Late yesterday afternoon I had the honor of doing a hands-on demonstration of how to make focaccia with a neighbor girl. K is a kind 16 year old with a thirst for knowledge. Right now, she is diving into nutrition and how making your food, or at least knowing where your food comes from, has…
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Triple chocolate cookies
If you need a little something sweet after dinner, this simple little gem hits all the marks! Scoop them onto a baking sheet, stick in the freezer, then place in a zip lock bag. Just pop one, two or ten out when you need that sugar rush. Ingredients 1½ cups all-purpose flour (195g)¼ cup unsweetened…
How to peel an egg?
Yes, how to peel an egg… I’m not professing to be an expert, far from it, in fact! This is a plea – how do I peel an egg? I beg of you to share! I’ve eaten my weight in eggs – hard boiled and soft, jammy eggs (my favorite), fried, scrambled, strata and fritatta….
Starting From Scratch
Happy New Year. I’ve started over many times. New houses, new towns, new countries, new jobs… but has any of that prepared me for this new life without the person I’ve shared so many of those milestones with? With the amazing love of my kids and our incredible friends, I can feel the hope of…
Very vanilla cupcakes 🧁
Have you been searching for that seemingly elusive, delicate, yet very delicious vanilla cupcake? I certainly have, until now! It’s my brother-in-law’s birthday tomorrow, and I decided to bake a few treats to celebrate how wonderful, kind and generous he is. Happy birthday, Tom! 1 3/4 c AP flour 1 c raw sugar 1/3 tsp…
Cinnamon Roll Biscuits
Yes, biscuits! If you’re looking for a good, flakey, layered with butter, cinnamon and raisins biscuit lightly kissed with creamy, silk-like glaze – look no further! Crazy menopausal cravings are worse than the pregnancy ones for me- sweet one minute salty, the next… moist (sorry Tyler) one bite, then crunchy the next… wonderful woes of…
Specially Processed American Meats
 [/audio] DISCLAIMER: I am either going to lose a few readers or gain a few readers with this post. Please don’t judge too harshly 🙂 Some of you may know that I DO NOT eat processed foods – do not, will not, eat from a can (seemed Seuss-worthy)! On any given day, my pantry…
Truffle Brownies
These incredible delights are so rich, you only need to serve a 1 x 1 inch square… dressed up with some whipped bourbon cream with vanilla bean and strawberries, you’ve got a lovely dessert. v 1 1/4 c butter 3/4 c Dutch cocoa 6 oz good quality dark chocolate, chopped 2 T water…
King’s Hawaiian Bread Pudding
My son and I have been making the 2-hours round trip journey to Boise at least 3 times a week for the last 6 weeks… I’d like to blame (?) it all on his training for the Air Force’s PAST, but that would be a half-truth… the highlight of these trips (other than his successful…
Buon Compleano ~ Mexico
Buon Compleano ~ Mexico.
Protein in little packages
Just before Tony left for his deployment last time (back when it seemed we were only eating grilled tacos with nopalitos or just wilted spinach with garlic and tomato), we made a healthy life-style change with P90x2. The program whipped our behinds for the first 3 weeks, but then we noticed it was also whipping…
Buona Pasqua
History of Pane di Pasqua Bread has a religious significance on the Italian Easter table, for Christ is often referred to as “the bread of life.” Hand-fashioned egg-decorated breads vary from region to region in Italy and go by many different names. But the commonality of baking whole eggs twisted or braided into bread is…