Right. So we baked our first experimental cake last night. The flavor was good, the texture was fine, and our “secret ingredient” made it really different from normal sponge cakes…but something was missing. We weren’t flipping out over it; neither were our husbands. Tasty, good appearance, workable…but not drop-dead fantastic. And it has to be [...]

When the Thriller and I were out west on our Route 66 Odyssey last summer, I tasted a Hostess Chocodile for the first time. It was delicious, but I remember thinking, “Mavis and I could probably come up with something tastier than this.” As a result, the Chocodoodle was born. Some of you may already [...]

Heh.

It’s not super juicy or anything. Still, I have to confess. Something about “Bishop” Eddie Long doesn’t hit me right. And I put “Bishop” in quotes because it just seems so incredibly out of character for the Baptist Church. Mavis and I were raised in a strict Baptist home. Dancing, card playing, social drinking and [...]

I think it’s time for another round-robin tale telling.  We did one almost a year ago, and it was hilarious. If you’re too lazy to click over to the last one to look at the rules, I’ll reprint them here: Rules of the Game Only add a few sentences at a time — but you [...]