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Today I have an easy, dreamy recipe for you to make for Valentines Day. These are salty, crunchy and wrapped in milk chocolate. Think homemade Reese’s with pretzels. The great part is how easy they are to make. Kids would love making this recipe. They would love stirring the ingredients together, forming the balls and…
I love potatoes. Baked, mashed, gratin, fried, they are all good. Last year I saw a recipe from Cooking Light for a Baked Potato Soup. After a crazy few weeks today seemed like the perfect day for a comforting bowl of soup. The soup tastes so good you will assume it is rich and bad…
Lately I have seen crepes pop up on many menus. Crepes Bonaparte is a local food truck that competed in the Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network and they are super popular here in Orange County. Growing up I used to make crepes on the weekend for breakfast. I loved German Pancakes, which…
One of my favorite salads is the Caesar Salad. Not a bottled or bland caesar found in so many restaurants or on the shelves of grocery stores, but a freshly made salad. The salad is romaine lettuce, croutons and parmesan cheese tossed with a dressing made from lemon, olive oil, anchovies, garlic and an egg….
It’s New Years and time for a toast. For a fun addition to this evening or any special celebration try these Champagne Cupcakes with a Raspberry Champagne Buttercream. The cupcakes are a bit drier but when topped with the sweet and buttery frosting they are perfect. I used Coppola’s Sophia Sparkling Wine. It is pink,…
Maybe it’s just me but did 2010 blow right by? What a year it has been. Looking back over what I cooked this year I decided to compile a top ten in honor of that time of year. Every news show I turn on and every paper I read has list after list so here…
Are you ready for Christmas? I just returned from a last minute shopping trip and it was crazy. Cars were angling for spaces and it was a bit ugly. I am done with my shopping and just need to wrap up my gifts. One gift I have not given out is the Tate’s Giveaway. How…
My sister in law Joy makes the best sugar cookies each Christmas. They practically melt in your mouth. This year she graciously invited me to participate in her annual cookie exchange so I could share it with you. She and her friend Deanna started the cookie baking tradition over 15 years ago, when they were…
Today I am sharing a new favorite Christmas Cookie. One of the cookies in our family recipe rotation is a shortbread cookie topped with chocolate and nuts. Feeling inspired I tried a new version with crushed peppermints and drizzled with white chocolate. It was dangerously good. It might even be what I make for the…
I’ve been serving up sweet after sweet here and thought it might be time to take a break from Holiday Baking. Today I am serving up a delicious Roasted Pepper Soup with Puff Pastry. Years ago I visited Domaine Chandon in Napa and had this amazing dinner that started with a Tomato Soup topped with…
We are kicking off December with a festive Red Velvet Cake Pop. They make great favors or gifts and what better time of year than the holidays to take along a gift of food. A few weeks ago I met up with three new online friends from one of the groups I have joined. We…
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I spent it with my family. That evening we went with my niece and nephew to see Tangled, continuing our Thanksgiving night movie tradition. What a cute movie. This weekend I worked on a Christmas Dessert Buffet to showcase a variety of baked good and treats. Dessert buffets…