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Homemade Ricotta
Guest blogger Jessica from Beauty Marks again. I adore ricotta cheese – could eat it out of the container. But why do that when you can make your own? It’s actually far easier than you think, and the end result is sublime. You can use lower-fat dairy products if you want, but for best results, […]
Continue ReadingMy 4th Year Blogiversary…
As of today, I have writing this food blog for four years. I have posted 5 days a week, without missing a single day. That’s 1,062 days. I do have to thank a whole slew of friends that have jumped in and helped me in the past several months during my surgery and chemo. There […]
Continue ReadingPineapple Mojito
I leave today’s blog to my wonderful husband Eric, my in-house cocktail aficionado. Fresh pineapple is one of the best of the tropical fruit-well worth the effort to skin and core, light years better than the canned kind (unless we are talking about a pineapple upside down cake, in which case the opposite is true). […]
Continue ReadingDIY Garbage Disposal Refreshers
After dinner, I noticed a cookie sheet full of what looked like lovely lemon cookies. As I reached for one, my husband Eric said that Grace had made these homemade garbage disposal cleaners. Thank goodness he was standing there! Grace is becoming quite the domestic goddess! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:266]
Continue ReadingPuff Pastry Cups with Vanilla Ice Cream & Berries
Here’s the dessert my friend, Mary Ann, made for her elegant dinner party. It couldn’t be easier or more delicious. You can also cheat and buy Pepperidge Farms Puff Pastry Shells. They come six in a box. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:267]
Continue ReadingChicken Parmesan
My daughter, Grace, has been amazing while I’ve been doing chemo. She’s made many dinners, cleaned the kitchen, organized the pantry, and brought me snacks and cold drinks. She asked me what sounded good (which is basically nothing), I thought Chicken Parmesan might do the trick. She did a great job. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:269]
Continue ReadingLeila’s Key Lime Cheesecake
Guest blogger Leila from Valencia, CA is filling in today with her Key Lime Cheesecake. Key Limes are smaller and seedier than regular limes. They have a higher acidity, a stronger aroma, and a thinner rind. The name comes from its association with the Florida Keys. There is a Key Lime Pie festival July 4th -July […]
Continue ReadingNesquik-Nutella Ice Cream
Guest blogger Jessica from Beauty Marks. My daughters are obsessed with Nesquik. This would be normal if they weren’t 17 and 15; as they are, it’s just a weird teen obsession. As they say, whatever. So I had some leftover heavy cream and too much milk handy, and improvised and made ice cream. The result […]
Continue ReadingSpicy Southwest BBQ Sauce
This BBQ sauce should spice up your 4th of July celebrations! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:274]
Continue ReadingChicken and Stone Fruit with Couscous
Guest blogger Jessica from Beauty Marks again. My husband and I love any kind of Moroccan-style couscous dish. I had a bunch of fresh apricots and plums lying around that I knew we wouldn’t finish with our girls away from home, so I employed my Google-fu and found a recipe from the BBC that I […]
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