Red is the new black in my book. I can’t get enough of it. (Right to left, top to bottom) Waring Pro Blender, Infinity Instruments Retro Round Metal Wall Clock, Buick Red Bread Bin from Typhoon, Buick Red Funky Scale from Typhoon (I have the Italian Job Scale in Red), Vintage Red Sugar Caddy from […]
Kitchen Q&A: Aunt Khali’s BBQ Beef
Back in March I posted the recipe for Aunt K’s BBQ Beef. Since then I’ve had a flood of e-mail questions regarding the recipe. I decided to go back to the source (Aunt Khali herself) to have all the questions answered and then repost it with better directions. (After reading the original post again […]
TWD: Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes
(Please visit Iheartfood4thought for the recipe. Great choice, Clara!) Last Tuesday as I was reading Tartelette’s post about her Bittersweet Chocolate and Cardamom Cupcakes, I knew I was going to add cardamom to my Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes for TWD. I have fallen head over heels in love with cardamom this past year and could add a […]
More IKEA Madness!
Remember when I posted about my dining room plans last month? Well, I finally got my husband to trek over to IKEA to check out the furniture I wanted to buy. (He secretly loves going there, I know it.) It turns out that he really had his own definite plans as to what we were […]
Look For It: Rainbow Carrots
I love, love, love October and November. The colors, the weather, the holidays….the food. One of my favorite Fall side dishes is roasted veggies–particularly roasted carrots. (Don’t stem them or boil them, please.) Next time you are in the produce section, look for a bag of Rainbow Carrots. I used to find them all the […]
Nie Nie Silhouette Cookies
I just saw these stunning sugar cookies made by Melissa at The Good Apple. I found them via CJane (a daily read) and you have to check them out! The cookies will be sold at the Mindy Gledhill concert to benefit Stephanie and Christian Nielsen.
Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel
This recipe is a keeper. We’ve made it literally dozens and dozens of times. These Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel are simple the best pumpkin muffins ever. The recipe comes from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home To Yours, which is one of my favorite cookbooks. Every time I pull a batch of these out of […]
Lenox Almond Biscotti
I usually turn up my nose at biscotti. It’s never been my favorite cookie. But as I was looking at the recipe for Lenox Almond Biscotti, I thought of the sliced almonds and almond extract. I like those. And then I thought about dried apricots. I like those, too. Together they were going to change […]
French Yogurt Cake with Orange Marmalade
My father-in-law just had a birthday. I threw together a little dinner for him and of course, there was cake. Knowing he has similar tastes to my husband, I decided to make something with orange marmalade. I altered a recipe in Baking: From My Home To Yours by Dorie Greenspan and it turned out pretty […]
Kitchen Q&A: Cheese Course
picture: Four Easy Cheese Appetizer Ideas Kiasa wrote to me yesterday asking about creating a cheese course. (I immediately started salivating…and thinking.) Last night my husband (and muse) and I sat down to discuss fromage. What would we put on our cheese plate? We came up with a few things to keep in mind when […]
