It's finally summer time, which means plums are in season! If you remember, about a month ago, I wanted to make this recipe for Pork Chops with Plum Sauce, but couldn't find plums anywhere! Since I had already purchased the red wine for the sauce, I ended up making a red wine reduction to sauce …
Fruit
With so many high-calorie treats at our Mother's Day brunch, I wanted to have some lighter fare available. Spring is here, and some of my favorite fruits are coming into season. I had planned a simple fruit salad, but came across Pound Cake and Fruit Parfaits on AllYou.com — fruit is still healthy when served with cake …
The Mister is trying to lose weight. I have a sweet tooth, particularly for desserts of the chocolate and high-fat variety. I felt really bad eating chocolate ice cream with an almost equal amount of whipped cream on top while he ate an apple, so I decided to make a dish that I haven't made …
This recipe swap round was "Thanksgiving Side Dishes." While in the past, we have always submitted recipes that we've made in the past, that was not a requirement for this round. I submitted a recipe for French Onion Stuffed Potatoes from Food Network Magazine that sounded really delicious. In return, I received a recipe for …
I'm a bit odd when it comes to certain foods. Peanuts for example — I could sit and eat a whole jar of peanut butter in one sitting, yet whole peanuts make me sick. I love raw apples. Particularly Granny Smith and Honeycrisps. I love apples dipped in peanut butter, chocolate, or caramel. Cooked apples? …
I was excited to see a seafood recipe swap on the cooking message board on which I post. I've only relatively recently (about six years ago) begun to eat seafood, and I tend to stick to what I know I like (shrimp scampi, lemon dill salmon). So I was hoping this swap would expose me …
When cooking with fruit, most people assume you mean baking a pie. But there's a lot more you can do with it. One of my favorite things is fruit soup. The culinary school that I attended has a restaurant that is open to the public. As pastry students, we were responsible for prepping the desserts …
Now that I'm in my new neighborhood, I'm within walking distance of Philadelphia's Italian Market. In the mid- to late-1800s, several Italian immigrants opened stores on 9th Street, selling ethnic foods. Now, there are also Chinese, Vietnamese and Mexican stores as well. You can buy things like fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, cheese, and spices. …
Oh. My. God. YUM. Labor-intensive but not difficult, and impressive-looking. My mouth is watering just writing this post. Chocolate-Dipped Cheesecake-Stuffed StrawberriesAdapted from Nutmeg Nanny Ingredients 1 pint of strawberries -- preferably at least 1 ounce in size 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature ½ cup confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (don't use …