So what did we serve at our birthday party? By Alex’s request, first and foremost, there was a lot of fruit: cantelope, watermelon, red and green grapes, and strawberries. I would have loved to have added blueberries, but I just think they taste so much better when they are local. What we did have was…
Archives for June 2008
The Sugar Must Come Before The Eggs: Monkey Cupcakes!
I consider myself fairly self assured in the kitchen. Cooking for other people mostly gives me a thrill of anticipation, not panic or anything. But I tend to make weird dumb errors when my in laws are around. Kinda like when I once left flour out of the cookies I made for them (granted they…
Black Rice Curried Meatloaf with Green Grape Chutney
I have been on a tear lately with recipes found online. I’ve (temporarily of course) left my cookbooks behind! Too bad you cannot submit more than once a week to Bookmarked Recipes… I tend to go in spurts like this. It happens. Anyway, I made a note of this recipe as soon as I saw…
Black Bean Croquettes with Mango Salsa and Lime-Cilantro Cream
My veggie cake/patty/whatever kick has continued—probably because of the heat. If you must cook inside (as opposed to grilling meat outside) and if it is too hot to work up an appetite for said grilled meat anyway, vegetarian seems like a good way to go. I gotta be honest—I am not sold on the bean…
Shortbread Bars Take 3 (and really that’s it, I promise): Citrus Bars
Are you noticing a theme here folks? Bars and shortbread bases? I think this is the last one, for layered shortbread anyway, as I was just looking at some pictures of brownies online that were practically calling my name. Alex will be depressed to hear this, as she is allowed to lick off the mixer…
Shortbread Bars Take 2: Mint Dark Chocolate Bars
Do you ever make a dessert, virtuously share it (i.e., get it the h*ll out of your house before you devour it all), only to obsess on it for the following days, desperately craving what you gave away? I have had that problem with Joe’s Mini Peanut Butter Cup Bars. I just cannot get them…
Black Beans With Mango Sauce & Savory Corn Cakes with Chipotle Cream
I was reading The Days Are Just Packed and experienced the strongest feeling of wishing desperately I had been present for a meal Vicci made: Black Beans With Mango Sauce & Savory Corn Cakes with Chipotle Cream. YUM. Since it looked so easy, the ingredients all immediately went onto my grocery list—I have trouble with…
Strawberries Are Here!!!
Local strawberries have finally arrived in the Midwest. I bought some from a farmstand and Alex and I went strawberry picking (which she was surprisingly good at). By the time the day was over, in my rush of excitement, I had purchased and/or picked over 12 pounds of strawberries! First I made jam. Now I…
Joe’s Mini Peanut Butter Cup Bars
Before I forget, I wanted to share a great way to prepare local greens that really hi-lights the flavor of the greens: greens tossed with a crumbled cheese (we love French feta, any blue cheese, feta or goat cheese will work), grape or cherry tomatoes, sliced sweet bell peppers and/or cukes, and a white wine…