I like to think that there will be a special calorie-free place in heaven reserved for Snickerdoodle lovers like me. There will be beaches made of cinnamon-sugar sand and surfboards made of Snickerdoodle Cookies. On a nearby magical mountain, I’ll ski down frozen layers of Snickerdoodle Ice Cream, maneuvering the mogul-like scoops with ease as [...]
Another year is coming to a close. The RecipeGirl.com site has been up since mid 2006, but this blog portion of the site is turning just 2 years old tomorrow. Launching the site (and especially the blog) was a most fabulous idea, it has fueled my passion for food & cooking & creativity in the kitchen, and it [...]
In my family, we have a celebration on Christmas Eve. Lots of us get together and share a big dinner that everyone helps to prepare. Once dinner is cleaned up, we begin preparing brunch for Christmas day… usually an overnight egg casserole and sometimes even cinnamon rolls. We wake up Christmas morning and sneak downstairs [...]
We’re coming to a close here this holiday cookie season, and I’ve saved the best for last. This cookie recipe is by far my favorite Christmas cookie discovery this year: Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies. This delightful treat comes from the December 2009 issue of Bon Appetit, and I’ve changed it up a little bit using these [...]
My favorite time of year for baking is Christmas. I rarely repeat a cookie recipe (always wishing to discover new things), but if I do… these are the treats I’m most likely to make again.
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Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I’ll be serving up first. [...]
You’ve probably had it before, and more than likely it’s typical Thanksgiving fare in your house. You know… the cranberry sauce that you pry open with a can opener and then attempt to nudge it out carefully so it slithers into the serving bowl in one large, cylindrical, gelatinous blob. I grew up with the stuff, and [...]
Our community held it’s annual Fall Harvest Festival this past weekend. It’s our attempt to experience a bit of what autumn is like in most parts of the country… caramel apple-making stands, displaced hay bales, & store-bought scarecrows, all set up on a village green and packed with folks clad in summery attire and lathered with [...]
I did it. I dared to mess with a master baker. I took his cookie recipe and thought I could make it better.
I browned the butter that was instructed to be melted. I added in a little bit of lemon juice too (my secret for helping to create chewy cookies). And I defiantly used my preferred [...]
Blueberries are abundant on the Northeast coast of the US. We can find them in our markets pretty easily here in San Diego, but nothing beats the blueberries that you come across in New England. They’re BIG and j.u.i.c.y. little buggers, and they’re cheap as can be. The market where I shopped this summer had [...]
Happy New Year!I began blogging just one short year ago today. I’ll begin the year by reviewing what was the best of the best in my first year of blogging. Most of you likely began reading my blog in the latter half of the year and didn’t get to see my early stuff (which is [...]
If you’re undecided about what sort of delicious dessert to make for Christmas this year, look no further. I found one for you… Red Velvet Cheesecake.
I don’t gush about recipes all that often, and I’m a horrible critic of my own creations. I usually have to ask others what they think in order to get [...]
Here are my 25 Christmas Cookie & Candy favorites of last season… Click picture to find the recipe.
My Top Six favorites of the favorites:(I liked all of them, but here are the tops)#1: Blackberry- Sage Thumbprints#2: Bake & Slice Chocolate Swirls#3: Sparkling Butter Toffee Cookies#4: Cinnamon Fudge#5: Macadamia Nut Butter Toffee#6: Chocolate Mint Wafers
Especially good [...]
Baking different varieties of chocolate chip cookies seems to be all-the-rage these days. If someone claims to have the most superior recipe, I’ll give it a go. I’ve tried many recipes but I always come back to this one. To me, this one (with its two secret ingredients) is the ultimate chocolate chip cookie.
I’m [...]
Well friends, I’ve been holding out on you… but I return today from a month-long vacation in New England. That explains my MIA status in visiting not a single blog in the last 30 days. We stayed in a beach house north of Cape Cod where we enjoyed the sun and sand, visiting relatives, evening [...]
I’ve been making this Avocado- Pine Nut Salad for YEARS. First discovered at my sister’s house eons ago while plowing through her loads of cookbooks, this has since become a classic family favorite. Need a great salad for a potluck? This is it. Need a salad that most people will eat? This is it. Need [...]
If there’s such a thing as “brownie heaven,” that’s where I am. Heavenly…. That’s what these are…
A rich, fudge-like brownie (no cakey stuff here) – the better quality chocolate that you choose to splurge on, the more amazing your brownies will be. If you’re lucky enough to have a Trader Joe’s in your area, [...]
More favorite recipes from last year… next up are Side Dishes- my restaurant- quality favorites from 2007!
Roasted Cauliflower with Tomato and Green Olives was my very favorite vegetable side dish of last year. When you roast cauliflower… it gets this wonderful smoky flavor. We just couldn’t get enough of this. It was terrific with grilled [...]
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Cappuccino Brownies… a decadent, gooey and chocolatey brownie, a cinnamon- tainted cream cheese layer that is rich and creamy, and topped with a fudgy, glossy glaze. Originally from Gourmet, this one’s a keeper for sure. Stay tuned for how to make this evil treat…
You’ll need instant espresso powder. It’s not always easy [...]
Salads are the staple of our existence in our San Diego home. If we don’t eat salad for lunch, it will most likely make an appearance at dinner. So you’ll understand when I tell you that I have more salad recipes in my to-try pile than I can count. I’m always on the hunt for [...]
I found FIVE soup recipes this past year that deserve the spotlight. Each is rated as “restaurant quality” on the RecipeGirl.com website (and I’d be rather happy to find these on any menu!)
This soup was a delightful surprise this past summer when zucchini was at its peak… Zucchini- Fresh Oregano Soup. It’s a fairly simple [...]
Baking is my favorite type of cooking. I’m fairly good at it (me thinks) and I love to bake and give away. Can’t keep all of these wonderful treats sitting around you know! As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I made 25 different kinds of cookie and candy during the holidays this year [...]
As self-proclaimed carb-0-holics, our family enjoys all things that are bread and pasta! Here are a few of our favorite new-to-us recipes from 2007.
This Marbled Chocolate- Banana Bread from Cooking Light has been around quite a long time but we only discovered its goodness last year. It’s a wonderfully moist banana bread with a chocolate [...]
Welcome to my Blog! I figured January 1st was as good a time as any to start a fun, new venture. With the RecipeGirl.com site up and running and getting great traffic, I decided to dive into the world of blogging about my adventures in the world of food.
I prepared something like 300 new recipes [...]
