Some days are blue skied, breezy and warm. Beautiful and happy. And some days deserve Snickers cookies.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies made with PB2
As most of you know, we live a little bit in the boonies. Not completely, since getting to Cincinnati only takes about an hour–and the northern suburbs, which are pretty well stocked–only take about 30 minutes. But at the same time, we are on 5 acres at the back of a private lane off of…
Kung Pao Chicken from The Chinese Takeout Cookbook
I always enjoy my blog, but sometimes I especially love my blog. This is one of those times. A few weeks ago I was contacted by Diana of appetite for china, asking me if I would be interested in blogging about a dish from her new cookbook, The Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Quick and Easy Dishes…
Weeknight Thai Style Stir Fry
SO sorry for the extended absence! It is spring break this week, and I was gone starting last Thursday at my parents’ house. Also, with the crazy weather we have been having, I have serious spring fever. Not much cooking or baking around here, more like trips to the park and sitting on my hammock…
Peanut Butter Bean and Veggie Stew
Fall weather is here! I love fall, it is my favorite season. I love fall food: soups, stews, braises, I am a huge college football fan (Go Maize & Blue!), I would live in jeans year round if I could, and
Caramelized Peanut Shortbread Bars: A Review of A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m headed to I just got back from Eat Write Retreat this past weekend, and I meant to get this posted before I left. Life happened. For those who don’t know, it is kind of a networking workshop–I describe it this way, rather than a conference (despite having never been to one of any kind…
Penang Pickled Veggies
Congrats to Carol from Wires n Pliers for winning the Red Gold tomato media kit giveaway. She was randomly chosen (using numbers) by Sammy. I have a dilemma when I cook SE Asian celebration food. By celebration food I mean rich, meat-heavy dishes, and I call them celebration food because while they might your or…
Salted Peanutty Brownie Bites
I made the mistake of making these bars the weekend of Halloween, inbetween trick or treat nights. In my town, the kids trick or treat twice (once in a city celebration where the local businesses open their doors to trick-or-treaters and once in the more conventional house to house setting), so the kids already had…
Salty Ancho Peanut Butter Cookies
I got the idea for these cookies from the Rogue Bakery, a homemade, home-delivered cookie bakery in Columbus and Cleveland. I actually have not tried their spicy peanut butter cookies, but when I heard the owner/baker say ancho and peanut butter in the same tweet, I was instantly intrigued. (For what it’s worth, I have…