Grease Lightning! 1950's Diner

So we decided that we would visit this cute little diner today since its right around the corner from my house. When I walked in, I loved it immediately! It was the perfect little place with the perfect music. We were the first of two customers in the hour we were there...not a good sign.

So we get our menus and prepare to order. The waitress was kinda scary and made me feel very uncomfortable. She was slow and did not take our orders as we recited them to her. It was very hard to sit there as we waited for our food.

One great thing about this themed place was the Owner. She was very pleasant and has a Marilyn Monroe fetish just like me.

I hate to say this about people in business, but when you run a food joint you have to know what you are doing. The first thing I thought was "What would Gordon Ramsey think of this place?".

So I wanted to use the bathroom and I thought It might be in the back section of the place... BUT it wasn't. In fact, you have to go outside and around the building to use the bathroom. Say What!

Let me tell you the food didn't get much better. The bread on the California Club was hard like a rock around the edges and soggy in the center. The chicken breast was so big that I actually took it off the sandwich and cut it in half so it would lay flat on the bread. Typically you have some flavor when you mix things like tomato, avocado, bacon and condiments, but this was not the case. The sandwich was an epic fail.

Although I do appreciate a good diner, I think this will be my last visit to this "Very Cute" diner. Unfortunately, I do not appreciate the food or the very wierd service.

Until Next Time.. Happy Eating :-))))))

Farmers Market Fun

Farmer's Market Fun

I took the day off of work.. So not me, but I needed to take the day and get my kids to the Farmer's Market. The boys and I had so much fun together. They got their faces painted and they played games with some of the other kids who visited that day.

What a time they had. It was such fun getting to watch them have a good time. They didn't have a bunch of different designs to choose from, however they did find one or two they liked.

At the end of the day, we brought home some cucumbers and some really cool soap made from goats milk. We also found a bunch of different vendors that will deliver to your home. That's not something you find everyday.

Happy Ending :-)









 

Pay It Forward... Part 2

Let me tell you about my best friend... Isn't that how the song goes?

 

So if you read part one of" Pay It Forward", then you know the story. If you haven't... Go back and read it then come here and read this one.. Ok Ok here we go. My best friend and I hang out every Friday morning. Recently we experienced a "Pay it forward" moment.

 

So she tells me on our latest Friday hangout that since then, she has been paying it forward on several occasions.. In line at Starbucks, she has paid for the people behind us on more than one occasion. Then she tells me while eating breakfast in a Café with her son, she chose an elderly couple and paid for their breakfast too...

 

This experience has changed her in such a way and to be honest.. I can not explain it. Never have I seen such a person devoted to keeping up such a "Good Faith" system. She is like totally on a mission to "Pay It Forward" everywhere she goes.

 

She is not a rich person. She is an average person, who works 3rd shift and doesn't make much money. Just think, if a person who actually had the means to do it on a larger scale. What a difference it would make is someone's life.

 

My BEST friend does this often... Just think of what it could mean to someone if you did it too. I would love to have the money to make a difference in (to be more specific) a child's life. One that would impact them until they were grown. Just think.... Another "Pay It Forward" kind of person in this world.

 

My grandmother Helen was very much that kind of person... Such inspiration in people makes me think that in the end, this world just might be an ok place.

 

People... I challenge you today to "Pay It Forward" to someone who is least expecting it. Do a good deed without recognition. Play a bigger part in your life.. It can be one of the most rewarding things you have ever done...

 

 

THIS post is dedicated to you K.S. With all of my love and Support

Cake is not just for special occasions :-))

Cake has been such a big part of our history. We make cake for so many different reasons. Birthdays and anniversaries are some of the more special occasions to make cake. There are so many different ways to make cake and frosting.

There are many different shows on Reality TV such as Cake Boss and Cupcake Wars. But one of the most recent was a show called "Georgetown Cupcakes"... They recently aired a show on making 10,000 cupcakes for the solders in Afghanistan.

Just an example of how cake can make an impact.

Making cake has been a great past time of mine. I opened my small Coffee Shop back in 2010 and I made a special cake especially for my customers. It's called Kentucky Butter Cake. I sold one of these everyday. I used to serve this cake with Carmel drizzled over each piece.

I recently purchased a cake pan especially to bake with my son's. I purchased a Nordic Ware Ice Cream Cone Cake Pan. You can purchase this pan at www.nordicware.com. I also purchased a Cuisipro Cupcake Corer. This item can be purchased at www.amazon.com or at any local culinary store.

It's always a special time when I bake with my sons. Today, Christopher was the only baker. We has such a great time mixing our batter and filling our cakes with the peach compote. I made a special banana cream cheese frosting that we froze to make look like real ice cream.

 

It was a great time with lots of blunders... When we frosted the first cupcake, the frosting melted all down the sides. So we had to let the frosting freeze just a bit longer. Christopher got to eat 2 of them before anyone else. He had such a great time. He loves to make food.

 

 

Until next time... Happy Eating :-))))

 

 

 

Fresh Peach Compote Recipe

 

Peach Compote

Who doesn't love fresh fruit compote on anything.. Some of the best things to spoon it over are waffles, pancakes and especially over Ice Cream. There is nothing like going outside and picking your favorite fruit and making a delicious topping for your favorite breakfast or dessert.

Peaches are such a wonderful thing to eat. There are many ways to make your peaches a wonderful treat. I chose to make a compote for cupcake filling. All it takes is a little effort. Cut your fruit and add it to a saucepan. Then heat it on high with some butter and sugar until it's boiling. Then take the heat down to medium for about 45 minutes or until most of the juice has evaporated. You're left with this wonderful and lovely smelling treat.

The last step is to put the mix in the food processor once it has cooled and blend. Spoon over your favorite ice cream or some lovely crepes made from your favorite gluten free recipe.

Until next time.. Happy Eating :-)))

 

 

 

10-12 med Peaches

 

1/2 cup sugar

 

2 tbsp. butter (salted)

 

1 lrg saucepan

 

Cut the peaches into slices. Add sugar and butter. Heat on high until boiling. Turn the heat down to medium for about 45 minutes until most of the juice has evaporated. Put the mix into small containers and freeze.

 

This will keep for 12 months in the freezer. Make sure you write the date on your containers.

Asia Wok for Lunch.. The Atmosphere was Great, BUT the Food was......

Not what my dear friend and I expected or ordered. That's not the biggest issue with this restaurant. The way the food was made was not what you would expect. The first dish we ordered was the Orange Chicken. The second dish we ordered was the General Tso's tofu. Seems pretty simple, yes?

The answer to that question is a mystery. When the food was delivered to our table, we got.... Dun Dun Dun! The exact opposite of what we ordered. The General Tso's was chicken and the Orange was the Tofu... How do these things happen?? Neither one of us said a thing.

WHAT A BLUNDER

As we shared each others dish, I realized that I was eating tofu that had either been overcooked or it was recently defrosted. 

The chicken was dry and was more like chicken jerky.  The low

Blood Type tells it ALL.. Eating for your blood type :-)

Have you heard of this phenomenal style of eating? I am not one for diets, I am more into lifestyle changes for your health. It's a style that is more accepted amongst people who don't live by diets.

I have been following this style of eating for quite some time and I can say that it has been hard to swallow at times. However, it has been a wonderful change for me. I have never felt better.

The book gives you all of the details on how to eat for your body. In my case I wasn't sure why my body would attack itself when I ate things. Well I can say that I was not eating a healthy, well balance diet by any means. I have very little stomach acid, so my body does well in a state of Alkaline. Many people won't understand this until they have read the book. It all makes sense once you have looked into your blood type and read into what is good for you and what is toxic.

If you are a Blood Type A, then you are like me. You should be a vegetarian. Dairy and meat are very toxic to our bodies. It can cause a lot of health problems and most of all can cause a huge weight gain if eaten regularly. There are certain fruits as well that are toxic such as oranges and mangos.

It's all in your blood type. Read up on it and I can promise you this, if you have been sick or keep getting sick it's because of what you eat. Of course all natural is best, but again there are a few ways to get around all of that.

Once you have read this book, then it's on to The Gorgeously Green Diet... That book is amazing and has helped me in so many ways. Do what's best for you and your body. Eat Right for YOUR Blood Type. :-))

AS Always.. Happy Eating :-))))))