Posted in Recipes on July 17, 2008 | No Comments »
This week is a blissfully slow one for me so I’m using the extra time to try recipes and get caught up on my paperwork. I am booked every day next week. My garden is very lush and green but the vegetables aren’t ripe yet. I should be able to start harvesting in the next [...]
Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love to cook, but I generally don’t enjoy baking..until now. This is my kind of cake. It’s uber easy and m so moist and delicious. Made with my favorite beverage to boot!
Guinness Cake
Recipe: Chocolate Guinness Cake
For the cake:
Butter for pan
1 cup Guinness stout
10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter
3/8 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 [...]
Posted in Economical, Recipes, tagged Comfort Food, meatloaf, personal chef on March 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I have always HATED meatloaf. No, not Micheal Lee Aday, but that greasy on the outside - dry on the inside, covered in ketchup, staple that was on most of our dinner tables growing up.
I know I am in the minority, as it’s a Midwest comfort food staple. I was determined to find a recipe I [...]
Posted in Cookbooks, Recipes, tagged Balsamic Chicken recipe, Zen Cooking on January 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I found this wonderful gem thrift shopping today. Creative cooking with and without recipes. I can’t wait to savor every word.It’s filled with wonderful Zen quotes, cooking tips and recipes. Here’s a quote from the books jacket
“Cooking can be one of the most sensual and transcendent activities we experience—every combination of ingredients yields a new [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged Koolickles, Pickles, recipe on January 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Oh yes you heard me correctly. I guess this is a food fad that is crossing the nation, and as usual, by living in the Midwest, I’m always the last to know.
I was siting on my couch this evening preparing next weeks menu with Alton Brown playing in the background. I wasn’t paying much attention [...]
Posted in Economical, Friends, Goddess, Recipes, tagged Recipes, Salmon Cakes on January 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve mentioned before that my favorite qualities in a recipe are economical, easy and yummy! PM has graced me with one of her wonderful recipes that is meets all three of these criteria!
Make sure you check out her blog, you will find a goddess who is funny, intelligent, thought provoking, spiritual and extremely artistic. Stop by [...]
Posted in Economical, Recipes, Vegetarian on January 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I have a confession.
I’m afraid of tofu.
Not eating it, I LOVE to eat it, but COOKING it. I tried to make it once back in the 90’s. It wasn’t pretty. I won’t go into the details but will be forever known as the “The Tofu incident of ‘94”
Since then I have avoided it like the [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Economical, Recipes, tagged Economical, Eggs, brunch, Breakfast on January 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I stayed home from work today. I’m fighting off something and spent most of the day in bed. I did manage to make a frittata for dinner. Oh no, I’m not a martyr, it’s just my husband said he’d gladly pick up some McDonald’s on the way home so I had no choice but to [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged Flautas, Mexican, Quesadillas on January 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We spent the day doing practically nothing. We reluctantly got out of our comfy PJ’s and braved the single digit weather to make a quick thrift store run - New Year’s Day 50% off Sale. I got a great serving bowl and some vintage glasses, which I needed like I need a hole in my head [...]
Posted in Desserts, Recipes, holiday', tagged Gingerbread, holiday', New Year's Eve, pumpkin, recipe, Trifle on December 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We’re going to ring in the New Year at Beck and Mikes house! She hosted the party last year too and had quite the dessert spread. We’re supposed to bring a dessert tonight too, and I have to admit I’m a little intimidated, as Beck is quite the baker. Her dishes always look like something right [...]
