Besides all the encouragement towards a healthier lifestyle and great recipes to help on the journey, they throw in delectable treats like the adobo chips with warm goat cheese and cilantro salsa, to help you feel like you’re having a cheat day when you’re not! Thanks Cooking Light! Love and good food – v http://www.cookinglight.com/m/entertaining/holidays-occasions/cheese-appetizer-recipes/adobo-chips-warm-goat-cheese-cilantro-salsa?xid=social_facebook+
Bringing “healthy” to work!
Truth: since New Year’s Eve, I have been a little under the weather. .. almost the whole family was afflicted with this evil congestion-body aching illness! Came back to work Monday at maybe 40% my usual self (minus a voice), and today, I think I’m down to 30%… but, I’ve stuff to do so I…
Almond biscotti
Biscotti 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 stick unsalted butter, melted 2 tablespoons brandy or 1 tsp anice extract 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 cup whole almonds with skin, lightly toasted , cooled, and coarsely chopped 4 large eggs, separated 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder…
Dirt ~
Happy 2016! May you have enough…be happy with enough. ..may the only excess be an excess of love, sharing and gratitude
Christmas
No matter how you chose to celebrate, or not celebrate, Christmas can be seen in a variety of cultures throughout the world. Open your eyes and heart to the wonder of it all! Traditionally, the most treasured of celebrations is the Christmas meal… whether you are with family, friends or fellow co-workers, it is…
Chap Chae… A Korean Delight
This year has been an event-FULL year for our family. Tony came home from his far, far away place; M is still creating some beautiful, functional pottery and continues her education at UNM; A graduated college, then commissioned into the USAF, THEN married wonderful A; T graduated high school and committed to joining the USAF in a…
Match-A-Flavor Donuts
Match-a-flavor Donuts 1 1/2 cup flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp *Matcha Green Tea powder (optional) 2/3 cup oil (I used melted coconut oil, but veg or canola oil will work, too) 1/2 cup buttermilk (I made my own by combining milk with…
the south is gonna rise again…
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[audio https://delectablediction.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lynard-skynard-sweet-home-alabama.mp3%5D There is something sweet and very humbling to hear, “oh, my! that is better than momma’s!” ~ while very kind, I know this cannot be true ~ for it is the love of that momma that made the pie taste a little sweeter, the dumplings a little fluffier and…
Oh Happy Day!
25 years ago, I gave birth to a beautiful itty, bitty baby girl… Happy birthday to my amazing daughter! Steak Tacos with radish salsa 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1 pound skirt or flank steak Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper freshly ground pepper 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves with tender stems, divided 4 radishes,…
Polpette & Busiate
There are hundreds of cuisines in Italy, not to mention the regional specialties. Then of course you have family secrets ~ the one thing you won’t find, spaghetti and meatballs. Oh, you can have a rich red wine-laced tomato sauce to dip the polpetti, or find miniature versions, almost like the Italian version of […]…
Basta Pasta
There’s a new pasta in town…gone are the days of using ricotta for pasta al-forno. Have you ever wondered why your perfectly prepared pasta, with the succulent sauce seasoned just right, noodles with the just-right bite of al dente, turns just a bit dry? Its the ricotta. Trust me. Next time you have un gusto…
Val’s Chocolate Cupcakes.
Originally posted on delectablediction:
I finished reading Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich yesterday, and was inspired to make cupcakes. I have always used a others’ recipes for cakes, but yesterday, I created a chocolate cupcake that is possibly THE best, most tender and tasty cupcake EVER. The problem now? Naming it: Val’s Chocolate Heaven in a…
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