Coming up with new, delicious, and easy vegan and gluten-free desserts for Carroll Cafe is a challenge. This month I decided to give rice pudding a try. I figured there must be a good recipe using a non-dairy milk to make it vegan. While I usually prefer my rice to be savory, this rice puddingRead more
One of the first things I learned to make as a child was chocolate chip cookies. It was one of the few recipes Dad knew, and he taught me, and I don’t think he’s made them since. It was a great recipe for thin, crispy cookies. But they were best eaten straight out ofRead more
What’s your favorite way to get recipe inspiration? I follow a lot of food blogs (using Bloglovin to keep track of them), spend way too much time on Pinterest, and love looking through food magazines. Sometimes I follow a recipe, and other times I use it as a jumping off point. This is one ofRead more
I’ve been so pleased with the mild weather we’ve had for the past couple days. It’s a hint of spring that is so welcome after our big snow last week. It feels quite strange to be walking around outside without a winter coat and have snow on the ground. These transition seasons are aRead more
This dish came together from a quick perusal of my fridge and a growl in my stomach. I started pulling out veggies that needed to be used up, and whipped up this delicious frittata. I think the real key with this is to get good caramelized color on your vegetables and to balance the crunchyRead more
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful… And so is this soup. While this delightfully green soup may look like spring, it’s the perfect bowl of healthy comfort food for the lingering cold weather we’re having. This soup smells fantastic when it’s cooking! Make sure you take your time makingRead more
I recently wanted to make my grandma’s orange chicken for Boyfriend, but realized I didn’t have the recipe at his house. While I put out a request for the recipe with my mom and aunt, and I did a little internet browsing and was surprised by how many recipes require deep frying the chicken. ThisRead more
These muffins are fantastic. I doubled the original recipe (because 9 muffins that the original made is way too few), and then as Mom and I helped ourselves to a second, and Dad said he liked them. We decided we needed to make more. So I made another batch, this time tripling the original soRead more
When I saw this dish I knew I had to make it ASAP. Boyfriend loves fried rice, so I knew this would be a good dish for him to take to work. And the addition of the pineapple made this reminiscent of one of my favorite dishes from our recent trip to Mexico. This dishRead more
So I’m going to assume, dear reader, that you’ve had nutella, the delicious chocolate hazelnut spread that’s taken the world by storm. And if you’ve had it, you obviously fell in love with it. So obviously there’s not much else to say about this cake. Except it’s delicious. The cake is moist, the frosting isRead more