#book pic

A pic of the set up for an orange marmalade cookie, which looked good on paper but otherwise was nothing to write home about! Perhaps choosing a cover with a fly on it wasn’t was either….

Inspiration: When I was a kid, and even today for that matter, my father loves SPAM. He mixes it with his eggs, adds it to salads, and, unsurprisingly, on occasion I would snag a piece here and there. That being said, it wasn’t something that I ever sought out to eat on my own….Until three separate undertakings conspired together to change this:  1. I started making my own sushi.  2. We began…

These are the final product of the ginger spice cookies I baked last month. Doesn’t’t the powdered sugar make them look a tad dramatic?

Inspiration: Once again, our local Asian market featured a manager’s special on Fresno chili peppers. After purchasing a pack or two of the said chili peppers, we took them home. And after using a few in stir-fries and rice bowls, we still had a ton left. So, in a fit of “waste not, want not,” my better half decided to make some pepper jelly! Using the jelly recipe from Chili Pepper Madness, we…