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A low-fat Brownie? Please!
Tell me if you think those look like they are low in fat. Uh huh, yeah…… a low fat brownie. Oh, and do they look like they might taste pretty good? Rich and fudgey like a true brownie should? Gooey in the center with a nice firm edge that’s chewy, but soft too?? A low-fat […]
Bread for the blues
Seemingly a whole lifetime ago, I worked for five years in the office of a wholesale bakery and I have to say, the smell of yeast has been and still is one of my most favorite smells of all. I loved walking through the production area in the early afternoons as the baking staff began […]
Fire Roasted Vegetable Soup
Yeah, here I go again……taking pictures of soup. But….with surprisingly good results this time! I credit the extra sunshine from Daylight Savings Time. Say what you will about it; that extra light in the evening has a very magical effect on us weary winter dwellers. In case you missed it, my birthday was a little […]
I like breakfast for dinner
Or is it that I just like something delicious and easy for dinner when I’m really worn out and tired? Those are my delicious Banana Whole Wheat Pancakes; they were thick moist and delicious, covered with a tart lemon curd that I mixed with cream cheese for a decadent topping. What is it about lemon […]
Sesame Seared Salmon from the memory ashes
We all have events in our lives that aren’t the most pleasant to look back on, but when traced with the correct pencil of perspective we can firmly point out maybe a benefit or two gained from the experience. This Sesame Seared Salmon is one of the good things that came from a not-too-pleasant occasion […]
Wingin' it on Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Admittedly, I like to break convention. I’m not one to conform to stereo-typing, I don’t mold myself to any expectation and I refuse to adhere myself to a certain role. At home, I’m just as easily found outside shoveling, chopping ice on our north-facing driveway, spreading mulch or digging a hole for a new garden […]
Sun in February
February is here and the bitter chill we experienced in January will, hopefully, be all behind us. The light is longer in the afternoon; twilight comes around 6:00pm as opposed to 4:30, and with the last day of our arctic first month we had a brilliant thaw- temps in the 40’s, and a balmy breeze […]
The soul of a cuisine
I’m a recent covert to ‘No Reservations’, Anthony Bourdain’s travelogue of the different cuisines indigenous to countries all around the world. His travels dig deep into the heart of the foods that come straight from the ancestry of a culture; for Tony, the more authentic it is, the better he likes it and the more […]
Not exactly salad weather
And how I got from hot steaming soup to a cool salad I have no idea, but I can’t throw off the desire to recreate something I see on a website, even if the weather outside is more comfort food appropriate than salad worthy. I wish I could remember where I originally saw the photo […]
Guys got game in the kitchen
Yesterday was a wonderful day all around. The weather broke above zero for the first time all week- and actually made it to +22 degrees!!- and my guys took over the kitchen to make tasty treats and an amazing dinner. First Mike made Chili Lime baked tortilla chips, a recipe he found in the current […]