Does anyone else have a secret guilty history of dunking strawberries in Cool Whip in their youth? I do–I am that person who always wants a little extra sweet with my strawberries. In the meantime I grew up and grew out of Cool Whip–haven’t touched the stuff in years and pretty much find it revolting….
Archives for June 2009
Roasted Strawberry Shortcakes With Vanilla Scented Biscuits
I cannot seem to catch a breath lately. Which is why I have several posts in my head, un-typed. And which is why this recipe comes from almost a week ago, while my sister was here. Pathetic I know. But anyway, without further ado (because I cannot spare the time for the ado), here is…
Sabzi Dhan Shak (Parsi Spicy Squash & Legume Stew)
Before we get to the food, I just wanted to say thanks to Josie for all of the help while she was here. John has been gone, and that can get rough with 2 toddlers. She extended her stay until yesterday, when my parents visited, and she helped with dishes, dogs, kids, you name it….
Aloo Kaanda Bhajee (Potatoes In Sweet Onion Sauce)
I may have made a grown man cry tonight. I’m not sure–since he’s in Iowa and I have no proof–but John called while we were eating dinner from his conference and when he heard how our dinner went he was not so happy with us for making it without him. Which is ironic because this…
Lime Cilantro Chicken With Tropical Fruit Salsa
Josie is here visiting–which means lots of discussion of all things culinary but less time to type about it. The night she got here, I whipped up a tropical chicken dish that was hard to beat for ease with lots of flavor. The chicken itself was really simple–basically brown the meat and then braise it…
Chocolate Shortbread
I have been searching for some time now for a chocolate shortbread recipe that made me happy. I mean, chocolate, shortbread, 2 of my favorite things–should be a marriage made in heaven, right? But many of them were on the dry side to me. Good example: these Carole Walter bars, which were good but not…