Coconut Pecan Pound Cake

I would never consider myself a baker. I don't have the patience for it most of the time. All that measuring bores me. Can you say, ADHD? LOL!!! Anyway, since it's Christmas, I decided to make something that I have never made before. Pretty good for the first time, huh? I'll let you know later how it tastes.

Delish Dish

Bruschetta

This is easily my favorite summer time treat. Usally served as an appetizer, I can eat this as a meal anytime. Thats saying alot, because I usally hate tomatoes. It is amazing to me that I love this dish. Bruschetta can be made many different ways, with many different toppings, but my recipe is so simple. Tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, Balsalmic Vinegar, salt and pepper. That's it!!! Oh so Good!!!

Salmon ala Yummie!!!

It has been a long time since I blogged but that doesn't mean I haven't been cooking. Jd mentioned awhile ago that he wanted some Salmon and me being the Master Chef that I am said,"No Problem". Ha ha..Being so brilliant in the kitchen, I decided that just plain Salmon wasn't going to do. I whipped up a creamy dill Sauce to jazz up this piece of fish....Pretty yummie If I do say so myself..What can I say, cream sauce makes everything better!

I don't know why, because I have never made a Pineapple upside down cake before, but I am pretty much obsessed with making them. I still haven't perfected them just yet, but It sure is fun working on it!

Hollandaise Heaven!!

Hollandaise Sauce!!! Is there anything better than that. I think not! I have always loved this buttery sauce. And again I was amazed at how easy it is to make..Well, I do have to admit my first attempt at it was a total flop. Still to this day, I have no idea what went wrong but I am pretty sure that curdly goo is not what you would want to see on your plate. I was utterly crushed at my disastrous try and I almost gave up. Well, I pulled up my boot straps, took a deep breath and tried again. This time it worked, well sort of. I think I did pretty good the second time around and I didn't get any complaints from my husband so I think I could count this as a success. Of course, it could just be because under the sauce was a huge hunk of steak!!

I got some brussel sprouts from my Bountiful Basket and thought I would cook them too. A couple of years ago, Ina Garten made a brussell sprout recipe on her television show and I always thought it look interesting. A lot of people I know hate brussel sprouts but I guess that is because most people don't know how to cook them. This recipe was really good. What can I say, any recipe that includes bacon can't be all that bad!!!

Onions, Onions and more Onioins

Well, it's been awhile since my last post. Christmas and a car crash has seemed to overwhelm me and taken the wind out of my sails for the last month or so. I had an unfortunate incident with a school bus which let me without a car. I have been so stressed about finding a new one, cooking has been far from my mind. Now I am going to say something terrible so close your ears if you are sensitive. THE ONLY PEOPLE GOING TO HELL ARE LAWYERS AND CAR SALES MEN!!!!!!!!! Sheesh, I was so sick after buying our car, I wanted to crawl in a hole. What an ordeal!!!

Anyway, I did manage to cook a litte. I finally made a recipe I have always wanted to try. French Onion Soup..OH MY!!!! Once again, a very simple recipe that tastes so good. The hardest part about it was carmelizing the onion.. Holy Moly!!! It takes along time to carmaize those darn onions. But so worth it!