Poached pears are sophisticated, decadent and very do-able. With only 3 ingredients including the fruit, these pears will stun your guests. The color of wine jelly poached pears are extraordinary and the taste sublime. Poaching pears is not hard, but requires a little bit of attention to make them perfectly. I occasionally baste the pears …
Chocolate Nut Pie
This pie will rock your world! It is remarkably easy to make, not too sweet, and allergy friendly (with the HUGE exception of tree nut allergies). It is also dairy free, can be gluten free, and suitable for a vegan palate. So how did this wonder-pie come about?? I occasionally get emails with a recipe …
Pineapple & Pecan Dressing
Pineapple stuffing was an important part of Easter dinner during my youth. Served along side the classic honey baked ham and green bean casserole, it was all part of the tradition. As a kid, one of my jobs was to help make the stuffing (which I now know is actually dressing because it is not …
Coconut Almond Mounds of Joy
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you are one. These chewy little morsels were concocted when Tall Dark and Handsome said “I could really go for an Almond Joy right now.” As his luck would have it, he has a partner who loves to cook, who loves to see TDH smile, and one whom …
Almost Grandma’s Peanut Butter Pie
It is Thanksgiving and I miss my family. Due to all the events of my life and theirs we do not get to spend the holiday together this year. I miss spending days in the kitchen with my mom and sisters preparing for one big pig out. In the past we have spent days menu …
Tapioca Pudding. What to eat when you just can’t.
As it turns out, it's pudding. *Update* 7.15.12 This post was originally posted when I took ill in the fall of 2011. Of all the unpleasant symptoms the most disturbing is the complete loss of taste buds. With no ability to register taste and texture for two weeks I ate a lot of pudding. Slow …
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Greek Yogurt Buttercream
Greek Yogurt is my new staple. A couple of years ago I ate cottage cheese by the carton and it seems that I am now displaying the same affection for greek yogurt. But don’t give me the low fat berry or coffee or anything flavored yogurt. I might go for some vanilla, but what I really want …
Apple Strudel Muffins
I had lovely jar of quality apple sauce staring at me from the back of the fridge. It was making feel guilty. Twice in one week I craved the sauce hard core, so I bought a jar and then ate it only once. It was so yummy why did I not want it? Either way, …
Kitchen Tip: Cookie Dough Logs
Store extra cookie dough in log form for easy slicing and saving. I like to make a batch of cookie dough and bake it over the course of a week (or more). Sometimes I just want two cookies, sometimes I want two types of cookies. Cookie dough logs allow me easy clean up, space saving storage and are …
Chocolate Goat Cheese Truffles
Chocolate Truffles are super easy to make and so rewarding to eat. When making them, I found myself eating the chocolate by the spoonful instead of actually shaping them. I really like the idea of a wine and cheese dessert plate. A sort of sampler plate with blue cheese crackers, red wine truffles, goat cheese …
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