Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

Last weekend Mr. SGCC had to go to Miami for a few days to attend a legal conference. I usually beg off on those things because a) they’re boring; and b) they’re boring! But I love Miami ,and hadn’t been down there in years – so I decided to tag along. I figured I’d get to do a little shopping, hang out at a few sidewalk cafes in South Beach (SOBE to those in the know), and generally just enjoy a little of la Vida Loca.

About a week or so before the trip, I was nosing around on the web, collecting ideas for some fun things to do while Mr. SGCC was sitting in a stuffy, windowless room for two days. And then, I saw it. The SOBE Wine and Food Festival was the same weekend. OMG! How had I not known this? Of all the crazy and wonderful coincidences, this was the craziest and most wonderful! I’d wanted to go to this event for years, but was never able to work it out – until now. It was kismet!

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Monday, June 11, 2012 • 17 Comments

Mini-SGCC’s Grad Bash, that’s what!
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Thursday, May 5, 2011 • 7 Comments

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today is also Mr. SGCC’s birthday and we’re going out tonight! I don’t know if we’ll do Mexican again or not, (we do it every year), but wherever we end up, I’ll be thankful that I don’t have to cook in this heat. For those …

Sunday, June 20, 2010 • 30 Comments

First of all, I’d like to wish all the Dads out there a very Happy Father’s Day! Then, I’d like to remind all the daughters out there who still have their Dads with them how lucky they are. I lost my father three and a half years ago …

Friday, February 5, 2010 • 42 Comments

I love Nutella! And, I’ve been enjoying it for as long as I can remember. As a kid, while all of my friends were bringing PB&J sandwiches to school for lunch, I was munching on Nutella sandwiches. Sometimes, all by itself, sometimes with bananas, and sometimes with another …

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 • 35 Comments

This week marks the second anniversary of of Tuesdays with Dorie. Amazing, huh? Who’d have thought that when our founder and fearless leader, Laurie, began this little project two years ago it would take off like a runaway train? Over three hundred members strong, TWD has become one …

Sunday, November 22, 2009 • 27 Comments

Thanksgiving is a mere four days away. Are you ready? Or, are you running around like a lunatic, frantically trying to pull it all together? Whether you’re cool, calm and collected or a big pile of nervous, quivering mush, here’s a list of tried and true Thanksgiving recipes from …

Sunday, September 6, 2009 • 21 Comments

Sadly but truly, the lazy days of summer have come to an end, for this year at least. This Monday is Labor Day, founded in the United States over a hundred years ago as a “workingmen’s holiday”. According to History.com, “As the Industrial Revolution took hold of the nation, …

Monday, June 29, 2009 • 66 Comments

When I first made Dorie’s fabulous Perfect Party Cake a little over a year ago for a Daring Bakers challenge, I remember commenting that I wished I’d had an actual party to bring it to. Well, it took a while, but I finally got that wish. …

Sunday, May 10, 2009 • 12 Comments

Mother’s Love
Her love is like an island In life’s ocean, vast and wide A peaceful, quiet shelter …