I feel kind of like a cheat, sharing these right after the Snickers Cookies, but I made them both for the same canceled picnic and they were both too good not to share. Having said that, we discovered the picnic was canceled after the Snickers Cookies were baked but before these were, although I had made…
Garam Masala Caramel Corn for The Leftovers Club
Spring is in the air! It was 85 F today, not a cloud in sight. Close to that yesterday. We’ve been down in the creek, to the park, strolling uptown (just another 2 weeks until the students go home-woo hoo! with apologies to any college kids reading this, but our little town is so peaceful…
Pierogi Part 2 (Strawberries Macerated in Sweet Vodka)
When Chris and I planned our pierogi making adventure, we talked about meat and potato fillings. Dessert never even crossed our minds. But then the day he came I was browsing Anne Applebaum’s From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food and I noticed that she had pierogi with a strawberry filling,…
Parsi Inspired Chicken Curry with Mangoes and Cherries
Hooray! I can eat again! I started off with no fiber kheemas and then graduated to this delicious dried fruit curry. Is there anything better than being able to eat again after having had a restricted diet for any reason?
#BundtaMonth: Citrus Bundt Cake with Sparkling Wine and Fiori di Sicilia… Trifle
You might have guessed from both my title and my picture that this month’s BundtAMonth did not go as planned. The first problem was that I just did not have many occasions on which to bake a bundt cake, given that I was sick throughout the holidays. Then, when I did make one, I made…
Late Night One Bowl Vanilla Sour Cream Cake
Plain or simple are not works I associate with the cooking I do. Ironically, therefore, my baking is pretty much the opposite; I don’t like too many flavors going on at the same time. And when I am sick, as I was over Christmas, I want my desserts to be even more plain. Almost boring…
Browned Butter Snickerdoodles
These are the Browned Butter Snickerdoodles I told you about in my Top 13 post. I have noticed that some snickerdoodles are super chewy and flat, while some are thick, with either a chewy or cakey interior. Both are delicious. Having not grown up with any kind of snickerdoodle tradition, I have no inherent preference….
Indian Inspired Pumpkin & Chickpea Curry
I have tried to start this post countless times but we are currently having some trouble with our plug-ins. So before I forget, some housekeeping: if you cannot find the links to all of my social pages, please be patient they will come back. And you can find me under “The Spiced Life” at most…
Vegetarian Biryani with Curried Creamy Tomato Sauce
I mentioned in my last post that Sammy was a good sport about having a Moroccan inspired bundt cake for her birthday cake when my in laws were visiting. She and Alex are both always good sports about the birthday meals I prepare for them when my in laws are here. Because I love creating…