Color me Red

I needed to make dessert to take to some friends' for dinner tomorrow night. Ipso Fatto had recently made Red Velvet Cake for a Christmas party, and I remembered that Brent had brought me Red Velvet Cupcake mix many moons ago. Now normally everything here on the blog is from-scratch, but these are pretty darn close.

And with leftover roast chicken, we dined on chicken tortilla soup:

Christmas in Cave Creek

While in Arizona for Christmas, we went to Tonto Bar and Grill in Cave Creek.

Local sweet desert shrimp:

Buffalo top sirloin with bacon quinoa:

Braised lamb shank with brie polenta:

The remains of buttermilk chocolate cake with candied pecan ice cream:

Feeding the masses

While Brent was out of town(!), I hosted my students for dinner. We had a delicious spinach and pesto lasagna, brownies, and pumpkin cake.

Happy Birthday Brent!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I know I said two weeks ago that I was back. But then school started. So now I'm trying again. I had a wonderful birthday weekend.


From scratch Wellesley Fudge cupcakes with white chocolate buttercream frosting. Yum!

Today at the Market

It was just a quick trip to the farmers' market today ... huge blackberries, bunches of basil, and some cookies for dessert. But raspberries were back and sweet corn is in season. So I'll be making a big trip next week!