Christmas Morning Cranberry Nut Muffins

December 26th, 2008

I hope this post finds you with a satisfied belly, good family and friends, or simply a glass of eggnog and rum.  I’ve had my share of each this past few weeks along with many fun mornings, afternoons and evenings of baking, cooking and eating out.  One of my favorite things (…read more and get the recipe)

Baked Sweet Meat Squash w/Shallots, Raisins and Walnuts

December 2nd, 2008

With the winter quickly arriving what a better way to treat yourself but with some fabulous winter squash!  I enjoy perusing the farmer’s market every week and am always looking for new or creative things to make.  A couple of months ago I stumbled upon a small farm that grew winter squash and had a conversation with (…read more and get the recipe)

Pumpkin Pie from a real pumpkin

November 18th, 2008

I’ve always wanted to do this, and actually I have done it once but it didn’t turn out so good.  This time is different though — it turned out GREAT!  I used a whole (small) ambercup squash to make this delicious treat taste homemade and, well, delicious!  Even after having a couple of things go wrong the pie still turned out to be good and it looked good to boot.  This process takes (…read more and get the recipe)

Zucchini in a Crunchy Parmesan Crust

November 12th, 2008

Can you believe that I still have zucchini growing?  Ok, maybe not, but last week I did.  I picked three zucchinis and one of them had been there for some time.  I can never figure out what to do with the HUGE ones, but Google and this recipe saved the day.  Here’s what I did: (…read more and get the recipe)

Sweet Potato Risotto

October 30th, 2008

I am still alive.  When my co-workers start mentioning that my blog is going stale, crusty and moldy then I know it is way past time to update!  I haven’t really stopped cooking, and in fact there was much that I wanted to share on here but the effort required was too much for me at the time!  I think it’s called laziness.  Well after a little persuasion I decided to post last night’s dinner — Sweet Potato Risotto. (…read more and get the recipe)

Grilled Dessert Pizza

September 9th, 2008

Rachel and I needed a treat tonight.  I started searching the web for some homemade pizza ideas and stumbled upon this treat.  I knew I had to make it so, not only did we have homemade (and DELICIOUS) pizza (I’ll blog it later), but we also had grilled dessert pizza!  You can probably tell from the picture, but this was a treat that we won’t soon forget.  I hope you take a chance to try it.  Let me know what you think of it when you do in the comments!  Here’s how to do it: (…read more and get the recipe)

A hint?

July 28th, 2008

I just received this bag from my mother in law, who is moving.  I’m thinking it is a hint, what about you?    I’ve never seen a 5-lb bag of baking cocoa!  I laughed when I saw this and this was (…read more and get the recipe)

Marionberry Oat Bars

July 21st, 2008

Apparently, over at Stahlbush, it is Marionberry harvest season.  I can tell because Rachel keeps bringing home Marionberries!  Today I felt like dessert so I turned up the oven and got out the mixing bowls.  Rachel found this really cool Oregon berry website with some great recipes.  The savory ones look particulary interesting and I think we’ll be trying them soon!  Today’s dessert used their Marionberry oat bar recipe.  These things smell so good!  Here’s what I did: (…read more and get the recipe)

Angel Food Cake – Loaf Pan Experiment

July 8th, 2008

I would like to welcome Mike Brindley, a co-worker and fellow food-lover.  He let me try some of this angel food cake and I have to say it was quite fluffy and delicious!  I hope you enjoy it! — Keith

I’ve always loved angel food cake; so light and airy. Years ago, I made it from a boxed mix, like my Mom did. Recently, I’ve seen some TV chefs make angel food from scratch and they emphasized how easy it was to make; that gave me the itch to try it for myself! But I didn’t have an angel food cake pan. So I decided to try it with loaf pans. (…read more and get the recipe)

Blueberry & Strawberry Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting

July 3rd, 2008

I had to come up with something to celebrate the holiday with and for some reason around the 4th of July my mouth waters for every cake I see with whole blueberries and strawberries on top.  This cupcake recipe was my answer!  I used the Strawberry cupcake recipe from last week and simply reduced the amount of strawberries and added whole blueberries to the batter.  Then to make it have all the red, white and blue flair I used whipped cream, whole blueberries and strawberries to top it off.  The result is a festive, decadent, delight that we got to share with some friends the other night.  Here’s what I did: (…read more and get the recipe)