We decided to have pizza for supper Friday night. I made the crust from the recipe found here. Pizza Dough 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast (2 tsps. yeast) 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 2 cups bread flour [I didn’t have bread flour at hand, so used all purpose flour.] […]
Last week, I tried these new recipes and both were very good. DH said several times, “this is a good meal,” which is always nice to hear. And DD asked me to make the potatoes and chicken again. Rosemary Ranch Chicken The chicken recipe called for the chicken to be cubed and grilled on skewers. […]
Last night for supper, we had tacos, tortilla chips with sour cream / salsa, and a Mexican chopped salad. The salad was delicious and we’ll be making it again. It’s especially nice right now when tomatoes and cucumbers are so plentiful from the garden. You can follow the above link to see the original recipe. […]
I found this recipe while looking for cookie recipes to try out for our annual Christmas open house. I like something fancier for the party, but DD said we should make them for the open house. If I could incorporate chocolate somehow…. We will certainly make these again. They are delicious. Great honey / peanut […]
The recipe is from Chocolate: From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers, by Nick Malgieri (Morrow Cookbooks, 1998). The recipe in the book calls for baking the brownies for “about 45 minutes.” I read multiple blogs regarding the same recipe, and most thought the brownies were better if taken from the oven after 30 minutes. Too […]
My dear friend Mary posted this recipe and I’ve used it before. Delicious apples for an accompaniment to pork dishes, as a dessert or snack, and delicious on ice cream. Like apple pie without the crust or added calories. 2-6 apples, depending on how many you want. I used 5 today; a combination of Golden […]
I found a recipe for Crisp Rosemary Flatbread at Smitten Kitchen and decided to try it as crackers. The recipe is from the July 2008 issue of Gourmet magazine. I made a few small changes to the original. Rosemary Crackers 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary (preferably fresh) 1 teaspoon baking […]
This is SO good! I wanted to make something this afternoon, then decided not to. Then DS#2 called to say he was running by this evening after taking DDIL to meet her family for the weekend. So DD and I sprang into action and made an apple upside down cake recipe that I found online. […]
I’ve had these cute little pasta shapes sitting in the pantry for several months. Today, I visited Nummy Mummy’s site and she had made them as mac and cheese and even served them in cute little flower pots. You gotta go see. Very cute! And give her recipe a try. It sounds so good! I […]
I found the recipe for Festive Irish Soda Bread Scones at Creative Loafing. That recipe was adapted from Irish Soda Scones at The Joy of Baking. Irish Soda Bread Scones I cut it to make 12 scones. 3 cups unbleached flour 1/4 cup oats (I ground them in my coffee grinder.) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 […]