This post is a part of the #BrunchWeek blogger event celebrating recipes that any mom would love for Mother’s Day. If your mom (or grandmother, or person who loves you like a mom…) is trying to avoid gluten and/or grains, this is a great way to add pancakes to your brunch menu. The batter uses [...]
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Blue Cheese Stuffed Strawberries (plus a giveaway)
This recipe makes a lovely and quick appetizer or a light dessert, and I have also been known to eat some of these as a fast lunch. I could probably live on the combo of fruit and aged cheese, and this version skips the traditional crackers, yet still works well as a hand-held nibble. This [...]
Dark Chocolate Macadamia Butter
So, yeah. You should never, ever make this. You will regret making this. This is a seriously dangerous recipe. Should you foolishly decide to make it anyway, don’t say I didn’t warn you. I love hazelnuts and I love chocolate, but I don’t buy that popular, sugar-laden spread made of those ingredients. I like macadamia [...]
Onion and Rosemary Tart (grain free)
The opening day of the Farmers’ Market was this weekend, and with the fridge now stocked with spinach, baby lettuce, mushrooms, cheese, eggs, and wine from the market, I was inspired to use the last of the storage onions to free up some space. I am so ready for weekly market trips. This tart is [...]
Vanilla Bean Floating Island (dairy free)
Floating Island is an old-fashioned dessert made by “floating” puffs of meringue in a little sea of crème anglaise. The meringues are often poached in a liquid, but in this case I baked them until they were set, but still soft. I also replaced the cream with coconut milk, and used raw honey in place [...]
Toasted Coconut Snow Ice Cream (dairy free)
While many of you are no doubt tired of snow and are longing for spring, here in Colorado we have had another extremely dry winter, so our current snow “storm” is an incredible relief. I put storm in quotes because I lived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a few years, and this doesn’t really rank [...]
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