Tag: Walnuts

Purslane Salad with Strawberries, Walnuts, and Feta

Purslane is a weed.  Which is perfect, because I specialize in growing weed gardens.  I grow them very well.  I’m ok with tomatoes, kale turns out alright, but man, those weeds… they really thrive. Purslane is also, thankfully, very tasty.  It’s small, tender leaves have 

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Walnut Streusel

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Walnut Streusel

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 

Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts

Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts

Do you ever just NEED to have a tray of brownies?  Don’t deny it… you’ve felt this way.  Sometimes, only a fudgy, chocolatey treat will silence the craving.  And there’s nothing like homemade.  But here’s the rub: I cannot buy bars of chocolate, bring them into 

Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies

Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies

  It’s a rainy Sunday, and I planned on spending the day cleaning the house, doing laundry, and doing a little baking.  To me, there is nothing better than a whole day with nothing to do except look through your cookbooks and then bake a