Pecan Brittle
Although summer is nearing its end and school has begun again, the current weather is in denial of these facts. With temperatures in the mid-90s yesterday and today and staying that way for a few more days, it feels more like the middle of July.
As a person who has seasonal food preferences, the heat of summer spurs my craving for ice cream. While I could eat ice cream daily, I treat it as an indulgence and enjoy it a few times throughout the summer. However, since I treat it as an indulgence, when I do eat it, I indulge! No…
Apple Crisp
Ever since I was a child, I have enjoyed homemade apple crisp. Growing up in New England, I was fortunate to enjoy the fall with freshly picked apples and usually batches of hot from the oven apple crisp. Although my mom wasn’t necessarily an avid baker, she did enjoy making apple crisp for my brothers and me. Once I was old enough to start baking, I began making batches every fall.
As an adult, I tried to teach my children about the tastiness of apple crisp, among other fruit desserts. However, they are major choco-holics. If a dessert didn’t have chocolate,…
Oreo Ice Cream Pie
We hosted Easter brunch at our house last weekend. With a group of twelve, there was plenty of food to share. Mini quiches, lemon poppy seed bread, roasted asparagus, fruit salad, maple glazed sweet potatoes, and ham were served for our early afternoon meal. Having filled our stomachs sufficiently and having been graced with blue skies and very warm weather, we headed outside for an hour or two of basketball, baseball, and an egghunt.
Of course, all of that fresh air and exercise reinvigorated our appetites. Thankfully we had two desserts to quench any hunger pangs: almond pound cake with strawberry-rhubarb…
Single Serving Cheesecakes
Last week we celebrated our daughter’s twelfth birthday with our family. As is tradition, the birthday girl got to choose the dessert. While most people think of cakes and birthdays as a given pairing, our kids tend to choose other dessert items. Sam decided on a chocolate swirl cheesecake.
I had figured that Sam would want something with chocolate, as all four of our kids are chocolate addicts. However, more than half of our crowd aren’t chocolate lovers. So, I needed to find a way to make a dessert that would please the birthday girl and her adoring crowd. Obviously, my…
Warm Banana Cake
A mom can break the rules every once in a while, can’t she?
As part of our Christmas presents to our kids, we planned a trip to an indoor water park. To maximize our time there and make the trip more fun for the kids, we spent all day at the water park and then spent the night at the hotel attached to it. The following morning we enjoyed a filling breakfast and slowly made our way home, stopping at a small art museum on the way.
When we returned home it was late afternoon and quite chilly. After spending the previous…
Blueberry Sorbet
Editor’s note: Food brings people together! And this week, Think Tasty and Glamour Cow are trading recipes.
This recipe is courtesy of Marisa, who is one of Glamour Cow’s food writers, as well as being a home cook, specializing in raw & vegan recipes. To find more of Marisa’s scrumptious meals & treats, check out Glamour Cow.
I always have been so obsessed with frozen treats! It doesn’t matter the season, as long as I have my hubby to snuggle up with. For me there is no better dessert. Cool, sweet, fruity and refreshing! Deelish!
This mixture would work great in an…
Day 10- Overnight Eggnog Bread Pudding
If you’re a regular reader, you will note that the Day 10 post is a day late. However, with a full day of Christmas celebrations yesterday, there wasn’t much time for editing photos and writing. Saturday was filled with Christmas excitement: opening presents, eating lots of delicious foods, and enjoying the company of family and friends.
It was a wonderful day, to say the least. The day itself was the best present I could have received. From the squeals of our daughters, as they opened Team Jacob photos, to the giggles of our nephews, as our first floor became their racecourse,…
Day 9- Maple Cinnamon Pecans & Almonds
As part of my holiday gift making, I decided to try a new recipe for flavoring almonds and pecans. In the past, I have made Sweetly, Spiced Pecans, which have an egg white coating to hold the sugar and spices. For this recipe I wanted to try a new coating and a different sweetener.
Maple syrup seemed like my best option as the main ingredient in the coating. It would have dual purposes, acting as both the sweetener and the adhesive for other ingredients. To give the nuts more diversified flavor, I decided to use cinnamon as the second ingredient…
Day 8- Tortilla Sundaes
We spent New Year’s Eve the way we prefer- at home. We decided to make a menu of Mexican foods, as my husband had received a quesadilla maker in a work gift exchange. So, we began our evening with some fresh fruit, espinaca, guacamole, and chips and planned on making our main dish later.
Our evening progressed, and a few hours and many games of cards later, I considered whether to make quesadillas. However, I was still full from our munchies earlier. Of course, my appetite isn’t always a good barometer for others, so I asked others, and the consensus was…
Day 7- Sugar Cookies
What would Christmas be without a batch of sugar cookies? For me they are an important part of the holiday season. I made numerous batches with my mom when I was a child and now make batches with my children. I oversee a crew of four cookie makers, but luckily, everyone usually chooses to be harmonious during these times. However, I have learned to divide when needed, such as having the boys cut out there half of the cookie dough and then have the girls cut out theirs.
While they take a little more work to make than chocolate chip cookies…
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