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…
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Posole and tortillas
I recently had friends visit from Colorado. This essentially led to a 5 day cooking marathon! Kahlua pork with fresh corn tortillas and lime-dressed cabbage, fritatta with onion, garlic, herbs and potatoes, gf pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cheesecake muffins (thank you Tyler!), two types of granola: peanut butter and maple cinnamon, crunchy asian-inspired meatballs with soy-lime…
Posole and tortillas
I recently had friends visit from Colorado. This essentially led to a 5 day cooking marathon! Kahlua pork with fresh corn tortillas and lime-dressed cabbage, fritatta with onion, garlic, herbs and potatoes, gf pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cheesecake muffins (thank you Tyler!), two types of granola: peanut butter and maple cinnamon, crunchy asian-inspired meatballs with soy-lime…
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….
Simple goodness
One of the best things I remember about school lunches, was the no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. Come on, besides sitting next to Connie and Stephanie (and giggling over Tommy and Allen) and mashed-potatoes and yeast roll day, you know this was your favorite, too! This easy, no-frills, zero complications morsel is forgiving, too. You can…
Perfection and Ravioli
Boy, what a year it’s been! We’ve all had things that challenged us, and if we’re lucky, we didn’t break. Cracked maybe, but like the Japanese art of kintsugi, our “gold-filled resin” will highlight our personal strengths, our forged bonds we’ve made with our neighbors. [Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. If a…
Un Pranzo Semplice
We took the opportunity to visit our dear cousins, Pietro and Lucia and Lucia’s sister Luisa up north near Trieste, and c.b.m (cousins-by-marriage) Roberta, her family, Fabrizia and her family near Aviano. If you’ve ever heard the stories of our time at Aviano, you’ll quickly know that these kind, generous folks are dear to us….
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…
We bought some cheese…
Well folks, the time has finally arrived! Tony and I have begun the sometimes arduous, but always incredible adventure that we’ve talked and dreamed of for more than 30 years: the Sicily house renovations have begun! I will chronicle our journey as we go, but will start off with a few pictures. First off, Sicily…
Lemon Cream Pie🍋
If you’re looking for a perfect, creamy, tart dessert for your summer cookout, this tart lemon cream pie is not only delicious, but fast and simple, too! Lemon Cream Pie 🥧 2 – 8 oz blocks of cream cheese 1 – 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk 4 T fresh lemon juice 1/2 c…
prelude to a taco truck
Happy December! I hope this post finds you healthy and safe in these troublesome times.
Everyday Focaccia
I know, I know… I’m evil. I am a bread-eating, carb-loving gal who doesn’t believe that all gluten is bad. For thousands of years, all of our ancestors have been making and eating some type of bread, whether flatbread, crispy, cracker-like breads, crunchy-crusted loaves, water, and ground up grains have shaped how we eat. Read…
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