Just in case you didn’t get enough sweets on Valentine’s Day I cooked up a rich dessert for you. I love the combination of orange and chocolate. This tart is a decadent mixture of both. You start with a chocolate tart dough and fill it with a rich chocolate orange ganache. It is reminiscent of [...]
Happy New Years
December 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
The end of year always brings the endless stream of “best of lists”. Well, I had to create one of my own. I compiled my top 10 favorite posts of this last year. It wasn’t easy, as they are all close to my heart. This year I had the opportunity to meet many other bloggers [...]
Crispy Pan Roasted Chicken with Garlic, Lemon & Thyme
December 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In the midst of the Christmas craze I was craving a home cooked meal. Between work, Christmas programs and festivities I hit a wall and decided to hole up at home. I had noticed a chicken dish by Emeril on Good Morning America the week before and for once had everything I needed. This dish [...]
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 [...]
Watermelon Limeade
June 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
Here in Southern California June gloom finally went away this weekend! It felt like summer had officially started. To celebrate I whipped up some Watermelon Limeade. It is my new favorite drink. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
Kids Cooking Giveaway
May 5, 2009 By 36 Comments
For the last of four Adventures in the Kitchen giveaways I thought we would give out a Kids Cooking Kit. I started cooking and exploring in the kitchen when I was little. Cooking is a great creative outlet for children. Involving them in the process opens up new foods for them. One night when I [...]
Barbeque Giveaway
April 14, 2009 By 13 Comments
The second April giveaway is a Barbeque Accessory Pack. It features 4 items from Sur La Table, one of my favorite cooking stores. The pack will include a Stainless Steel Grill Griddle, Wood Chip Smoker Box, Sauce Pot with Basting Brush and a large Sauce Mop. Today my Uncle Mark grilled my favorite asian chicken [...]
Brownie Pudding
March 19, 2009 By 9 Comments
Today is my first official entry with the Barefoot Bloggers. I told you about them here. I don’t know that I have ever been disappointed by one of Ina Garten’s recipe so it will be fun to cook through her books with fellow Barefoot Bloggers. The Brownie Pudding is a cross between brownies and lava [...]
Friday Finds
March 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
It is Friday and I thought I would share a few of the things that caught my eye on the web this week. Come back next week to sign up for the first ever Adventures In the Kitchen giveaway! At Matt Bites you can see beautiful pictures from a recent trip with other food bloggers [...]
Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
March 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I saw these on another blog, Ezra Pound Cake, and thought they were the perfect thing to make today. Why today? Because it is time change, and to me that signals the countdown to spring. It is never fun to lose an hours sleep but tonight we will all be smiling when it is still [...]
