Strawberry Breakfast Cake
Seems late for strawberries, but this year the weather went from hot to cool and rainy then back again. It may leave me with not being able to pack my long pants away but at least I have more time to visit ...
Seems late for strawberries, but this year the weather went from hot to cool and rainy then back again. It may leave me with not being able to pack my long pants away but at least I have more time to visit ...
There's a way to make oatmeal "healthier"? It took me a couple of days, but I realized that the rice cooker makes more than, well, rice. With the cold weather just about everyone's been having lately, there's been a lot of oatmeal filling the bowls around ...
JANUARY The citrus obsessed that I am decided away with diets and and that pink grapefruits were way underused: Red Grapefruit Curd Filled Donuts Every winter likes the cold and every winter I battle it with something extra warm:...
Even on vacation bananas go brown. Not like I didn't think it wouldn't happen, it's warmer here plus we've been too busy playing to eat them right away. Needless to say, I couldn't store them in the freezer for another time and I certainly ...
It's a crazy thing that I'm about to admit to. For Christmas, I got a new stove. No, it wasn't a Garland or one of those hot little Bertazzoni numbers, just four burners and a functional oven. Finally. It's embarrassingly amazing how used to baking in a toaster sized convection oven I'd become. In fact many of these photographed recipes were made from that bitty thing. The last stove worked, however the oven did not and the burners needed a little Laura Ingles styled lovin' with a match and some rapid waving. It's taken me a few days to stop reaching for a match and just turn a knob to light it. This technology continues to amaze me. It's pretty natural for me to be quite in love with such a new toy. Any good kitchen gal loves a new oven, right? I'd been yearning for large loaves of fresh bread and batches of cookies baked more than six at a time. ...And the thought of waking up in the morning with the smell of fresh cinnamon rolls all puffed and ready, just waiting to be baked in a real sized oven? Heaven. Ahhhh. My house has never smelled better. Needless to say, you might have to look forward to more baked items from me this winter.
My Grampa is almost 85, so I guess you could say he's the man who has just about everything. ...But there is one thing he never forgets to ask for; these cookies: I'm so glad that I could find something that he really loves. I'm sure he's tasted a few great things, so I'm pretty flattered. We always have made the trip up to see him and Greatest Nana after Christmas. These days in addition to celebrating, the kids and I often pack along a few things to stock their freezer with into the New Year. Even though I'm sure he knows what he's getting. Along with the soups and staples, the care package wouldn't be complete without these little surprises. Just to be festive, I've banged them up a bit with the hazelnut butter. I really hope he likes them.
It was amazing I had a chance to fill these cookies. Fresh and plain, the almond biscuits coming straight from the oven proved pretty popular. I almost would have thought to leave them just for snacking although it is Christmas cookie season, so I figured a little extra sparkle was in order. Setting off with an original idea to use up the finally ripe hachiya persimmon sinking into my window sill, I was thinking of a swankier jelly thumb print. All I needed was the cookie to dab my thumb downward. Looking for a cookie base to stuff, ice or otherwise decorate wasn't too tough. I wanted versatility and these cookies have it. Delicately flavoured with almonds these cookies are also nice and crisp, able to hold up a sweet orangy center. This, I guess is where inspiration meets evolution; or laziness meets versatility - can't decide. No matter which, the cookie base is a great canvas and here are two works for it. Let me know what you come up with.
Upon noticing an onslaught of bananas in my frozen hoard and an indecent craving for sweet comfort food, (like I haven't been eating enough of that lately) I hit my freezer stash and thawed a few bananas. Even though they go against a local market movement, they were light, ...
In honor of Mother's Day it's all about all things sweet. ... and not to mention comforting. With banana cake here's certainly both. Call it banana bread or call it cake, I don't know any mom who hasn't cut out a slice after the need has arisen ...
Yummy. Can we say waay better than store bought? And the kids like 'em too. GRANOLA BARS 1/4 Cup Vegan Margarine 1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar (packed) - Check your source 1/4 Cup Maple Syrup 1 teaspoon Vanilla 3 Cups Rolled Oats (regular, not quick) 1 Cup Rice Krispies 1/2 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 1/2 Cup Banana ...
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