Let’s get a few things straight:
1. I’m not a big fan of Cool Whip or any packaged, ready-to-eat foods.
2. I don’t normally take the easy way out when putting together desserts.
3. I’ve come to realize that sometimes taking the easy way out works out really, really well.
With that in mind, I’ll present to you my [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Frozen Caramel-Toffee Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert… Great Summer Dessert for a Crowd!
July 30, 2009 – 1:00 AM
New England Vacation… Foodie Highlights & Sights
July 27, 2009 – 2:00 AM
I just returned from a fabulous, relaxing family vacation in New England. The weather wasn’t the best this summer, but we did manage to snag a few good beach days and we didn’t experience the intense high heat and humidity that New England can typically bring. I’ll share food-related travel highlights in today’s post, and [...]
Whole Wheat Fresh Strawberry Scones with Maple Sugar
July 23, 2009 – 2:00 AM
Ah, there’s nothing like it… a cup of coffee, the Sunday paper, and the cardboard crunch of a dried-out scone. Yuck. Most scones should be made the morning that that they’re eaten, for fear of turning them into the sort that you may often pick up at a dud coffee shop. These are that sort [...]
Grilled Salad
July 20, 2009 – 2:00 AM
There are some vegetables out there that are not loved as much as others. They sit in their tiny, lonely bins in the produce section, and eventually a shopper who needs an obscure ingredient or someone who is more familiar with that vegetable will pick it up and toss it in their cart. I think [...]
Peanut Butter Cookie Cupcakes (yes, cupcakes)
July 16, 2009 – 2:00 AM
I’ve been making a lot of cupcakes this year, and I’ve ogled at cupcake bakeries in various cities & tried their most exotic flavors. I’ve woken up having dreamt of new cupcake recipes, scrambling for a pen and paper to write down my ideas before they’re lost. My obsession with cupcakes of late has now turned to cookie cupcakes. Yep, it’s [...]
Quick & Easy: Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple
July 13, 2009 – 2:00 AM
I’m entirely grateful for Martha Stewart (and her team). Some folks think of MS and think, “Oh, that lady is far too fancy for me.” Not so. She offers the fancy but she also covers the practical recipes too. I often gain inspiration from both of her magazines and her entertaining cookbooks. Her Cookies cookbook is just [...]
Rustic, Fresh Strawberry Galette
July 9, 2009 – 2:00 AM
The crunch of whole-grain cornmeal is one of those really pleasant culinary experiences for me. I’m sure that sounds odd (corny, even) to some… but I just love diving into a muffin or cornbread or a crust that has cornmeal included and biting into that grainy texture. It absolutely must be whole-grain cornmeal… the regular stuff just doesn’t [...]
Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas
July 6, 2009 – 2:00 AM
Quick, easy and summery fresh. Pull out the corn on the cob and pick a zucchini for this one: Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas.
These are fixed in the oven… but the good news is that you don’t have to have the oven on for long in this hot summer heat. Just give them a quick broil to melt [...]
4th of July Recipes: Red, White and Blue Cupcakes
July 1, 2009 – 2:00 AM
Happy 4th of July Week! I’m planning on celebrating with cupcakes: Red, White & Blue Cupcakes.
I’ve wanted to make a multi-colored tie-dye sort of cupcake for quite some time, so I decided to start with the red, white & blue sort for the holiday.
They’re simple, really. Use a vanilla cake batter and divide it into [...]
