Coconut Shortcakes with Grilled Pineapple: #SundaySupper
Summertime BBQs may be my favorite way to entertain. They’re casual and less structured than a winter dinner party, and I’m not constrained by how many chairs I can fit around a table inside our home....
View ArticleSummertime Cooking with Kids!
Cooking with kids in the kitchen reaps many rewards for everyone! My newest post published on Parade this week is about getting your kids into the kitchen with you this summer. The benefits are long...
View ArticlePlum Frozen Yogurt with Blackberries & Sage
Plum frozen yogurt with blackberries, honey, and sage – perfect treat on a hot summer day. The first year I got an ice cream maker, I made ice cream every weekend. In truth, I went a little crazy. I...
View Article19 Ways to Eat Cherries All Day, Every Day
The cherry season is way too short for me. So while these little beauties are in the markets, we snack on them in the car, add them to salads, purée them into soups, and add to grains dishes. They’re...
View ArticleSummer Peach Cake: #IsabelsBirthdayBash
Do you like surprises? I find that people usually have a position on this, and I admit I fall in the ‘don’t like’ side of the surprise issue. I don’t remember any horrible experience, and don’t think...
View ArticleMoscato Zabaglione with Strawberries
Zabaglione is an Italian dessert – essentially a beautiful little stove-top custard of eggs, sugar, and wine, made frothy by whipping tons of air into it. In France, it’s called sabayon, but getting...
View ArticleNo-Bake Pie: Margarita Pie with a Pretzel Crust
No-bake pie that tastes like a margarita, complete with salt from the pretzel crust! Sometimes I beg my husband to go to a Mexican restaurant just so I can slurp down (in a ladylike way) a good,...
View ArticleSpanish Tapas: Chocolate Toasts with Apricot Jam | #SundaySupper
Spanish tapas ready in under 15 minutes – Cinnamon Raisin toasts, smeared with apricot jam, and topped with melty chocolate for a quick dessert! I can be lazy. Maybe you know what I mean. The...
View ArticleMini Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisps | #SundaySupper
Mini strawberry-rhubarb crisps with ginger and coconut, perfect for any party. The theme this week at Sunday Supper is Potlucks. Can you remember your first one? There may have been potlucks earlier...
View ArticleLagkage (Danish Layer Cake)
So this is it. The end of our Secret Recipe Club parties. Yes, sadly, this is the final month for Secret Recipe Club. And I baked a cake as a farewell gift to one of my favorite monthly rituals,...
View ArticleStrawberry Oat Crumble Bars
In celebration of Memorial Day weekend, #SundaySupper is celebrating with Red White and Blue dishes. You’d think this would be an easy one, right? I mulled around a bunch of ideas for almost two...
View ArticleStrawberries and Skinny Yogurt Cheesecake Dip
Skinnified cheesecake-turn it into a dip, use low-fat cream cheese, and switch out the cream for Greek yogurt. Serve with strawberries for dipping. This week’s theme for the Food Network blog, FN Dish...
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