January 2011

They say you learn something new every day. What did I learn today? That digging into a mushy mass of cake crumbs and cream cheese frosting is strangely yet thoroughly enjoyable. You’ve all heard of a cake ball, yes?  In case you haven’t, it’s essentially cake crumbs glued together by frosting and compacted into a sphere.  [...]

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I like butts. Bread butts, that is. More formally put, these are the end-most pieces of a loaf. Most people probably don’t like them.  After all, who wants to eat bread butt sandwiches, bread butt toast, or bread butt pudding? Many bread consumers buy loaves and avoid the bread butts altogether.  By the time the loaves’ innards are eaten, [...]

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Food blogs occupy cyber space like stars in outer space.  Frankly, there are a ton.  Some are small, some are massive.  Some are bright and dynamic, some are dull and static.  Some gain prominence, some float aimlessly in no-man’s land.  Food blogs of all sorts dot the vast horizon of cyber space. Unfortunately, a number of upstart food bloggers give up in the midst [...]

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Notice anything different?  Anything at all? In case not, I’ll be Captain Obvious.  My site has undergone a makeover! Sure, it’s a long ways from perfect.  There are still many things on my “to-do” list in terms of blog development.  However, the overall effect is certainly better than it once was.  I wanted to achieve a more professional, clean, [...]

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Amidst oddities with the likes of Mummy Meatloaf, Faux Turkey Bread, Panda Bread, and M&M Pancakes, I’ve somehow overlooked the quintessential blueberry muffin.  Practically every food blog worth its salt has a blueberry muffin recipe, and understandably so. The blueberry muffin, as well as the pancake and bowl of cereal, is a carb-a-licious icon of the American breakfast.  Aunt [...]

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Ever have one of those days? Surely everyone does at one point or another. It’s a Monday morning, you’re suffering on 5 or fewer hours of sleep, and new weekday expectations of productivity are bearing down on you. You forgot to eat breakfast because, well, you were too tired and out of it to consider [...]

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