Confetti cake

A Birthday for Maggie

 A birthday for.... MAGGIE!       Maggie is having a 9" double layer "Confetti Cake" and is celebrating with Elmo and Grover.  The Confetti Cake is easy... just use the formula for your favorite white cake and add those multi colored sprinkles.  They melt while baking and give a wonderful, colorful look to each slice of cake. Great fun for a kids party...or for us adults young at heart.   Sorry no picture of the inside... we'll have to see if Maggie will send one our way. Update.... A pic of the Confetti cake inside. Compliments of Bonnie who attended the big [...]

By |2009-04-24T07:02:12-04:00April 24, 2009|Life|2 Comments

Shrimp Peach Brandy

This dish was inspired "Joey's Italian".  Just LOVE that place and the new book.  The original recipe was "Shrimp Sambuca" but we only have black Sambuca and I didn't want a grey sauce.  The idea of shrimp and peaches sounded good to me, so this is what happened. Shrimp Peach Brandy  Serves 2 - 3 24 Medium to Large Raw Shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 TBS olive oil 1 TBS Smart Balance (or use butter) 1 TBS chopped garlic 2 TBS chopped green onion 1 TBS flour 1 1/2 oz Peach Brandy 1/2 cup Veggie (or chicken stock) 2 TBS heavy cream 1/4 [...]

By |2009-04-23T18:59:10-04:00April 23, 2009|Life|4 Comments
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