Archive for 2009

Making Whoopie

Posted by Candace on Thursday, December 24th, 2009

It’s that time of year again… birthday season! My husband Stephan and I have a very unusual coincidence when it comes to our birthdays. His is today (Christmas Eve) and mine is tomorrow (Christmas Day.) What are the odds?  It is honestly not fun to have your birthday on or close to Christmas. You get combo presents… you get birthday presents wrapped in paper with Santas on it. Lastly, your birthday is overshadowed by someone else’s birthday. :P However, I do like that we get to celebrate together.  This year I bought Stephan a really big expensive present and made it a……. combo. Yes, it is a faux pas, but Bose makes really expensive man toys!  Sorry honey!  Actually, we both received the best present ever this year, a wedding we photographed this summer was just published in InStyle Weddings!!!

Instead of making a traditional cake, I made Red Velvet Whoopie Pies with Peppermint Filling.  Our photography studio has been very busy this month with last minute photo shoots and holiday cards and there just wasn’t the time to make a real birthday cake.  It’s OK, though.  Stephan really doesn’t like traditional birthday cake.  I only made them in the past because it seemed like the right thing to do.  So this year, I not only combined his birthday and Christmas present, but I combined his birthday cake and a Christmas cookie.  Yeah, I know… not cool.  I’m definitely not winning the wife of the year award!  Thankfully, the whoopie pies are really yummy and made up for the lack of birthday-ness!
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December 24th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Holiday Fare, Sweet Tooth / 5 Critiques

Miso Hungry

Posted by Candace on Saturday, December 19th, 2009

I’m sure most of my loyal blog followers thought I fell off of the earth… Well, I didn’t! I’ve just been insanely busy the past month. First, Stephan’s parents were here visiting from Germany for three weeks. Then we sent them on a cruise for my father in law’s 60th birthday. We figured they would want company on the cruise so we went with them… :P Lastly, we booked a commercial shoot at Atlantis in the Bahamas… we had to be there five days… it was just awful.  By awful, I mean awesome! If you haven’t been to Atlantis, add it to your list of must see places! During the shoot, we were lucky to find the time to have dinner at Nobu and Mesa Grill.  I highly recommend both!  Now we’re home and pretty much plan to be here for a while.

In keeping with our new health kick, Stephan and I joined a gym.  Can you believe I’ve gone every day since I joined?  The fact that I joined two days ago is a minor detail.  lol!  On a whim, we tried spinning for the first time yesterday.  I don’t know how many spin enthusiasts there are out there, but what’s up with the butt pain afterward?  I think I might need to order one of those embarrassing inflatable donuts to sit on!  Yowsers!  All jokes aside, I truly enjoyed spinning and definitely plan to continue with it.

Now on to the food… This is a very quick miso glazed salmon.  It’s flavorful and oh so healthy!  Next time I make this I want to grill the fish instead of broiling.  I think it would be even better!  Oh yeah, and those gorgeous salad greens…… I grew them!!   :::patting self furiously on the back:::
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December 19th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Kitchen Gossip / 5 Critiques

Your Daily Bread

Posted by Candace on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

I’ve noticed every time we return home from our annual visit to Germany, my husband is a little depressed.  At first, I thought it was that he missed his family… then I thought it was the weather… Finally, I realized it was the bread.  Of course, he does miss his family and he hates the heat in South Florida, but the bread is what causes his sadness upon each return.  The bread in Germany is amazing.  His parents go out each morning to a local bakery and bring home a few brochen (small bread rolls) for us to eat for breakfast.  You could say this spoils us… especially when we get home and the bread is awful here.  The only way to get really good bread here is to find a great European bakery close to where you live or make it yourself. I’ve given up on finding a great European Bakery.  They don’t seem to exist in South Florida… :(

So to keep a happy hubby, I set out to make bread more often.  I have tons of bread baking cookbooks, but  most recipes call for a two or sometimes three day process.  Well, that is a little difficult with my busy life.  I came across this book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day.  Fabulous bread that takes you only 5 minutes to prepare?  Rrrrrright.  I thought it was a hoax… how can bread that is not kneaded be any good?!?!?  Well… here’s the thing, IT IS GOOD!  AND it really only takes 5 minutes of active time to bake fresh bread.  I’m a believer, and we’ve been eating fresh bread more often (than we should! lol)  I highly suggest everyone who likes bread to go out and buy this book… its totally worth it!

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November 4th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery / 11 Critiques

Healthy Eating Commences Now

Posted by Candace on Thursday, October 15th, 2009

I’ve set a goal. I know I’m never going to be back to my perfect size. Never gonna happen. But I’d like to get close to that size… or around the corner from it. Or just in the neighborhood. I’d like to lose 10 (really 15) pounds. I’ve been eating more fruits and vegetables, and trying to avoid the bad (or really, really good!) stuff.  I’ve even been using my pool for laps every morning. We’ll see how long that lasts!

This salad is an attempt to recreate a lentil salad I had while on a friend’s sailboat recently.  It was so good that I kept eating it.  And eating it. And eating it.  You get the point, right?  The best part is that the salad was definitely healthy.  All I remembered were lentils, caramelized onions and herbs.  I’ve made something similar, but I’m pretty sure it’s totally different.  Either way… its yummy and great for my new healthy eating regime!

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October 15th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Healthy Eating, Salad, Vegetarian / 4 Critiques

Oatmeal, Cranberry and Raisin Cookie

Posted by Candace on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Now that my vacations are 0ver, I’m putting my time back into the good old blog.  I’ve missed the whole blogging experience in the past 6 months or so.  Not only have I been slacking on my own blog, but I’ve also slacked when it comes to visiting my favorite blogs.  I feel like I’ve been on a deserted island without the blogosphere.  I’m definitely ready to remedy that!  I’m now officially free from my day job and am working with my husband Stephan in our photography studio, Maloman Photographers.  If anyone locally needs some amazing images, definitely check us out!

When I first started blogging back in 2007, I had the plan to make easy food that tasted good. This cookie recipe is just that.  Simple. Quick. Tasty.  What’s not to like?

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October 6th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Sweet Tooth / 11 Critiques
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