Tag: Vanilla

Vanilla Coconut Cashew Butter

My boys love peanut butter.  Like, seriously love peanut butter.  Between the two of them, we go through large jars of the stuff like it’s water.  Now, I like peanut butter, but I can’t eat it for lunch every single day (like some toddlers I 

Strawberry Rhubarb Compote with Cardamom

Strawberry Rhubarb Compote with Cardamom

Ok, last one for this year, I promise.  This is the last rhubarb recipe I’m going to send your way for a while.  But you’ll miss the rhubarb when it’s gone.  This compote is similar to how I remember eating rhubarb as a kid.  My 

Vanilla-Scented Rhubarb and Strawberry Crostata

Vanilla-Scented Rhubarb and Strawberry Crostata

A month ago, I gave birth to a baby girl.  A month ago.  This past month has gone by so fast that I’m feel like I blinked in May and woke up in June.  And yesterday, I teared up just a little when I realized 

Simple Strawberry Ice Cream

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!”

Rhubarb and Vanilla Sugar Scones

Rhubarb and Vanilla Sugar Scones

The original name for these scones was, “Naughty Rhubarb Scones”.  Which is appropriate.  I’ve been a bad girl. I haven’t been feeling very well (summer colds are evil), so when my parents came to pick up my little guy for an outing, my mother sent 

Applesauce Spice Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Applesauce Spice Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

As I was saying last week, something about fall just makes it so much fun to spend time in the kitchen.  Every recipe I see makes me want to give it a try.  All the warm spices, harvest veggies, and hearty soups and stews make 

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 

Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches with Blueberry Swirl

Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches with Blueberry Swirl

There’s no denying it now.  Summer is coming to a close.  My morning drive to work is slowed down by school buses, I have more ripe tomatoes than I know what to do with, and most of the time, I can turn off the a/c 

Strawberry Vanilla Limeade Popsicles

Strawberry Vanilla Limeade Popsicles

Hi, all.  Sorry for not being around here lately.  Truth is, it’s been a pretty long, sad, all-around-rough couple of weeks for my family and I, and I just haven’t had the heart to make much in the way of dinner. Or lunch. Or breakfast. 

Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumble

Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumble

I searched high and low for rhubarb this year.  There was none to be found.  Towards the end of May, I started getting pretty worried, thinking that I might not get any this year.  Because, for me, rhubarb is just so spring.  And here it