Eric, Steve, Dan, Shayne, and Steve worked on the deck this weekend and they got so much accomplished! It almost looks like a deck now. The weather was what the boys called,
Since this little food blog holds my favorite recipes ever, I continue to make the recipes on this site all the time. Because of that and the fact that I have been posting for nigh on 3 years, I will
I'm definitely warming up to the idea of quinoa, even though I tend to be suspicious of uber-healthy foods when they first become popular. But it seems like everyone has been talking about this high-protein grain. It's also one of...
Combining fresh beets and apple create a mellow, slightly sweet soup recipe. Pureeing in a food processor or with an immersion blender makes it smooth and luscious.
This may be my new favorite snack. I found the recipe on Eating Well but kept it a bit on the healthier side so I could have it daily. What I really mean is
This Cinnamon-Crusted Coffee Cheesecake Pie with Caramel Sauce recipe contains philadelphia cream cheese, sugar, margarine or butter, baker's semi-sweet chocolate, caramel ice cream topping and more.
This Apple-Butter Ice Cream with Ginger-Chocolate Ganache recipe contains vanilla ice cream, bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream, apple butter, fresh ginger.
This Venison Steak with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce recipe contains steaks, whipping cream, unsalted butter, dry white wine, fresh tarragon and more.
Mac & Cheese is a standard favorite, but we have mixed it up with this Penne Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce recipe. We've made traditional cheese sauce with Carnation Evaporated Lowfat 2% Milk and changed-up the cheese and pasta while adding sun-dried tomatoes for a luscious Mac & Cheese inspired dish.
This is not at all difficult to make - although you can use uncooked bacon strips I prefer to semi-cook the bacon in the oven first just to release some fat but do not cook until crisp or wrapping it around the chicken will be impossible - the chicken may be prepared up to one day in advance, which makes this great dinner party food, just cover refrigerate and mix up the sauce when ready to bake :)
At Craft restaurant in Manhattan, where I work as the pastry chef, I like to send out a small bowl of caramel popcorn as a parting gift to guests. I prefer yellow popcorn; it seems to yield the biggest popped kernels.
