And yet another post full of sugar and carbs…Am I ruining your diet? Sorry…I gave up on being thin a long time ago. (That’s a blatant lie–I still have high hopes.) Mint and chocolate. Who’s with me? It’s a good thing, right? Especially for a Friday? Chocolate Mint Cookies for the win! Back before Christmas, […]
Strawberry Sherbet
Back in 2004, the folks at Cooks’ Illustrated included a recipe for Fruit Sherbet in their May/June issue. I let the idea of that recipe simmer for almost 5 years before trying it. Before I made the Blackberry-Strawberry Sherbet, I made plain Strawberry Sherbet using that recipe as a guide. I served it last month […]
How-To: Parmesan-Herb Pan Biscuits
This recipe originally comes from my trusty Land o’ Lakes cookbook. They are simple, fast biscuits to make and go great with soup. Parmesan-Herb Pan Biscuitsadapted from Land o’ Lakes Ingredients:1/3 cup butter2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese2 Tbsp. chopped fresh herbs1 Tbsp. sugar3 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt1 cup milk […]
Make Your Own: Pizza
We are huge pizza snobs. Since leaving NY, we just can’t bring ourselves to eat inferior pizza from some of those chain places. And it’s okay if YOU do. We just don’t like it so much. (Exception: Nicolitalia Pizzeria makes the best Boston-style pizza. It’s in Provo for any locals wanting to check it out.) […]
Bananas Foster Ice Cream
Bananas have always been on my list of “Love-Hates.” I love them. I hate them. I love them. Nah…I hate them. And so on. It started when I was a little preschool girl some 25+ years ago. My preschool teacher made us healthy banana shakes. She made me drink a glass of it. I don’t […]
Project Baby Food
We are, like most everyone else, trying to cut back on needless spending. Have you checked out how much baby food costs these days? It’s a lot. Too much, actually. I experimented a bit with making my own baby food after my first baby. She hated it. So I stopped. With my second I was […]
Dinner Tonight: Sausage and Peppers with Polenta
This meal is so satisfying and makes enough to have leftovers the next day. I also usually throw in a few chicken breasts or thighs to stretch it a bit. (i.e. I let my kids and my husband eat all the sausages and I have chicken.) (Click on the pictures to go to the recipes.) […]
Blackberry-Strawberry Sherbet
Raise your hand if you can’t wait for Winter to be over? Me, too. I couldn’t resist stocking up on berries at Sunflower Farmer’s Market over the last few weeks. They were having such a great sales on berries. (Although the strawberries left quite a bit to be desired…) Once we ate our fill, I […]
Golden Cornbread
Do you like cornbread? I do. I really, really do. In fact, I’m not sure I can tell you exactly how much I love it. That’s how much I love it. I do not, however, like dry cornbread. Who does? Raise your hand. (This is not the recipe for you. Head elsewhere please.) We like […]
Sorvete de Doce de Leite (Dulce de Leche Ice Cream)
This is a re-post with a few, slight modifications…and new pictures! I made it for my Brasilian mother-in-law’s birthday party on Sunday afternoon. All our Brasilian relatives were there and gave it a big thumbs up. So, I’m taking it on good authority that if you make it, people will like you. It may not […]