Mind Over Batter

Category Archives: What’s Cooking?

05/05/2012

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!! CELEBRATE with MANGO MARGARITAS!!!

OK… I feel I should be throwing confetti… Should I be throwing confetti? Lighting up a Cohete? Should I spray you with tequila? I’m not sure, yet all I know is there’s a celebration happening in this piece! On the Mexican pieces… They’re celebrating their ish, and because I’m an equal opportunity celebrateur, I want in... read more →

05/02/2012

Strawberry Lemon Pancakes

Let’s talk breakfast… It’s the most important meal of the day. It is… I’ve heard… It’s on billboards and stuff. read more →

04/07/2012

German Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

I had a headache for 4 straight days before I decided to do something about it. It felt like I was repeatedly stabbed by an invisible torture master holding an icepick, who for “funsies” periodically pierced the inside of my right ear. All day… All night… All ouch, all the time. I, of course, panicked... read more →

03/07/2012

Blood Orange and Red Onion Salad

As I looked in the mirror this morning I discovered one more eye wrinkle. I thought, “Damn, I’m getting wicked old”. I’m usually horrified at the thought and every so often the “kick in the gut” nostalgia kicks in, making me yearn for days when I sported six pack abs, and the fresh face of a... read more →

01/12/2012

Cilantro Lime Chickpea Salad

Have you ever watched the show Hoarders? During the commercial break have you given it some thought and begun to realize with a teensy bit of horror that you might kinda sorta be a hoarder? No? read more →

11/08/2011

Cinnamon Caramel Apples

The end of Daylight savings time… The time of year when our clocks fall back an hour and we retrieve that hours’ worth of sleep we lost back in the spring. You felt gypped in the spring, I know… I did, but I got my hour back and now my world is balanced, albeit spinning... read more →

10/05/2011

Kale Chips

By definition: The process, real or perceived, of removing toxins from the body. Or… read more →

09/08/2011

Sharing is Caring: Roasted Garlic

Sharing… The second you have some kind of cognitive understanding of the world around you, one of the first phrases you are knocked over the head with repeatedly is; “Learn to Share”. read more →

08/12/2011

Homemade Klondike-y Bars

So… Has it been hot enough out there for you? Did you feel Mother Nature’s dragon breath singeing your leg stubble? You had leg stubble, don’t lie to me. You were totally in a hurry during the heat wave one morning and forgot to shave your legs. Why else were you sporting a maxi dress... read more →

08/09/2011

Meatball Heroes

Heroes… They come in all shape and sizes…All walks of life… Can you imagine a life without heroes? Without someone to save the day? I shudder to even consider it… read more →