Backyard Farmgals

These will make your butt big!  I'm just putting that out there now so we don't have a problem later.  These are a fabulous special dinner.  I always make this when someone in the neighborhood has a baby or surgery and they need a meal to help them get going again.  It is always a hit, thank you Giada!  This is a Giada De Laurentiis recipe, I think the heavens parted and gave her inspiration because it is pretty, not too technical, and it makes you look like a domestic goddess when you take it to someone (and don't we all need a moment like that every now and then?).  Plus, it is really tasty. Aren't women awesome?  We do stuff like take in meals for each other just because we can.  Women rock!  When I had my babies, there was always someone that was sweet enough to think of how hard it is to care for a new baby and make dinner too.  Bless those people that helped me.  I was on my own with my first baby, no mom or mom-in-law to...

Spring is crazy for us.  Planting, cleaning, starting up our bodies and minds for the challenges that lay just moments ahead, Easter, birthdays... the list goes on and on.  I took some time this last weekend to make an incredible birthday cake for a special boy that loves chocolate.  My Ian turned four in the midst of all the craziness.  His favorite things to eat are chocolate, strawberries, and more chocolate!  This boy could be encapsulated in chocolate and enjoy every minute eating his way out.  It seems like a very grown up cake for a four year old, but he is a sophisticated little man, so he has had no problem devouring every morsel remaining of this cake! The best thing about this cake is the three layers of chocolate.  You start with a chocolate wafer base, build onto it with a creamy and thick layer of cheesecake, then top it all of with a smooth layer of ganache.  Deadly, but just right for special occasions!  Serve it with ...