Tate’s Bake Shop just released their new cookbook, Baking for Friends, and I recently received a copy for review. The book is loaded with recipes for cookies, muffins, crisps, and bars, along with beautiful photos of the sweets. They are also offering a five dollar discount to my readers who wish to purchase the book, [...]
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Vegetable Wellington with White Beans and Rosemary
As my regular readers are aware, I am not a vegetarian but I eat meat infrequently and with a careful eye regarding the source. During the holidays it is always a challenge to find interesting vegan and vegetarian entrees that are festive, a little decadent, and not based on “fake meats,” which I oppose due [...]
Cinnamon-Rubbed Sirloin Salad with Fresh Pear Vinaigrette
We have been working on incorporating more main-dish salads into our evening meals, as they are a healthy way to use whatever produce is in season. I made this salad over the weekend and we were in love from the first bite. I rubbed the sirloin with a blend of ground cinnamon, black pepper, and [...]
Pumpkin Crepe Cake with White Chocolate Ganache
There are times when I have a grand vision for a recipe and it falls a bit short. I have to admit that this is one of those times. However, this tasted way too good not to share, so its imperfect exterior should not be a deterrent from trying it out. I have been seeing [...]
Simple Saturday Salad: Shrimp with Cara Cara Oranges
I’ve been away from the blog for too long, largely due to an excess of work (that whole getting paid thing sometimes gets in the way of life…). Cooking has been pretty minimal as we slog our way toward Spring Break (one more week!), so we have been relying on lots of frozen stuff, quick [...]
Mexican Hot Chocolate-Spiced Pecans
This is one of my favorite ways to get a healthy chocolate fix–roasted pecans coated with cocoa powder, spices, and just a touch of sugar. You can vary the level of sweetness to meet your own taste, of course, and these are a great lunchbox snack. Pecans are super healthy, with lots of “good fats” [...]
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