Summer entertaining is here. Since I am not a meat eater, I am always looking for new ways to cook chicken. This Hoisin BBQ chicken with Tropical Salsa is one of the new ways I am cooking it this summer. The hoisin sauce is sweet yet spicy. The salsa has pineapple, mango, strawberries and red [...]
Salted Dark Chocolate Brownies
May 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It is Memorial Day weekend and I have a great Salted Dark Chocolate Brownie to share with you. I could combine salty and sweet all day. There is something about that contrast that I love, similar to what I made earlier this week of peanut butter and chocolate. These are made in one pan so [...]
Flourless Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
May 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
I have been on a bit of a cookie roll lately. Peanut butter and chocolate are such a tasty combination. I loved Reese’s Peanut Butter cups as a kids. I saw a recipe for flowerless Peanut Butter Cookies and decided to give them a try. I made more than a few adaptations but these were [...]
Spicy Grilled Shrimp
May 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
These spicy grilled shrimp are addictive. They might not look like much but these are bursting with flavor. The paste is spicy and sweet with a bit of tartness from the lemon juice. The picture doesn’t really do them justice as all I had with me was my Iphone. I like shrimp but not necessarily [...]
Birthdays and Vanilla Cupcakes
May 17, 2010 By 2 Comments
What is better than celebrating those you love? May is birthday month for my nephews and for the party I decided to whip up Vanilla Cupcakes topped with a vanilla frosting. One of my nephews is born at the beginning and the other at the end so we party through out the month. I love [...]
Chocolate Macarons with Chocolate Raspberry Filling
May 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
Today was the day of firsts. I made my first batch of Chocolate Macarons and I conquered Caramel. It was a good day. A few months back I was supposed to go to Tartlette’s Macarons class up in LA. My dog was recovering from surgery and I wasn’t able to go. I look at the [...]
