I’m so Blue-hoo-hoo-blue-hoo-hoo…
I love that song from Veggie Tales Madame Blueberry and it is a good thing, too. My kids love that movie. Remember George Carlin’s thing on why there wasn’t any blue food? Well he would have to take that back..Blue corn meal is blue, there is just no way around it.
It isn’t at all difficult to find around here. If you are having trouble finding it try ordering it on Amazon at least once. I think there really is a difference in flavor. I think blue cornmeal is sweeter than the yellow or the white variety.
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I made Erin’s baby shower cake last week from a cake mix. I had so much going on that there was no way I was comfortable having to think. I did doctor the mix up quite a bit for flavor but I was more concerned about the look of it than the flavor. If you missed the pictures from the shower here is the cake:
I didn’t want just “a cake” beneath all of that cool decor, though.

Running late today…But I wanted to get blogsurfing Saturday in before Sunday!
You all know that I believe strongly in buying local, buying fresh, buying organic, buying fair trade whenever possible. I don’t see this as a new thing, it was the way I was raised.  Yep, way back in the 1960s my parents who lived through the Depression drilled into my head that the only way one could be truly free was to be as self-sustainable as possible. Rather than dependence on people you don’t know, my dad said, have relationship with neighbors and those that you will see each …read more

So, as you may have seen I have been getting a lot of cool stuff to review lately.  One of the items that I was asked to review was ProBugs Organic Whole Milk Kefir by LifeWay.
This is a whole milk product, aimed at kids.  It comes in a no spill pack and in some pretty darn amazing flavors.  Flavors that make adults go…”EWWW” and kids go..”AWESOME!”.

One thing everyone who knows me knows without a doubt..I love chocolate. I like it melted, in cakes, in brownies, cookies, ice cream, and pie..mousse, souffle, terrine, and truffles. I like it edible, drinkable, and even body creams, soaps, lotions and such…I just really like chocolate.
I burn chocolate scented candles, and I raise chickens that lay chocolate colored eggs. I want to do my kitchen in milk chocolate colors, cream and red.
See? Chocolate.
Hershey’s Nestle’s and all of the BIG chocolate people are big supporters of buying chocolate on the Ivory coast.