Today is Valentine’s Day, no big plans tonight. BUT on Saturday night, my cooking club is putting on what we are calling an “elegant dinner”….Kir Royale to start, lobster tail with drawn butter, asparagus with hollandaise, truffle potatoes, fruit tart to end….basically, the works!! I thought a lemon sorbet would be a perfect first course...
“Little Sal picked three berries and dropped them in her little tin pail… kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!” –Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey So let’s face it — blueberry muffin recipes are pretty similar. You can tweak it here and there but when it comes down to it, the basic ingredients are…well basic!. There’s not a...
Hello Blogosphere! So I am the “daughter” of My Daughter’s Apron here for a cameo appearance! This past Valentine’s Day my boyfriend and I decided to skip the big dinner, stay in and, inspired by Portlandia’s “We Can Pickle That!,” decided to try making our own pickles. My boyfriend loves all things spicy so we...
This is an old family recipe handed down from a dear friend from Bermuda. ♥ Thanks Verona!! You taught us well. ♥ In a medium mixing bowl, sift flour, salt, nutmeg and baking powder. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar and butter and cream until smooth. Blend in the egg. Gradually...
The Rustic Tart has been my “go to” dessert this summer. It is so easy, relatively healthy as far as desserts go and really quite beautiful in a rustic way….hence I call it the Rustic Tart!! Use your favorite berry as pretty much any one will adapt well to this dish — trust me, I’ve...
In my opinion, pie is best eaten hot out of the oven. And when you eat it hot out of the oven it falls apart into a mess of yumminess. It may not look pretty but it sure tastes delicious! You could be civil and wait for the pie to cool. Then when you cut...
It’s getting cold out there so I think it’s time to bust out some muffin tops (baked ones of course! Keep your shirts on!). And because everyone loves pumpkin spice, from lattes, to candles, to pies, I thought I would share with you my favorite fall standby, The Perfectly Plump Pumpkin Muffin. Once these little...
If your family is anything like my family, they never say no to pizza for dinner. While ordering from the local pizzeria is easy and certainly delicious, sometimes it’s more fun to get creative in the kitchen whipping up a fresh, homemade pizza!! The ingredients are few, the time is minimal and the result is...
For Christmas this year, my sister-in-law gave us three large bags of fresh nuts: almonds, cashews, and walnuts. The almonds are almost gone — we eat them by the handful!! I’m saving the cashews for a special dinner party. But the walnuts were sitting in my pantry just staring at me….Then I had my “ah...
No need for much explanation here. Salsa is pretty self explanatory after all! It’s so simple to make and tastes so delicious, I don’t know why anyone would eat salsa from a jar. It keeps in the frig for at least a week if you can keep it that long!! Every batch I make doesn’t...