Tie Pasta. Iced
Tea on the side with a bit of home grown mint for a garnish! |
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Another homemade Ice Cream with homemade Chocolate
Sauce. This time the Ice Cream is Chocolate. Very, very,
VERY good. And rich. And creamy. And well worth the time,
effort, and expense. Can you tell I like this one? |
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Leon's famous homemade Pizza. I'm getting pretty
good at this! You can tell it's homemade cuz it's not really exactly
round! Quite tasty! |
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Emeril's
Pierogi in the background, Iced Tea with mint and a glass of Merlot
in the foreground. Quite the feast! |
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Roasted Tomato Soup. This turned out truly
superb. Meaty, a great tomato taste, and quite creamy, too. Oops,
now my mouth is watering! |
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White Bean and Chicken Chili. Yumm! Quite spicy,
too. |
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The White Bean And Chicken Chili, pictured with Mexican
Corm Bread, and the ever-present Iced Tea with mint. Whadda meal! |
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03-08-02 Breakfast of mini Quiche Lorraine in a savory
crepe crust. |
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03-09-02 Dinner. Beef Stew with Mustard Dumplings
and a Potato Gratin with Gruyere cheese. |
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03-09-02 Dinner. Dessert, actually.
Strawberries on home made shortcake. |
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04-06-02 Apricot Nectar Cake. Rick's first Birthday Cake on his special day. |
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Rick's second Birthday Cake. Inside is a homemade Chocolate layer
cake. The three layers are separated by a black cherry filling.
Buttercrème frosting tops it all off. |
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Sunday, April 20, 2002. I made a frittata for brunch. Mmmmm! |
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Sometimes, the picture alone makes my mouth water.
Nothing special here, just a Chicken Casserole.... yumm! |
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Peach Cobbler. Best peaches I've ever had. |
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Refrigerator Bread N Butter Pickles. These turned out so
good, there are none left. |
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Firecrackers. A few hot peppers in the brine make
these pickled carrots warm, even when just out of the 'fridge! |
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No recipe. Just banana crepes. Yumm. A
bit of brown sugar, some butter, some Amaretto, and bam! |
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Septermber, 2002. I decorated a cake for Mike's 40th
birthday. Including some black frosting, of course! |
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Fish N Chips,
Good Eats
style. If you don't know about
Good Eats with Alton Brown, you're missing a lot! |
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November, 2002. Rick's mom's birthday, and I decorated a
cake. Upside down, it spells "WoW." |
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A closer view of some of the decorations. I was very
pleased with how they turned out. Practice makes perfect! |
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November, 2002. Home Brew. World's best. Yes, I made my
first batch of home-brewed beer, and here's the proof. It actually tasted
like beer, had a head on it, and even had a bit of a kick to it. I was
quite surprised at how easy it was. |
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November, 2002. I made the absolutely world's best
stuffed
grilled pork chops. They were out of this world. |
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Thanksgiving, 2002. Turkey and Dressing... I
make the world's best dressing, too. Try
my recipe sometime! |
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Sweet potato balls. I've had some many requests for
this recipe, that I will -- one of these days -- post it, too, on my web
site. |
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The cake I decorated for Rick's Mom's Birthday, November,
2003 |
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Another view, this time with the layers. Chocolate and
Yellow cake layers with a Raspberry/orange "filling" or glue to hold
them in place |
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November 2003. Deviled Eggs. Mmmm. |
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November, 2003. Creamed corn, a recipe from Aunt
Virginia; Dijon Stuffing; Pecan Crusted Chicken. |
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December 24, 2003. My baby sister's Birthday cake.
Can you tell that she's into lighthouses? The previous day we were
to the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse here in Florida, and it is gracing her
cake, too. |
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Another view. Gotta have a few palm trees on a
Florida Christmas Birthday cake, right?? |
