This was my entry for a secret ingredient cooking competition I entered last weekend.  It’s funny they call it “secret ingredient” since the featured ingredient was apple this year and last.  I believe it was sponsored Apple Athletic Club.  Which kind of makes sense, and it is the GYM I go to, so I guess…

I made myself this cake.  I made it for my birthday last Sunday.  The original recipe I adapted it from is called, “Sex in a Pan.”  Ben couldn’t take the title. He begged me to change the name!  I figured I’d changed the recipe enough that I could call it whatever I wanted.  I told…

I’m finised with summer desserts, for the year here, at Julie’s Jazz.  It’s time to switch gears to fall. I’m sorry if you are not ready.  But, the first Pro-NFL ball has been tossed, so there is nothing we can do about it really.  Just go to foodgawker and take a look at how many people have already climbed…

With all the blending I’ve been up to lately, I’ve decided I need a new blender.  Blendtec or Vitamix, that is the question.  Actually, the real question is whether or not I want to spend $400 to $600 on a blender!  Especially when I’m grilling on a 20 year-old Weber.  And, I could upgrade to a brand…

I locked myself in to buying a lamb today.  Hope everyone likes lamb!  I’m actually really excited about the lamb. I really enjoy lamb meat but hardly ever buy it because it is so expensive. Plus, I have an ulterior motive.    We put in for permits to hunt deer, elk, and/or antelope last year…

I have spent the last hour vacuuming up last year’s leaves from the tree in our front yard and I still have a couple more hours’ worth of work to go.  The tree sits centered in a bed of large river rock.  It’s probably much easier to rake leaves in the fall than it is…