A Culinary Adventure for the Entire Family
What to do with all those ripe Tomatoes you are about to start picking or are already picking! Our Tomatoes have started to ripen a little early this year and so it is time to start using them. Sunday for lunch I made a beautiful BLT with one of our Red Beefsteaks and Monday night […]
Today I wanted to get rid of some of the items in my refrigerator and freezer, so i decided to make a non-traditional Zucchini Bread, using Zucchini, Carrots, Chocolate Cookie Crumbs and chopped Macadamia Nuts and dried Pineapple. Since I ended up with […]
It’s still National Bake Week so what are you going to bake today? I made some Raisin Spice Bars which served as our Breakfast today. /raisin-and-spice-bars/ They are yummy and full of energy. Do you like Baked Goods with Molasses and Raisins? I do and these are especially good. Before we go any further, do you […]
For Day Two of ‘National Bake Week’ we are going to talk about cookies. Again, this is the format I use when I do my Teen Baking Camps during the summers. Day two is always about cookies. Day one was bread and that is probably what everyone thinks is the hardest to do. So when […]
The first week in April is ‘National Bake Week’. What a wonderful week to proclaim as most ofus know that there is nothing as welcoming as the aroma of fresh baking permeating the air. There are cookies and pies and pastries; chocolate and vanilla and almond and Cinnamon. All the flavors and essences that […]
Today is Cream Cheese Brownie Day! You can try my easy recipe at /brownies/cream-cheese-brownies/ and use the photos below as a guide. First of all assemble all your ingredients and equipment. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and set the rack at the middle position. To mix the Batters, you can use an ordinary […]
February 1st is ‘National Baked Alaska Day’. There is nothing as beautiful as a flaming Baked Alaska as it is served at table. My Sons Father and I were fortunate to have had that experience aboard the Cunard Princess as it made its way up the Coast of California to Vancouver Canada. The night we […]
BROWNIES! What are they? Well, it depends on what you are looking at. Brownies can be Jr. Girl Scouts or they can be a Baked Good, specifically Bar Cookies usually made from Chocolate, hence the name ‘Brownies. There are many different kinds of Brownies but of course the ‘Fudgy’ ones are the most popular. […]
Musical Desserts! What are they? Desserts that play music? Alas no. These are desserts that were created to honor people or certain Arts in the musical world. The Musical Desserts that I am familiar with are: Pavlova – Both New Zealand and Australia lay claim to the creation of Pavlova and it is the National […]
January 6th is ‘National Shortbread Day’. Shortbread is a cookie that is made frequently in the British Isles (namely Sotoland which is known for its Scottish Shortbread). There are also Shortbread recipes from the Scandinavian Countries. What exactly is Shortbread and why is this confection called Shortbread? Shortbread falls into the Cookie Category but is certainly different […]
