Pineapple Upside Down Cake

I made a pineapple upside-down cake for my MIL's birthday last weekend. It seems like it should be a simple thing, but I had a hard time finding a recipe that wasn't at least somewhat fussy. The one I settled on, from the Joy of Cooking, produced a rather dense cake. It tasted fine, I suppose, but I wanted something more...cakey. I suppose I'll be on a hunt for the ideal PU-D recipe now.

If you have one you'd like to share, please leave a comment!

Top Chef Masters Tonight!

Top Chef Masters airs tonight. For full coverage on all of Bravo's Top Chef programming, visit All Top Chef.

MinxEats and All Top Chef in Baltimore Magazine

Well, in a Balto Mag blog....

Baltimore Magazine's Suzanne Loudermilk gave a shout out to All Top Chef in her post about the upcoming Top Chef Masters. She also mentions MinxEats, as well as the blog of one of our partners-in-crime, Kit Pollard of Mango and Ginger.

Thanks, Suzanne!

Wanna be a Fantana?

The Fantanas are back and performing their catchy single once again. Now there is a chance to actually be a Fantana because the three new members are looking for a fourth to join their group.

Anyone who thinks they have what it takes can submit a one minute video and short essay now until June 30th showcasing their singing/dancing ability and explaining why they want to be a Fantana. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 and the opportunity to sign an agreement to become the fourth Fantana, which includes appearing in Fantas advertising campaign (also all approved entries get $20 gift cards).

Visit the following link to enter (must be at least 18) and view the contest rules: http://www.fanta.com/contest/entry/

Check out the links below for more on the Fantanas and the contest.
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fantanas/77902082946
Multimedia Press Release: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/fantanas/