Just in time for Easter, or in celebration of Spring, here is an adorable, edible craft. These macaroon nests take the same delicious macaroon recipe I’ve posted earlier, but are dressed up a bit for the season. A drizzle of melted semi-sweet chocolate, because everything is better with chocolate, and a few egg shaped treatsRead more
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you take a moment today to recognize all the love in your life. I’m not much of a fan of Valentine’s Day, but one of my college roommates loved it. It’s her favorite holiday, and she makes a point of telling everyone in her life how much they mean toRead more
Coconut shrimp is one of my favorite appetizers. After having some fantastic coconut shrimp at Bonefish Grill, it was time to try my hand at making coconut shrimp. I, however, am not going to try deep frying things at home, so I looked into making a baked version. Now I have to confess, in myRead more
This is a recipe my mom had saved from a Baker’s chocolate box. It’s a classic coconut-chocolate combination, which you really can’t go wrong with. Combined with some condensed milk, this is a rich, decadent treat that really is as easy as pie. A delicious chocolate base topped with a sweet toasted coconut macaroon flavoredRead more
I saw this recipe ages ago, and while I was intrigued, I was also totally skeptical…a delicious baked good without butter or oil or flour??? So when I was doing some cooking for a paleo-eating friend of mine, it was the perfect excuse to try out these muffins, and holy delicious, Batman! These are awesome!Read more
In my dad’s opinion, there is nothing better than a chocolate chip cookie. Unfortunately for him, I’ve been making a different Christmas cookie each week this month and plain chocolate chip cookies haven’t made the cut. On the upside, apparently my dad’s qualifications for a chocolate chip cookie is just a cookie that contains chocolateRead more
So last night was the start of the new School of Christian Living classes. This term one of the classes is focused on animal rights, so I’m rising to the challenge to make 6 weeks of vegan meals. I’m going to try to stick to cooking with regular ingredients and limit the use of anyRead more
I made this recently for my dad’s retreat. It’s a great make ahead meal and combines some great surprising flavors. This is another recipe from a woman who used to go to my church. Further proof that church ladies know good food, see here and here for the other proof. Curry Chicken Salad Serves 6-8Read more
I hope you both have a magnificent start to your new year! And of course, may there be lots of cake! German Chocolate Cake Makes a three layer cake Baker’s German Chocolate recipe For the Coconut-Pecan Frosting: 1 1/2 cans evaporated milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter 6 egg yolksRead more
This is my grandma’s recipe. Mom used to make it when we were little, but I hated it. These days I’m making up for all the times I didn’t eat this granola as a child. Can’t get enough! So you might as well make a double recipe when you try it. I’ve made a fewRead more