June 2011

Angel Food Cake

June 29, 2011 |

For as much of a chocoholic as I am today, angel food cake was one of my all-time favorite desserts when I was growing up. As far as I can remember, no one in my family made them from scratch, but they were a Sunday staple at my grandma’s house during the summer. I always [...]

Zucchini Squares

June 28, 2011 |

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I have been scavenging in my grandma’s recipe collection again, and unearthed this beauty a couple of weeks ago. As I mentioned when I posted the Zucchini Pineapple Bread, my grandfather had a large garden that supplied a bounty of fresh vegetables for months upon months during the warm weather. My grandma had all sorts [...]

4th of July Recipes

June 27, 2011 |

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The Fourth of July holiday is just a week away, so it’s high-time that I share some of my favorite eats for the red, white and blue celebration. Truthfully, I think my stained glass Jello stars are the only thing that actually contains all three of those colors, but some have blue, some have red, [...]

The Weekend Dish: 6/25/2011

June 25, 2011 |

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Two of my biggest kitchen accomplishments this week were: (1) Making the pesto for my Portobello Pesto Pizza with basil that has been thriving in its container out on the deck (making something with an ingredient you’ve grown and picked yourself is so rewarding, I love it!); and (2) Somehow managing to provide you with [...]

Dried Apricot-Pistachio Ice Cream

June 24, 2011 |

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I didn’t realize when I zeroed in on this recipe that it was yet another ice cream recipe with alcohol in it. Two weeks in a row of boozy ice cream, look out! My apologies. Sort of. I definitely can’t apologize for this ice cream though. Because it’s amazing. It’s certainly not your run-of-the-mill vanilla [...]

Portobello Pesto Pizza

June 23, 2011 |

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One of my favorite things about playing around in the kitchen is trying to recreate favorite meals or desserts that I’ve had at a restaurant. It’s great to enjoy food out, sure, but it’s even better when you can duplicate it (or maybe even improve on it) from the comfort of home. This pizza is [...]

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

June 22, 2011 |

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Rhubarb is relatively new to my palate, and I have enjoyed experimenting with it over the last year or so. I especially enjoyed the rhubarb pie-tartlets I made a few weeks ago. Loved those little pastries! Since I’m new to rhubarb, I had never experienced a strawberry-rhubarb pie until last summer. For as long as [...]

Zucchini Pineapple Bread

June 21, 2011 |

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Although I’m not a huge fan of veggies, zucchini is such a comfort food of sorts for me. My grandfather passed away when I was 5 years old, and although I was young I was still old enough at that point to have some great memories of him. One is of him bouncing me on [...]

Top 10 List: Favorite Brownie Recipes

June 20, 2011 |

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Quite possibly one of my favorite top 10 lists… Brownies!! They are dense, fudgy, packed full of chocolate, and infinitely customizable depending on your favorite flavors. There are peanut butter brownies, salted caramel, mint, Oreo, cheesecake… you name an ingredient, and I guarantee a brownie has been made with it. Below are my 10 all-time [...]

The Weekend Dish: 6/18/2011

June 18, 2011 |

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Another weekend is here! How was your week? Eat anything fabulous? Do anything fun? I’ve been spending a good bit of time in the kitchen, and have been enjoying coming up with some different spins on recipes; I hope you’re enjoying them! A couple of nights ago we went to see Aziz Ansari do stand-up, [...]