In 2007, my then boyfriend (now husband) and I got ambitious: We would build gingerbread houses. He had a recipe for good, sturdy gingerbread walls and royal icing that could effectively mortar real bricks if we needed it to. What we didn’t have is a Kitchen Aid Mixer. Have you ever tried to mix hard […]
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WanderFood Wednesday: My Favorite Food Memory
I guess it’s the time of year for reflection, when all the old ghosts come back to haunt us with both good memories and bad, but I blame this particular reverie on date night last week. My husband and I went to Bellamy’s Restaurant in Escondido, one of the new hotspots popping up in North […]
Happy Pie Day!
In honor of 3.14 – National Pie Day – I’d like to honor the Meat Pies of England (savory pies are my favorites). My first savory pie was a vegetable curry pie sold in Wembley Stadium – yep, stadium food. One taste and I was hooked for life. Don’t remember much about the football game, […]