Snake Cake

I made this snake cake for my niece's 11th birthday, it resembles her pet snake. 

Lake Champlain Sunset

Summertime Cooking

Strawberry-Blackberry-Blueberry Trifle (friend's birthday) 

Chocolate Kahula Cheesecake (friend's birthday)

Carrot Cake, Strawberry-Raspberry Pie,
Peanut Butter Pie (family reunion, dad's birthday)

Raspberry Chocolate Cake

Easter Lamb Cake

Then came the heavy snow...

 

As Jada and I made our way to the backyard to shovel off the porch, we found the snow was very heavy and hard to walk through.  Unlike the last time when it was light an fluffy, this time it was like walking through cement.

Got to Love the Snow

My dog making her way through the delightfully light- but deep snow, as we make our way to the backyard.

Ice Stalagmites

A funny find in my ice tray.

Sesame Seared Ahi Tuna

Feeling in the mood for a little Ahi, this is what I created.

Marinated 2 filets of Ahi tuna for at least 30 minutes w/
 1/4 tamari
 1/4 Braggs Liquid Amnions
 3 crushed cloves garlic
 2 TBS raw honey
 1 squeezed lime
 handful of chopped cilantro
 1/2 TSP sesame oil
 1/4 TSP chili sesame oil
 1 TSP grated ginger
     Once ready to cook, I placed 4 TBS sesame seeds & 5 grates of black pepper into a plate and coated the strained marinated tuna.  This was then seared on each side for about 3 minutes to keep the middle sashimied (raw).

Side: Steamed broccoli (Meyers squeezed over replacing the water) w/pepper
          Couscous made in sauteed garlic/extra virgin olive oil w/diced tomatoes