If we were to poll dessert lovers about their summer favorites, strawberry shortcake would rank right up there—probably in first place. But anyone who’s enjoyed key lime pie on a hot summer night is likely to place this dessert first. It’s certainly my preference. The cool creaminess of this pie that packs a delightful citrus… Continue reading
Usually, I have this crazy notion that the baked goods I post here should be over the top, drool worthy, confections. When really, sometimes you just want a nice little loaf. A basic recipe that doesn’t involve sourcing hard to find ingredients, especially those you have to order online, and then wait for delivery. Nope, this… Continue reading
This Coconut Banana Loaf today is for my friend Lynda. Her son was recently diagnosed with many food allergies, and she is feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the restrictions. Baking without gluten, eggs, milk, nuts, almond flour (which I love to bake with), also no corn or soy. Phew! That’s hard. However, I do… Continue reading
There are a few gluten-free baked items that really intimidate me. Croissants, Angle Food Cake and Cinnamon Rolls, for some reason they have always seemed daunting to me. And, today I have finally ticked one off the list. Gluten Free Cinnamon Buns – as it turns out, not very hard to make at all. In fact… Continue reading
Knowing me, you would expect a really healthy recipe today, to help un-do all the merry making we have been up to for which feels like months. Never have I experienced a Holiday Season with so many parties, with Christmas on a Friday, and New Years Eve falling on Thursday, it was easy to… Continue reading
When Holiday baking, don’t you feel you have to raise the bar a bit? Everyday oatmeal craisin cookies, while good, feel like a Monday morning snack. banana bread, a great accompaniment to a bagged lunch. Even my best lemon ricotta cheesecake, which is a favorite for dinner parties, just doesn’t feel special enough. So, I made… Continue reading
I had an incredibly hard decision to make this week. To which, I gave many hours of thought, did some web surfing looking for inspiration; and leafed through many, many old-fashioned books. If you ask me to bring dessert to Thanksgiving, I do not take that task lightly. It’s crucial to the day, don’t you think?… Continue reading
For the last two weeks, I have been trying to share with you a recipe for Pumpkin Loaf. Seemed easy — yet, it took three attempts to pull it off. The first loaf, I just used my perfect Banana Bread recipe and doctored it up a bit, replacing the banana with pumpkin and adding… Continue reading
So, last month I shared with you that I was intimidated by the thought of making gluten-free pizza. Now, however, I am turning them out weekly. Why? What changed? Well, I figured out that my goal wasn’t to try to make a gluten-free pizza that tastes exactly like regular pizza. It was to just make a… Continue reading
Okay, I have been debating whether I should share this Spatchcocked Chicken recipe with you. Not because it’s too complicated to make — just the opposite. And, not because it contains pricey or hard to find ingredients — geez it’s just a whole, albeit organic, chicken with a few fingerling potatoes and a handful of Brussels… Continue reading
Most of you know that I don’t usually post recipes that are long on ingredients, time-consuming or laborious. This pizza does not fall into those categories per se, it just requires time, 6-8 hours specifically. Yep, that might be a deal breaker, I know. But, it is really worth it. If you are craving shattering… Continue reading
About once a year my husband invites some of his co-workers over for dinner, to discuss their upcoming business endeavors. This time it was six men, my husband and myself. I had weeks of notice, so I wasn’t really worried about the menu. With that many men (none vegetarian) naturally, I veered to steak. Specifically,… Continue reading
A dear friend of mine is getting married today. At our quaint, old, campy club where the grass rolls down to meet the lake. The forecast is 72 degrees, partly sunny with a slight breeze. Could it be more perfect? Only glitch was that the caterer does not bake gluten-free — that means she cannot… Continue reading
Every summer it seems I gravitate to one type of salad, and repeat various versions of it all season long. Last year, it was watermelon salad, which provided a nice opportunity to use up that huge bag of gochugaru that is hogging up space in the freezer, thank goodness they tasted so good together. The… Continue reading
If you are anything like me, you would have tons of recipes bookmarked on your computer, a huge pinterest collection, cooking magazines with the edges of certain pages turned down for further reference and notes on scraps of paper that loosely resemble a recipe for this or that. Strangely enough, this cake was not… Continue reading
When I started this blog many years ago, I wanted to include a section that would give you suggestions for using up leftovers. But, the thing is, I haven’t figured out how to add it — yet. It’s a technical issue, not a visual one, I will get there. So, this fabulous recipe for Salmon Cakes… Continue reading
While my kitchen may be awash in various types of cookbooks, I rarely use them as intended. For me, they are more of a resource. I flip through the pages, linger over the fabulous photos, looking for inspiration rather than instruction — most days. However, this recipe that Ina Garten created is cake perfection. I followed the instructions… Continue reading
I wasn’t planning on sharing this recipe for Charred Broccoli Salad with you, because I wasn’t really in love with the picture. Dumb, I know! Charred brown foods are hard for me to capture, if I were a professional photographer, with all those big lights, and diffusers, and various other assorted pieces of equipment I can’t even… Continue reading
Honestly, when will I learn not to go to the grocery store without a list? I should’ve just turned around, gone home and retrieved it. Instead, I wander aimlessly, putting random things — that look really good –into my basket. When dinnertime rolls around, here I am, with a bunch of food that doesn’t really mesh together…. Continue reading
This year, I read many times that cauliflower is the new kale. Really? I am still trying to get on the kale bandwagon, I didn’t realize that there was a time limit to commit. Who would think the foodies so in need of a new vegetable to worship, would move on so quickly. Today, I… Continue reading
My son came down for breakfast the other day, and says “Hey Mom, remember when I asked if we could make a Tartiflette for my french class international food day?” Sure, I do. I remember, because I thought this would be such a fun mother/son activity. You know, researching the recipe together, because at that… Continue reading