Tag: Delicious

Strawberry and Rhubarb Cream Tart

Strawberry and Rhubarb Cream Tart

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 

Homemade Ricotta

Homemade Ricotta

For those of you who are thinking that you would never make homemade ricotta, and that I’m just going overboard in the other direction after giving you this tube-dough abomination…. you may be right.  About the going in the other direction thing, not that you 

Madeira Cake

Madeira Cake

So, when I instituted Monday Cake Day, I wasn’t thinking about the fact that sometimes, I wouldn’t want to come home on a Monday and make a cake.  I mean, yes, baking a cake can be an incredibly cathartic experience, and eating a cake can 

Simple Chocolate Mousse

Simple Chocolate Mousse

My birthday is coming up. So I’ve been thinking about something. I never get a birthday cake. (Ok, this is an exaggeration. I got a beautiful birthday cake that I still have dreams about sometimes from a wonderful friend last year. Hmmm… recipe to follow.) 

Banana Tarte Tatin

Banana Tarte Tatin

So here I am, it’s Monday, and I am all psyched out to share an awesome cake with you. I’m serious about Monday Cake Day. I made this for dinner tonight erm, I mean, for after dinner… who would eat this for dinner?! Oh, certainly 

Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

So, I was super excited to tell you about this amazing, simple recipe for one of the best tomato sauces I’ve ever had.  And then I googled it, to make it easier for me to include here, instead of typing it out from the cookbook.  

Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

Hi guys. I know. Mondays are hard.  The week kind of yawns out in front of you, and you kind of get the feeling that nothing worthwhile is really going to happen until next a whole FIVE days from now, except e-mails and phone calls 

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Sage and Shallots

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Sage and Shallots

  After a weekend of lime tarts and the like, Monday night dinners can be pretty rough.  Just look at what I have to work with: These poor, earnest little potatoes are doing the best they can.  They are nutritious, can be very tasty, and 

Blue Cheese Coleslaw

Blue Cheese Coleslaw

Does this ever happen to you?  A friend asks you for a recommendation of something to make for a family gathering, party, etc. You think about it for a second, and say, YES, I know exactly what you should make.  You then go into details