Munchie Musings

Last month there were the sandwich lists in both Midtown Monthly and Sactown Magazine. I was disappointed that my favorite was missed on one, but everyone has different tastes. Today I thought I'd share three recent sandwich experiences I've had.R...

Potato Chip CookiesThese cookies are dangerous. I will not tell you how many I ate because it’s embarrassing. But I ate a LOT of them. It didn’t help that I had to make two batches. (Nice excuse.)I was intrigued by the idea of potato chip cookies w...

Mideastern Lentil Soup A few people know that I actually grew up in the Middle East. I'm an oil brat. My dad's an engineer and so for 16 years we lived in Saudi Arabia. This is how I got to travel the world. I thank my dad often for that opportunity - ...

Last week a friend surprised me with a blinged-out SactoMoFo t-shirt. Now you can get one too!Cost $31.50 = $30 for the shirt and $1.50 service chargeColors to choose from: turquoise, black, grey, cardinal, kelly green, navy blue, royal blue, plum, whi...

Onion JamSometimes life just swamps you. Last week's Online (Bake) Sale for Japan was a 'spur of the moment' idea that gathered steam and became really great. Then I've got final details going on for SactoMoFo - the Sacramento Mobile Food Festival for ...

What a great two days! We raised a fantastic $3741 from just 62 items!I first need to thank all the wonderful sponsors, especially the bakers who went the extra mile by offering to make multiple of their items so more than one person could win. Their g...

It's Time to Bid!Please scroll down the homepage to see the list of items (last blog post) or the Facebook link below.Important Details: Bidding runs from 12 am April 1st until 11:59 pm on April 2nd. (48 hours)Some items are offered more than once...

Please scroll down the homepage to see the list of items (last blog post) or the Facebook link below.Important Details: Bidding runs from 12 am April 1st until 11:59 pm on April 2nd. (48 hours)Some items are offered more than once. Check each item...

It's been two weeks since I announced this auction to raise money for the newly homeless in Japan. Between the earthquake and the tsunami, there are over one million Japanese that are now living in shelters and in their cars. They not only have that to...

Filled Meringue Coffee CakeThe March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake, a gorgeous brioche-like dough...