So I saw this funny thing somewhere on Twitter a few days ago. It was a website for a cookie diet. (Let me see if I can find it…ah, here it is. Click here.) I’ve been on that diet for a long time. It doesn’t work. Cookies for every meal does not help you lose […]
Open Plan Kitchen
Last week I saw this kitchen from Rainer Spehl over at Blue Ant Studio. I really dig it. Funny enough, it sort of reminds me of the kitchen I had in NY. (But in a fond way.) This kitchen has ten times more counter space. There’s just this part of me that loves exposed […]
Marion Cunningham’s Irish Soda Bread
When we lived in NY, my husband we had a lot of neighbors with Irish ancestry. There was a set of triplets of Irish descent whose mother made the most amazing Irish Soda Bread. The triplets attended the school where my husband worked. They would sell their mother’s Irish Soda Bread to friends, neighbors, and […]
Cake Slice Bakers: Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake
This month for Cake Slice Bakers, we chose to make the Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake from Sky High: Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman. Because I have a very good reason, I deviated slightly from the recipe and added strawberries. The inside is a moist lemon chiffon cake filled with tangy lemon curd and a […]
White Chocolate-Creme de Menthe Ice Cream
This year I swore up and down I was going to make a real Irish dessert on St. Patrick’s Day. Instead, my daughter begged me to make green mint ice cream. I threw in the white chocolate to please me, and the green mint pleased her. My husband was pleasantly surprised how much he liked […]
Happy St. Paddy’s!
(image via marthastewart.com) I dropped the ball this year. Last month I was going to try corning a beef brisket myself. The process takes a few weeks. (You can look here, or here for ideas in case you are interested.) So, I’m doing our corned beef in the slow-cooker, which is a great way to […]
Hazelnut-Toffee Cookies
These Hazelnut-Toffee Cookies are very good. Veeeerrrrry good. Soft and chewy. Studded with chocolate, crunchy hazelnuts, and buttery toffee. Just the best cookies EVER. For reals. I’m kind of at a loss as to what else to say about them… Ha! The base of the cookies is from my favorite Root Beer Cookies recipe. […]
Coconut Rum Cake
I love coconut cake. It’s probably my very favorite. I usually only make it once a year for Easter. I made an exception this year. (I’m still making one for Easter.) I made this for our Brazilian crowd for my MIL’s birthday. (This is the last post about it!) The Brazilian way to cut a […]
Jicama and Black Bean Salad
This salad was a great compliment to some tasty enchiladas we made for dinner last night. And it also lends itself to variation. Could you add tomatoes? Sure. What about a jalapeno? Why, of course. Don’t like cilantro? Add parsley. I think the possibilities are endless. Jicama and Black Bean Saladby Lindsey Johnson Ingredients:1 small […]
Banana Sour Cream Muffins
Need an idea for your Saturday breakfast? My little guy peeled a mushy banana and it fell apart in his hands. He sobbed for me to fix it. And because sometimes life hands you mushy bananas that won’t stick back together, you have no choice but to make muffins. I looked to my favorite recipe […]
