I was making prime rib for a small New Year’s Eve party I was hosting and couldn’t see not serving Yorkshire Puddings. Some past recipes I’d tried failed and I was somewhat intimidated to try again, particularly for a holiday dinner party. I found the following straight-forward recipe that proved both simple to prepare and [...]
This weekend, I was asked to bring dessert to a potluck dinner. The hostess is a caramel fanatic, so I knew that my Dulce de Leche Cheesecake would be well-received, but I wanted something more portable. This recipe yields 24 two-bite cheesecakes, but can easily be halved if you only need a dozen. Ingredients: 24 [...]
I’m sort of picky about cookies. Some cookies I like crispy and crunchy and some I enjoy soft and chewy. This past weekend, I decided to combine two of my recipes to create a crispy AND chewy cookie. My tasting panel (ten warehouse workers at my office) really liked the results. Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose [...]
I recently attended a berry virtual tasting hosted by Driscoll’s and WineTwits and created the following recipe to share with the group. The results are just as tasty when blackberries are used. Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream 2 cup half and half 6 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 4 [...]
I’m sure you’ve noticed through my posts that I entertain quite a bit. I love cooking, baking and having friends over – it’s sort of my ‘thing’. The tough part is being creative with my menus so that friends who visit often don’t have the same meal multiple times. That’s why I’ve relied on my [...]
I know making homemade pudding is pretty old school with all the available, decent-quality commercial puddings on the market, but there truly is a tremendous taste difference that warrants rolling up one’s sleeves every once in a while. Here’s a version with a deep caramel flavor you can enjoy on its own or you can [...]
It’s unusual for me to post a recipe that skips most of the work and goes for semi-homemade but this is one of these instances. This super easy to make key lime pie skimps on prep time but not on flavor. Don’t like the meringue top? Simply replace it with whipped cream and enjoy! Ingredients: [...]
As a small kid, I loved watching my grandma cook and bake in her tiny kitchen where the pantry was jam packed with goodies. I’d make my way through this pantry, being careful to open the door slowly in case anything went flying out, to see what neat condiments she had stored away for future [...]
Not sure why, but the thought of throwing away over-ripe bananas drives me nuts. Instead, I’ll spend a few bucks to save four $0.35 bananas – not logical, but makes for a treat everyone enjoys. Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup (1stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 [...]
My mom, Diane, isn’t the sweet tooth in the family, her love of food is more savory, so I’m excited to be able to share a dessert she craves often and can’t live without – scrambled eggs cooked in maple syrup. Yea, I know, it sounds odd, but it’s a very traditional dish in Quebec, [...]
