When it comes to Thanksgiving dinner, there are few topics that can get the feathers flying more than cranberry sauce. Growing up and spending many holidays at relatives’ homes who served both canned (jellied) and homemade sauce, I only realized a few years ago how impassioned the debate can be over which variety reigns supreme. I’ve read stories of dinner boycotts, disappointed faces, and all-around hurt feelings when the wrong variety has hit the table. (It all seems so un-Thanksgiving-like, doesn’t it?)
Ice cream made without proper churning is often a grainy, icy disappointment. As is most ice cream bought in Hanoi, unfortunately. Here’s the solution: no-churn frozen yogurt, made using homemade yogurt and super-ripe fruit, mango in this case. Pow...
I just love Meyer Lemons, they come in second only to Lemons from the Amalfi Coast….sigh, How I miss Italy!
But when life gives you Meyer Lemons, you don’t complain you bake!
Make a gourmet brakfast in minutes with these Easy Lemon Blueberry Pancakes. Happy Daylight Savings time! Don’t let losing an hour of sleep this weekend be a total buzzkill. Use the extra hour of daylight as inspiration to start the day with a delicious homemade breakfast. Just a few additions to your favorite pancake mix... Read More »
Remember puppy chow? That sugary dessert, probably from your childhood, where Chex or Crispix are covered in yummy goop? You may have called them “muddy buddies.” I remember them fondly. But where in our trying-to-be-better-than-before diets can we fit this?
By now you’re all familiar with baby boy’s love for cookies but another thing he seems to be obsessed with is vanilla. Ever since he was a little baby all he ever wanted was vanilla, vanilla ice cr…
It’s two days before Christmas and I had no response when my mom texted me this morning asking me for my Christmas dinner/dessert grocery list. All I could think about was how much sleep I plan to catch up on over the holidays (and how I still haven’t wrapped any of my Christmas gifts…some of which are still …
It’s Foul time !!! Honestly words cannot express how much I love this dish !! enough to say that it takes me back to my beloved Egypt with the first mouthful. let me tell you a little about t…
