Roast Chicken and My New BFF – Grape Seed Oil Ok, I almost did not blog about this, because I was so anxious to dig into the food. Then on a last minute decision, I pulled out my camera and clicked off a few shots. This is not a photo of the most browned chicken breast … [Read more...] about Chicken with Grape Seed Oil
French Grandma Baking
French Grandma Baking ~ Also known as cuisine grand-mère or grandma baking or cooking. Back in the pre-blogging days, or at least before I was aware of blogging, I was reading a magazine about a style of cooking called grand-mère baking or cooking. This intrigued me because my … [Read more...] about French Grandma Baking
Bowtie & Garden Vegetables
Bowtie & Garden Vegetables I am always thinking about food. I am always planning a menu. Not because I am such a good planner, but rather because I am not. I strive to be able to go to the frig or panty take out a few ingredients and just whip up something delicious. … [Read more...] about Bowtie & Garden Vegetables
Grapefruit Avocado Salad
Vinaigrette - It’s All In The Ratio I am embarrassed to say how long it took me to learn to make my own salad dressing. I asked my mom how to make it. I asked my mother-in-law how to make it. I asked my good friend how to make it, and my sister. They all said just pour it … [Read more...] about Grapefruit Avocado Salad
Dorie’s Swedish Visiting Cake
I love this simple cake. It is the easiest cake I ever put together. The recipe said to bake in a iron skillet, but I made mine in a springform pan. When I read about it I thought I would make it for my sister. … [Read more...] about Dorie’s Swedish Visiting Cake
Coffee Semifreddo
I have problems. First I have a chocolate problem. Weird huh? The kind of chocolate I need is kinda difficult to find. Oh and I have another problem. I am sensitive to the soy lecithin. This is an ingredient that is used in almost all chocolate. It is what makes … [Read more...] about Coffee Semifreddo
Ground Nut Stew
I was watching The Chew. In one of the cooking segments, Carla made this dish called Ground Nut Stew. Sorry, I am not that enamored with her style of cooking, she uses a lot of processed food, but Michael gave this surprised look after tasting it, and then declared … [Read more...] about Ground Nut Stew
Have Courage and Peanut Brittle
I could not let Christmas go by without making a little peanut brittle for all of those not chocolate people. This is a really cheap candy. For the price of two cups of sugar, a little karo, and two cups of peanuts, and a lot of courage you have an excellent candy. … [Read more...] about Have Courage and Peanut Brittle
Apple Walnut Cake
Apple Walnut Cake - Let Me Count The Ways - Ina Garten said you should learn how to make 10 dishes and learn to make them 3 different ways. You then have a repertoire of 30 dishes. So what to do with apples? I am always in … [Read more...] about Apple Walnut Cake
