Well, I finished all my Christmas gift cookie baking and now I am ready to try some yummy dessert's just for us. I think I will try my hand at making Pithivier. I was inspired by making this while shopping at Trader Joe's today. It is simply puff pastry stuffed with an almond cream. I may even try Caneles again.  They are a bit hard to make but I am up for the challenge!!

Homemade Fabric or Paper Dye

Homemade Fabric or Paper Dye

Rain and Baking.........

I am thankful for the rain today!! It is the perfect day to bake cookies for my annual giveaway. This year, I have decided on five different kinds. I thought it would be nice to make Speculaas (a crisp spicy cookie) with my mold that I bought from Brugge this year. Of course, I have never made them and I wish that I had a recipe that I knew would be great. Oh well, guess I will have to do a little trial and error baking -- but those in my house won't mind!

Bon Appetit!

I just finished watching Julie and Julia and I must say I am feeling inspired to cook. I will never forget back in 2003 my mom and I were in Santa Barbara walking around the farmers market and lo and behold whom do we see -- out looking at all the beautiful produce was Julia Child herself. She had the assistance of a personal nurse whom was pushing her in a wheel chair. We were feeling a little embarrassed to bother her, but we just could not resist the opportunity to meet her. I shook her hand and told her something which was probably nervous talk. I am feeling like I should take the next 365 days and go through her cookbook too!! Maybe I will get the book for Christmas and I can start on January 1st.

Finally feels like winter

Well it's been a few months since I last wrote. Time seems to move in warp speed sometimes. It finally feels like winter here though in California because I now have to have 3 blankets to cover my feet at night and because my tree in the front of the house has made a big mess with all its leaves. I am also glad that my website is almost done it seems it is about two years in the making. Well its taken that long to get to doing it:).