To me, nothing heralds summer like really good strawberry ice cream. Ice cream is obviously the best summer food there is. (Not open for discussion or dissent, ok? It just is.) And strawberry is the flavor that seems to whisper, excitedly, “Summer is here!”
This recipe for Crème Brûlée Cheesecake is brought to you by the evil genius of my baby brother’s mind. This past year, for this birthday, when I asked him what kind of cake or dessert he’d like to celebrate with, I expected his usual answer. …
I know. I’m sorry. I don’t usually go in for this kind of shenanigans. Ok, well maybe I do. But I really do try to steer clear of such over-the-top silliness (like peanut butter cup bacon whipped cream brownie bars, etc.) Compared to some of …
This isn’t just a chocolate chip cookie. Let me rephrase that. Saying just a chocolate chip cookie is somewhat disparaging to chocolate chip cookies. A chocolate chip cookie can be the epitome of what a cookie should be. So I’ll say it this way: This …
Mmm… is there anything better than a hot cup of earl grey tea on a cold day? Oh wait… there is… and it’s that cup of tea, plus chocolate and cream and cocoa. I’m not even a chocolate person (I know, the horror!) and I …
It’s been brought to my attention (by my completely appalled friends), that some people think I might be a pumpkin hater because I posted a while back that I was sick of hearing about pumpkin spice lattes while there were still tomatoes and eggplants at …
Before I even started out on this recipe, it had several things going against it. Three strikes. First, it’s Mango Lassi frozen yogurt. Lassis have never sounded in the least bit appealing to me. I’ve been to India, and frankly, the idea of stopping at …
I’m completely aware that I’m not exactly thinking outside of the box by giving you a pumpkin pie a few days before Thanksgiving. But why would I tell you about something that wouldn’t be for Thanksgiving, when you most likely won’t want to look at …
Well, friends, summer is reaching its end. All the kiddos are back in school, I actually felt something resembling a chill while sitting outside the other night, and I’m starting to play the annual game of what I like to call, “Bug hubby to go …
As much as I enjoy food blogging, there is one thing that I decidedly do not love. And that would be the simple fact that when you blow it, there is photo evidence. When I make something new, I take pictures “just in case” it’s …