PB&J S’mores
I’m pretty sure this is real. I mean – I made it, I photographed it, I ate one three four. The hubby ate some, and promises that they’re real… It just seems too good to be true. Peanut butter & jelly s’mores. And I don’t mean the kind that involves smearing some jelly and peanut butter […]
Kiwi Grapefruit Sorbet
As pretty much every great story begins, I was walking through the produce section of the grocery store with no real plans. It was an “I’ll just buy whatever looks best” kind of day. Thankfully whoever stocks the fruit there had the brilliant idea of putting the kiwi and grapefruit next to each other. I […]
Blueberry Rhubarb Pie: A Tale of Two Tries
Sometimes an idea gets stuck in your head. For me, these are usually always food related. This time it was blueberry rhubarb pie. Sounds innocent enough, doesn’t it? So I ignored the fact that I’ve never worked with rhubarb, never made a blueberry pie, and haven’t made any other variety of pie in years… and set […]
Butterscotch Cookies
I know it’s officially spring now, but is it cool if I squeeze in one more winter-like recipe? Not that it feels like spring here anyway. We sort of skated by without a real winter, and yet now it’s getting all cold and rainy. On and off. With a tiny peek at sunshine and warmth here and […]
Lemon-Mint Cake with Lemon Syrup
I know what you’re thinking. More lemon? Yes! More lemon! I’m not even going to apologize. Sometimes I’m a little extremely obsessed with an ingredient, and right now it’s lemon. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner; sweet or savory – lemon is always welcome at my table. We went savory last time, so I figured a lemony dessert was in order. […]
Maple Stout Cupcakes with Candied Cayenne Bacon (aka Mancakes)
Let’s face it: guys get the short end of the stick on Valentine’s Day. For weeks leading up to February 14th, every commercial, magazine ad, and billboard is not so subtly reminding men: make this year special, show her how much you care… ’bout time to propose, isn’t it??? And if a guy forgets the holiday all together […]
Chocolate Pots de Crème
Can you believe I had never made pots de crème before the other day? I couldn’t either. I was forced to face this reality while flipping through the February Martha Stewart Living. After drooling over the photo in the magazine, I fondly recalled a few of these darling cups of decadence I had enjoyed in […]
Persimmon Bread Pudding
Persimmons. Where have you been all my life? These unsung heroes of the fruit stand were only introduced to me a few years ago at a farmers market. One of the vendors was giving out samples and, as is always the case with food, I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to try something I’d never […]
Pear Upside-Down Cake
When I turned the page in Bon Appétit to this recipe on a recent flight down to San Diego, I may have gasped out loud. In fact I must have, because suddenly the guy next to me was looking over curiously. “What could be more captivating than the holiday issue of SkyMall?!”, he must’ve been […]