Category Archives: Cooking and Recipes

Peanut Butter and Jam Thumbprints, in Pictures

My youngest son loves peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwiches.  So, when I saw a recipe from Martha Stewart for Peanut Butter and Jam Thumbprint Cookies, I had to make them for him. I decided to try something a little … Continue reading

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How To Make an Ice Cream Bombe (Bombe Glacée)

My baby boy is turning 7 in 2 weeks and he wants an ice cream bombe for his birthday cake, so I thought I would re-post this how-to from last June. New post this Sunday. Promise. I made a chocolate … Continue reading

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Raspberry Macaroon Fail

I made my fourth batch of Parisian Macaroons (macarons) this past week, only this time… well, you’ll see. I was planning on attending a barbecue on Saturday, so I thought it was a great opportunity to try the Raspberry Macaroon … Continue reading

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Farmer’s Market Find: Garlic Scapes

Last week, when we went to pick up our farm share booty, I discovered something I had never seen before: garlic scapes. Apparently, when garlic grows, it sprouts a curly, green shoot that must be cut off in order to … Continue reading

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Curried Chicken Salad

So, you made the Baked Chicken with Root Vegetables.  It was delish.  But, you have a bunch of leftover chicken.  What to do, what to do? Make Curried Chicken Salad. Chop up your cold, leftover chicken breast. Put it in … Continue reading

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Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

We bought a CSA share this year from a local organic farm.  CSA stands for “community-supported agriculture.”  You can learn more about CSA here, but basically, we invested money in the farm by purchasing a share and we get to … Continue reading

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Sweet Corn Cake

I never went to a Chi-Chi’s restaurant, when they were still in business, but I used to buy the Chi-Chi’s Sweet Corn Cake mix at the supermarket for our Cinco de Mayo dinner every year because my boys love it.  … Continue reading

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Parisian Macarons, Re-Revisited

For my third attempt at macarons, I went chocolate.  And I don’t mean the luscious chocolate ganache filling I used in my first macarons; I mean chocolate cookie. I used the Chocolate Macaron recipe from David Lebovitz, even though I … Continue reading

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America’s Test Kitchen DS Game

Let me count the ways in which I have failed you as a blogger this week.  One, I forgot that yesterday, not today, was Sunday, so I didn’t post.  Two, my mother borrowed my camera and I thought I would … Continue reading

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Parisian Macarons, Revisited

I tried my hand once again at the Parisian Macaron, otherwise known as, little pillows of love. This time, I tried the Parisian Macaron recipe found at Martha Stewart.com.  Unlike the last recipe I tried, this one has standard baking … Continue reading

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