Idol Night!

Hello Kids !

Tonight we get the "pleasure" of hearing the idol contestants sing, R&B and SOUL.....

And our mentor is none other than !!! Usher ... wait ... when was his last hit song ????? ahwell ...  here goes Nothin! Welcome to the TOP 10 !!!!

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Smitten Kitchen WANNNAAA BEEEE

 If you know me .. You know I follow a few select Blogs .. One is www.smittenkitchen.com
and I recently ran into THIS post ! http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/03/bakewell-tart/

SO here .. Is my version ......  Smitten Kitchen's Bakewell Tart ..Or as I called it, Almond Raspberry Tart.

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An apple a day ...

Apple Muffins, because I had a craving .. and for no other reason than that !

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LAME!

SO.. Idol changed the theme for tonight .. It Was SUPPOSED to be teen idols.. which was wayyyy better than Billboard #1's ... but here we are .. Tuesday night ... Billboard #1's... and the freaking Mentor is Miley ... Oh boy .. what a night we are in for....  here goes nothin' kids !

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Blueberry Pancake Dreams.

No really! The other night I had an actual DREAM about blueberry pancakes... Craved them alllll day yesterday and then today decided to make them .. After  googling blueberry pancakes the FIRST recipe that came up was one of my VERY favorite blogs... www.smittenkitchen.com so I went for it ( I also had some buttermilk left over from a previous recipe so It was meant to be..)

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Chocolate Coconut Cream Cuppies!

Well Hello my Lovlies... Tonight I have a demonstration for you ... some helpful hints and tips .. and a mouthwatering idea.. but No chocolate cupcake recipe.. You see.. I have actually developed this recipe of my own, and while I am VERY proud of it .. because it is quite delish .. I also want to open my own dessert shop one day and I can't give away ALL my recipes....... SO with that I hope you enjoy this post regardless and if you live nearby me ( In Saratoga Springs Ny) You are more than welcome to order a doz cuppies anytime :)  Here goes!

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You Can't Always Get What You Want ....

Hello everyone … well I am not going to try and Hide my upset .. My two favorite girls were voted off last week .. as well as one of the better boys of the bunch , Alex… soooooo tonight I am going to be especially brutal .. as I don’t like many of the contestants .. nor the theme … The Gall Stones!!! I mean .. Rolling Stones…. Lets just say I hope they are easily passed.

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Bonus Post :)

Well I'm feeling kind of charitable today ... and so I made a quick batch of "Irish" cookies this afternoon .. They came out SO good That I am now sharing them with you ... Only one thing is necessary to get you to read more I guarantee it  ....

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Sundays are my FAVORITE!!

Hello My lovelies!! First of all I shall apologize right off the bat -- I took an unannounced (10 dollar flight) Trip to Florida this past week .. so there was no American Idol Blogging .. there were no food blogs .. but I shall make it up to you I promise!!!! First off ...  I have an Old Family Recipe to share with you .. that someone of you may or may not have ever had the main ingredient ....

ANISE!!

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Sorry Guys!

Back to Normal Idol posting next week -- This week I had an imromptu trip to Florida ....

Here's to hoping we have a decent top 12 !


OH and I think I fixed the comment problem on the blog.. if someone would try to leave a comment .. it would be much appreciated ! :)

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My name is Zoom.....

Once you Blog You can't Stop ??? Well That is what I am trying anyway ..  most recently I have made an Orange Buttermilk Cake "Orange Velvet" If you will .... with an Orange Cream Cheese Frosting for my Mom's Birthday .. ( which isn't technically Until Wednesday .. but we like to celebrate these things on weekends here in my house ! )

So .. here goes !

Lm's Orange Velvet

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Noshing's Banana Cake.

Well .. while reading one of my FAVORITE people's  tweets (The Pioneer Woman! ) I ran into a blog ....  Noshings.blogspot.com .. and this Fabulous recipe for Banana cake! One day while sitting at my desk at work .. I became hungry for this very recipe .. so, Yesterday I came home and made it! I brought one of my cakes today to work and just about all that is left of it is crumbs .. so try this cake .. trust me . its a cross between the best banana bread you've ever had .. and a sinfully declicious cake .. trust me !!!!

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American Idol Girls Night 3/3

Hello everyone!  Tonight is Idol Blog # 2…. Girls night after the Strange Crystal Bauersox illness.. so Lets get this thing rolling!!!   I will spare NO feelings tonight I’m feeling especially Harsh ! woo!

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American Idol

So ... I've decided along with my food blogging - as I don't tend to do that as often as I SHOULD- as so KINDLY mentioned to me by My dear friend Karly today .. :)  I am going to start blogging about the show that I watch weekly - American Idol .. as I am watching it anyway ..... and I need to get INTO writing in my blog ... so here it goes .. My first week ... I will start by critiquing the Top 10 guys performances tonight ...... Tonight isn’t a great post because….. I plan on listing the song .. and so on but … this happened ½ way though the show .. so lets just call this a test run ..

Enjoy!

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