Strawberries are everywhere around here right now… fresh, juicy and plentiful. I’ve done fruit salads, galettes, muffins, breads, pies… and I’m always looking for new and creative ways to utilize them. Smitten Kitchen did this cute strawberry cake. Since I don’t wish to have a big ‘ol cake sitting around shedding its calories upon my [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Veggie Burgers with Cilantro Mayonnaise
May 25, 2009 – 5:04 AM
It’s that time of year that I begin to feel like entertaining more. The weather is warmer, the ingredients are fresher, and the desire to invite people over to share in a meal is inescapable. My husband flips on the fountains in the courtyards, selects outdoor mood music, hoses down the outdoor patio furniture and fires up [...]
Boston Red Sox Birthday Cake
May 22, 2009 – 12:45 PM
My little one had a birthday recently, and he wished for a Boston Red Sox birthday cake. I’m not a big cake baker, but I figured I could pull it off. Armed with a picture of their logo, I set off to bake his wish. Here’s a pictoral step-by-step, with a few instructions for how [...]
Weight Loss/ Biggest Loser Update- 3 Months Later
May 20, 2009 – 8:23 AM
Keeping myself accountable once a month for that Great Feat of Losing Weight has been a major factor contributing to my success in keeping it off. Here it is (3 months later), and I’m still within a couple of pounds of my Biggest Loser weigh-in. I still crave daily exercise. Unfortunately, I also crave evil desserts, [...]
Roasted Eggplant w/ Chiles, Peanuts and Mint
May 18, 2009 – 1:00 AM
Sometimes my husband gets really lucky. And by lucky, I mean that he gets a hot-cooked meal at lunch He works from home much of the time, and with that hovers the expectation that something other than pb&j might grace the table at lunchtime. Often, I adhere to that expectation. I figure I [...]
Loaded Oatmeal Cookies… Three Ways
May 15, 2009 – 1:00 AM
My guys were headed out on a camping trip a couple of weeks ago (with a bunch of other fathers & sons), and they ordered up some cookies to take along with them. Looking forward to a solitary weekend, I happily scoured my cookies-yet-to-bake binder to find a recipe that I thought would satisfy the hungry campers. [...]
Top 100 Exercise Songs For Your iPod
May 14, 2009 – 5:36 AM
Yeah, I know this is a food blog , but I just can’t help adding in a few exercise and diet tips now and then. It’s a daily struggle for me to lose weight and maintain, and I find that intense workouts help tremendously. I couldn’t possibly eat all of this food that I blog [...]
Black & White Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache Drizzle
May 12, 2009 – 2:00 AM
Fancy food is not for the casual eater. Too much fanciness can make a non-foodie type feel a little out of place. It’s not welcomed by the non-adventurous type. And it’s usually not appreciated by one who doesn’t really know food. Sometimes simple really is best.
I made this pound cake recently… when I was looking [...]
Cookbook Giveaway: Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta
May 10, 2009 – 2:00 AM
I’m delighted to announce that the folks at Rancho La Puerta Spa contacted me after seeing my recipe posts from their cookbook and offered to give away a cookbook to one of my RecipeGirl readers!
This giveaway is now closed, and the lucky winner (via Random.org) is commenter #36…
Anali from the blog: Anali’s First Amendment. Congratulations! Please [...]
Mushroom and Goat Cheese Quiche
May 8, 2009 – 1:00 AM
I’ve always associated Mother’s Day with brunch. Usually being the one to host this holiday, I almost always put quiches on the menu. I have quite a few quiche recipes that I love, but I’m always looking for something new to try. This one comes from that great spa cookbook that I talked about yesterday: Mushroom & [...]
Chocolate Banana Bread from Rancho La Puerta Spa
May 6, 2009 – 1:00 AM
Rancho La Puerta is a world-famous destination spa in Baja, California (Mexico)- about an hour’s drive from San Diego. I’ve wanted to visit this spa for years, imagining the luxury of a week full of exercise, relaxation and healthy eating, and devoid of internet, TV and the real world. It sits on 3,000 sunny-all-the-time acres [...]
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
May 4, 2009 – 10:25 AM
I had a serious craving for Mexican food last night. Good thing it’s quite easy to satisfy those Mexican food cravings here in Southern California. We have little Mexican fast food shacks, you see… pretty much every mile or so down the road. They’re quick and they’re good and they’re a little bit greasy, but [...]
Margarita Cupcakes
May 2, 2009 – 1:00 AM
Cinco de Mayo will soon be here (May 5th for those non-Spanish speakers). Though it’s a Mexican holiday, here in Southern California, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are pretty widespread… mostly an excuse to eat Mexican food and partake in downing a few margaritas. We had a party last year for that very reason. These Margarita [...]
