Archive for the ‘food’ Category
A friend brought this salad to a potluck and the bowl was scraped clean and several people requested the recipe. I have made it several times since then for company and each time it’s been remarked on – it’s a delicious blend of flavors and the oil and lemon dressing is perfection. It is easy [...]
Are you familiar with the wonders which are to be found in three ingredient peanut butter cookies? I first made these ten years ago while in Nigeria – my sister sent me a letter {which took six weeks to arrive …} and in it she told of this fabulous cookie which contained ingredients which were [...]
We have been enjoying an assortment of Thanksgiving books, most stories on the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, but our favorite has been Cranberry Thanksgiving- an old out of print book by Wende and Harry Devlin.
When I saw this recipe for rich chocolate cake with salted dulce de leche in a copy of Victoria magazine I cut it out and tucked it away to try some day.
This soft pretzel recipe is so good – and while we’re currently not able to eat it (we’re participating in the Whole 30 challenge and are almost done!!) I have been sorting through all my recipes that I am looking forward to making this Fall … and soft pretzel bites are one of them! (I [...]
We eat a lot of eggs in our house. Like a lot a lot. Hard boiled. Fried. Poached. Sunny side up. Scrambled. Egg casserole {thanks for the recipe Becky!}. Omelets. Egg salad… eggs are versatile, cheap, easy to prepare and filling. A few weeks ago I found these fun egg molds – for $3 including shipping [...]
{Popped} Popcorn + melted White Chocolate + Colorful sprinkles = colorful and fun Happy Birthday Sprinkle Popcorn {AND!! It is INCREDIBLY delicious!} Use good white chocolate, not white candy coating squares, for the tastiest of popcorn.
Avocado Bruschetta Recipe 1 large, ripe tomato, diced 2 scallions, finely sliced 4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, diced 1/2 ripe avocado, diced 1/2 TBSP balsamic vinegar 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil {Err on the side of less} salt and pepper to taste 4 slices bread, sliced and toasted {Ciabatta works well} Mix the first 7 ingredients [...]
Last month I made these grain free rolls and they were spectacular! They were hard to make look like a perfect roll, but we didn’t care that they didn’t look perfect – they tasted great and that’s what mattered!! {We were doing the Whole 30 Challenge, and broke our pact with the 1/2 tsp of [...]
::I am away this week and am featuring older posts I, or guests, have written in the past. Eventually I plan on recreating this recipe without the white flour, but I will still share it as is. These are really yummy cookies!!:: Chai Tea Cookie Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup honey 4 [...]
