Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures Across the USA

 This recipe is wonderful. It's quick, easy, and doesn't make a mess or heat up the kitchen. Ooh, look at all this tasty cream. The next time I take a photo like this, I'm totally going to make two egg yolk eyes staring eerily out from the bowl. Is this 'The World's Greatest Toaster Oven'? You betcha! It's also a convection oven. Kinda sorta fancy, right? Sexy Nerd does not like quiche. Pica does though. Yeah right. Whatever, Sexy Nerd! By the way, this might be the longest that Pica has ever stood still! Toaster Oven Pizza Quiche Souffle (adapted from Orangette , who is awesome) (Serves 3 regular people or 1 Sexy Nerd) 1. Grease a toaster oven-sized pan 2. Whisk 1/2C + 1/8C cream with 2 eggs. Add a pinch each of salt, chili powder, and nutmeg. 3. Add 1 1/2 tsp. of flour. 4. Set your toaster oven to 350F 5. In your toaster oven pan, put a layer of pepperoni, then a layer of shredded cheddar and mozzerella cheese, followed by just a f...

After much procrastinating, the giveaway you've been waiting for is finally here. It's pretty straightforward - U.S. residents only, enter via Rafflecopter, and I'll email the randomly-selected winner. Del Taco is my absolute favorite fast food restaurant and there are tons of tasty options to make use of your $20 Del Taco gift card. Might I recommend a bacon quesadilla or one of their new Epic, avocado-stuffed burritos? Heck, with that much money to spend, you can order both. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Have you checked out AwkwardFamilyPhoto.com ? I was hooked on it, but have completely gotten over my addiction. Technically, that's because on Sunday I looked through every single photo on the site and nothing is new to me anymore, but the important thing is that I got it out of my system. While looking for an old prom photo for this post , I came across one that would fit in perfectly on the Awkward Family site. It's from high school, when my family went to Disney World for the first time. I was enchanted with the Disney magic, mesmerized by the characters and hyped out of my mind on the endless ride options. Apparently, none of the Disney pixie dust had been sprinkled on my dad and younger brother though. Sometimes, I wonder if I may have been switched with another baby at birth. Then, I see a photo like this and I'm sure of it. DISNEY! YAAAAY!!! Yes, dad, we are from New Mexico. And try not to look too excited, Michael. Switched at birth explains everything....

Here is what they are supposed to look like: Here's mine: As mentioned previously, I am not a patient cook. Therefore, mine look like this. Instead of waiting for everything to cool and carefully drizzling chocolate on top, I decided to simply combine the coconut, chocolate, and caramel into one tasty topping. It may not be as pretty, but it tastes good (and this was ready to eat much faster!) Hey, Kitchen Pig! That's not for you! Sorry, but Kitchen Pig's second cousin is this guy. See the resemblance? I don't want to take any risks by letting him eat so close to midnight! There is a comment from someone who made the original (pretty) recipe, complaining that these cookie bars are too messy. For that poster, I photographed the above and below post-cooking images. Ooooooh, so messy! Whatever will I do?! Baby. You can find the original recipe here . Thanks BakingBites!

It's time for another giveaway! I have a $20 Del Taco gift card with your name on it. (Or possibly someone else's name. That is how giveaways work, you know.) I recently tried the new Epic Grilled Chicken Avocado Burrito from Del Taco. Isn't it pretty? Oooh, pretty. As a $1 value menu kinda gal, I thought the price was a bit steep at first and almost didn't order it. Sure, it includes 6 actual slices of Hass avocado (so...an entire avocado?!) but $5 for fast food goes against every cheap frugal bone in my body (and they're all pretty cheap frugal). I was especially tempted to skip the burrito once I realized Del Taco lets you add avocado to any item for only 30 cents. Well, guess what? It was worth the cost. It turns out that the Del Taco Epic Grilled Chicken Avocado Burrito is HUGE! Do you see how the enormous burrito dwarfs the soda? And that was a massive soda! I tried to eat the entire thing (so delicious!) but it was more burrito tha...

I'm participating in an online blogging event. With a name like "Mom Sexy Prom 2010" (this link, to another prom goer, is one of my favorites), how could I resist? What's that, you say? I'm not allowed to play because I'm not a mom? Just who in the heck do you think you are, coming over to my blog and talking to me that way! I'll have you know that I have 2 beautiful babies: The Pica (recently spayed and drugged out of her little mind here) The Biscuit (so pretty...in her own, special way) Still not convinced? Well, then I guess you'll just have to call me a party crasher! How convenient that I have such fancy flowers for my prom photo. (HA!) See Pica's bone in the background? I think that qualifies me for Mom Prom right there! Who will be my date to Mom Prom? I pulled out an old photo from my senior prom for inspiration: Clearly, I would not be going with that dirt bag again. (Don't even get me started!) I...