A lot of my 'experiments' in the kitchen start with the phrase "I was SURE I had...". In this case, it was brown sugar. Light brown sugar to be exact ( Read more... )

I was in the mood for something sweet that didn't involve chocolate and was fast to make. With a can of mandarin oranges from the pantry as well as a package of Savoiardi (Italian lady fingers) I came up with this creamy dessert. I didn't have any instant pudding so I made my own using a basic vanilla pudding recipe spiked with a touch of orange ( Read more... )

Some time ago, I made two babkas filled with chocolate chips, Nutella and pecans. I gave away one, but only ate a few slices from the second loaf before freezing away the rest. After spending three days on preparing and cooking the turkey for Thanksgiving, I didn't want to invest more time and energy on a dessert, so I went scrounging through the ( Read more... )

As my LJ says, "Cooking is Fun ... Really".

You can make big flashy dishes like a rosemary and garlic rubbed boneless lamb shoulder roast ($4.99/lb)  ...


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SEPTEMBER TEASER: English muffins and hamburger buns


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