http://www.foodinthefort.com A mid-Western food blog from Fort Wayne, Indiana Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My dad put this frosting atop the "Surprise Carrot Cake" and it was the perfect complement. The original recipe below produces more icing than you'll probably need unless you really like to spread it on thick (I do, when it comes to frosting, my dad, not so much). Dad also ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/07/03/cream-cheese-frosting/  Okay, I'm not exactly sure what the surprise in this carrot cake is supposed to be. In my case, I guess I was just surprised that my dad had made a carrot cake... Surprised and very happy, to be sure. He has been going through kind of a cake phase: ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/07/03/surprise-carrot-cake/ July is a pretty good time to get the hell out of Fort Wayne and seek out cooler, less *&%$ humid climes, and that's just what me and the kiddies have done. We're in NY; they're down in the city with their dad and I'm upstate on the farm with ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/07/03/back-on-the-farm/ (Well, apparently about 169.000 people say that, according to Google, but that's not the point.) As poor Leo can tell you, I am just a teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy bit obsessed with recreating recipes so that they taste just like my Mom made them. There's her shrimp scampi recipe which is always a ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/06/17/who-says-you-can-never-go-home-again/ Leo is a godless heathen, while Catherine is just a plain heathen but we live in Fort Wayne, Indiana which is nicknamed The City Of Churches. It's true. You can't go more than a half mile in any direction downtown without running into a church or overhearing some pious pontiff ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/06/10/hellfire-and-brimstone-chili/ If your place is like mine, it's oppressively hot in the summer, even with the air conditioning running. So the last thing you want to do is add more heat by cooking. Still, unless you want to subsist on a steady diet of deli meats and fast food all summer, ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/06/09/chilled-lemon-shrimp-pasta-salad/ Via What's Going Down(town) we learn that the Downtown Improvement District is bringing back their popular Downtown Dining Club cards. The cards are meant to encourage people to visit the many great downtown Fort Wayne restaurants, and there are some wonderful deals to be had at some of your favorite ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/06/09/downtown-dining-club/ This recipe might not be authentic Thai, or authentic anything for that matter, but it's quite tasty and will go with fish, meat or poultry. Quick'N'Easy Creamy Peanut Sauce Ingredients 1/4 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup plain yogurt, sour cream or mayonnaise (use what sounds good to you, or what you've got in your fridge) 1 ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/05/18/quickneasy-creamy-peanut-sauce/ I had been craving a fish fry for ages so, despite the fact that Leo and I had just made pan-fried fish on Thursday (it's just not the same!), I decided to take the kids to Ya Boy. In case you are unfortunate enough to be unfamiliar with this ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/04/19/friday-night-fish-fry-at-ya-boy-the-way-the-good-lord-intended/ I love cooking together with Catherine. Yes, because of our schedules it's often harried and sometimes things don't turn out quite as good as we might like. Such is life. But, and I think this is important, the time we take in planning and preparing meals nourishes our love for ... http://www.foodinthefort.com/2008/04/11/pan-fried-salmon-with-lemon-dill-sauce/