After making so many sweet bakery treats I was ready for something different. Inspired by this photo of Salt Roasted Pears on marthastewart.com I decided to try it out. This was simply divine. The pears were soft but very moist and the combination of caramel with a touch of salt was perfect. My mom, who [...]
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
October 22, 2009 By 1 Comment
After spending days cooking with apples I thought it was time to move on to another fall treat, the pumpkin. I was looking at one Pumpkin Cupcake recipe until I saw this one at the Smitten Kitchen. I was over there checking out the latest cute pictures of her son. The Maple Cream Cheese Frosting [...]
Apple Fall Salad with Apple Vinaigrette
October 20, 2009 By 3 Comments
Hot Night Clubs I have been trying out different salads with apples the last few days. This is one of my favorites. I love the crunchy textures and the tangy apples mixed with the sweet dates and creamy goat cheese. Apple, Grape & Date Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette Serves 4 1 Granny Smith apple, [...]
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
October 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
Looking through my files I was shocked that I had never shared these Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with you. After trying Lemon Ricotta cookies, I was intrigued with using ricotta in other recipes. I found these on Bobby Flay’s site and decided to give them a try. The pancakes were so light and fluffy with a [...]
Root Beer Float Cake
October 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
Root beer floats and I go way back. Often, on Sunday nights after church, my family would go to the local A & W. It was the old school pull up and order into the metal box. This had to have been mid 60′s to early 70′s. While in high school I worked at Knott’s [...]
Chunky Apple Walnut Cake
October 10, 2009 By 3 Comments
I have had a craving to bake with apples. Maybe it is because a bit of fall has arrived here in Southern California, which means a slight cool breeze. That is all I needed to break out the fall clothes and more importantly the fall cooking. I found this Chunky Apply Walnut Cake in The [...]
Grilled Spicy Corn Soup
October 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Autumn makes me think of soup on the stove. My favorites are Roasted Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper. A creature of habit, I make those several times a season. In the process of checking out several new blogs I found a corn soup that had chipotle chilies in it. I just couldn’t get past the [...]
Granola Bars
October 1, 2009 By 2 Comments
Last year I tried making homemade granola bars for the first time. I love the sweet and salty flavors with the crunchy texture. That weekend I had my first gallbladder attack and ended up with a surgery to remove it a few weeks later. Somehow the foods I ate that weekend prior to the attack [...]
