We’ve been eating a lot of salad the past few weeks. I just can’t get enough! I recently bought a few grapefruits and wanted to put it in a salad. They were so bright and juicy, and sweet. Citrus and avocado in a salad is a classic pairing. Yet, my husband was a little skeptical… […]
Cheese of the Week (Year!): Monterey Chevre from Rawson Brook Farm
I love my friend Tania. She is so sweet and thoughtful, among many other great qualities. And she also shares our family’s love of goat cheese. This being the case, when she saw that our family didn’t make it back up to the Berkshires over the weekend, she went to Rawson Brook Farm and bought […]
Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
I confess that I adore sweet rolls–in any shape or form. But, it is sometimes hard to find good ones. Really–it is. Don’t even give me a cinnamon roll from a cardboard tube. That is not even really fit for human consumption–sorry, I hate to break it to you. (Okay, maybe in an emergency.) I […]
Cream Cheese and Jam Sweet Rolls
As I was trying to figure out what to do with the remaining 1/2 recipe of brioche from Tuesdays With Dorie, I came up with a wonderful idea. Why not make a cheese danish sort of version? I wanted to use sour cherry jam, but alas, I pulled it out of the fridge and found […]
Orange Muffins
Yesterday as my little girl requested Orange Muffins for breakfast, I realized I have never posted this recipe before. My little girl often requests these muffins. They are her very favorite. This recipe came from my good friend, Kristen. I’ve been making them for years since I had them in mini form at her house. […]
Mixed Greens with Chicken, Goat Cheese, and Sun-dried Tomato Vinaigrette
I apologize for the bad picture below. You can’t see all the wonderful components of the salad–like the goat cheese. But, don’t let that deter you from trying it. The Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing is really marvelous and mingles well with the goat cheese and almonds. Mixed Greens with Chicken, Goat Cheese and Toasted Almondsoriginal recipe […]
Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing
Sun-Dried Tomato DressingFrom The Joy of Cooking Ingredients:1-2 shallots, quartered 1 to 2 garlic cloves, halved 6 sun-dried tomato halves in oil, drained and chopped (I used a half jar of Trader Joe’s julienned SDT’) 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar (I used white balsamic) 1 Tbsp. fresh chopped basil (or 1 tsp. dried basil) salt and […]
Shirley Temple Floats
Being a mom to young kids, I am fond of non-alcholic cocktails and mixed drinks. I particularly like a nice, cold Shirley Temple, especially when it’s warm outside. A Shirley Temple can be made with ginger ale, 7-Up, or Sprite. It may or may not contain orange juice. Grenadine provides the lovely pink color, and a […]
Chocolate Mint Cake with White Chocolate Mint Ganache Filling and Chocolate Fudge Icing
This chocolate mint cake features layers of tender dark chocolate cake, white chocolate ganache filling, and a rich chocolate fudge icing. Chocolate and mint lovers…this one’s for you! My dear, dear friend just had a baby. Another friend and I took dinner to her. My assignment was dessert. I remembered my friend telling me that […]
Traditional Madeleines
I have a little confession to make– I didn’t want to make madeleines for Tuesdays With Dorie this week. Up until yesterday afternoon, I was positive I didn’t really care for madeleines and couldn’t understand what the big hype was all about. Plus I didn’t own the correct pan. Let me explain–I’ve never had a […]
