Have you ever cooked through a recipe with anticipation only to find at the end that it didn’t yield anything close to the results that you had hoped for? Few weeks ago, I was trying a new recipe for […]
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Beef Chili with Cocoa
SoupsI was going to tell you about a homemade salad dressing. But then today is all cold and blustery (we had our first snowfall of uh…autumn…just last week), so you’re probably in the mood to crank up the stove and warm up your home. By popular demand, I’m giving you […]
Blueberry Buttermilk Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping
Breakfast and Brunch DishesCoffeecake may just be my favorite breakfast treats. I love to eat quick breads and muffins for breakfast, but it’s not that easy to find really good ones. Some tend to be overly sweet for my taste. Others are so greasy that after eating one, you feel bloated and nauseous […]
Meringue Cookies Two Ways
Desserts and SweetsI had a couple of egg whites sitting in the fridge leftover from when I needed six egg yolks for another recipe, and meringue cookies came to mind. I found some sliced almonds in the pantry, but when I was shopping in Trader Joe’s, I saw these freeze-dried raspberries and […]
Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Smoked Almonds
Appetizers and SnacksI have a grocery shopping habit and it often goes like this: I go through a mental checklist of items I need, jot them down by categories on a notepad, and head to the store with a plan. When I’m there, the trouble begins. I see some peaches in the […]
