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Peanut Butter Brownies with Milk Chocolate Ganache and Salted Peanuts
These Peanut Butter Brownies might just be the best you’ve ever tasted. I first made these peanut butter brownies for a Mother’s Day BBQ years ago. I went by myself because my husband had something that day. What it was escapes me now. But it was a fun day. Our friends, Jaime and Omar, invited […]
Have You Tried: Tomatillos?
One of my favorite fruits/veggies is the tomatillo. My advice? Try them as soon as possible. Tips: Select tomatillos that are firm, green and about the size of a golf ball. Larger ones are fine, too, but I’ve found the smaller ones to be a little better. You will probably see them in the produce […]
From My Archives: Waldorf-Like Salad on Mixed Greens
Update: I realized the mayo statement below seems to have nothing to do with the recipe and post! Usually Waldorf Salad is made with mayo. I prefer it made with sour cream and a little lemon juice. _______________________________________________ I don’t love mayo. Sorry, I just don’t. (Unless it’s homemade….) When I was doing Weight Watchers […]
Experiment: Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Lemon Curd
I had some leftover whole milk ricotta in my fridge that needed to be used. (I made and froze another Orange Ricotta Cheesecake for my husband’s upcoming birthday…mmm, can’t wait! I think it’s going to be even better than last time!) How could I use the remaining 1/2 cup of ricotta? I settled on pancakes. […]
Homemade Black Bean and Chorizo Chili
In our family, I am the one who loves chili the very most. I could eat it once a week at least. Typically I make some sort of vegetarian chili because that’s what I like the best. But every so often I cave and make chili with meat in it for my husband and kids. […]
Red, White, and Blue Trifle
We have been calling this “Loyalist Trifle” since trifle is really an English dessert. But what better way to say “Happy 4th of July!” for us Anglophiles than to make trifle—however nontraditional my recipe may be. Note: I don’t own a traditional trifle dish, so I used a straight-sided glass bowl that is about the […]
Mixed Greens Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Mixed Greens Salad with Poppyseed Dressing Serves 4 Ingredients: For salad: 1 bag mesclun greens (can use spinach instead) 1-2 tart apples, thinly sliced 1/2 cup (or a little more) dried cherries 1/2 cup chopped candied pecans 1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola 1/4 lb. cooked bacon, crumbled For Poppyseed Dressing: 4 Tbsp. sour cream 4 Tbsp. […]
How-To: Making Chiffon Cake
Have you ever tried Chiffon cake? It’s a very light, airy foam cake akin to Angel Food Cake that is made with flour, sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. (Angel Food Cake is made without oil or egg yolks.) Chiffon cake is very versatile–you can fill it, frost it, freeze it, forget about it for a […]
La Palette’s Strawberry Tart
What can I say about this tart that the pictures can’t say for me? Want a better look? The crust was perfect. Not too hard, not too soft. Perfect. The strawberries were sweet, the jam was gooey and delicious. I couldn’t put my camera down. It was so beautiful. I wasn’t sure I dared to […]
Summer Menu #6
It’s time to go to the grocery store–I mean REALLY time. But I managed to scrape together a pretty good meal for dinner last night with some leftovers and odds and ends we had hanging around. Easy Balsamic Chicken–this is surprisingly easy and good Crusty bread with Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil–our favorites are ciabatta […]
