First up on my post list is a honey apple cake. This came out amazing and doesn't even need a mixer. Couldn't be easier! You don't even need a bundt pan if you are not looking for a pretty presentation. You can make it in a couple of loaf pans and reduce the cooking time to about 40 minutes.


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I promised a recipe post and here it is! I have three different recipes here - a lemon pie, a corn cake, and an eggplant parmesan. These are all dishes I have made in the past few weeks which have come out especially good and which I managed to get pictures of before we ate it. (not always easy!) I wouldn't say that any of these recipes are ( Read more... )

One side effect of not having a usable left arm was that I could do VERY LITTLE cooking. There is no way I would ever attempt to chop with my right hand so long as I still wanted all my fingers which meant we've had much more take out this week than usual. (I did make a few things just because there was no way I was going to let all the vegetables ( Read more... )

Hey, I haven't talked about the farmer's market lately and I think it's time again since the variety of produce has increased dramatically. We have squash, and green beans, and yellow beans, along with peas, strawberries, rhubarb, garlic scapes, cucumbers, kohlrabi, lettuce, spinach, beets (with their greens) and potatoes. I think that is an ( Read more... )

Sunday night I decided to take some pictures of dinner and I thought I'd post my apple turnover recipe which really could not be easier. If you want more difficult, you can make your own puff pastry but I do like and use the frozen kind. The puff pastry in my market comes in two 9-inch squares and is perfect for making eight turnovers. I've also ( Read more... )

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! May you have had much chocolate. :)

I have two recipes here from today's Easter Dinner. One is a Chocolate Eclair Cake that my mom made. It's quite tasty to eat even though it's made from instant pudding and cool whip. The other is a Roasted Brussel Sprouts Salad which I made.

( Chocolate Eclair Cake; Roasted Brussel Sprouts Salad )

I mentioned a few recipes the other day and I've finally typed them up so here they are! These are two salads that I made during the week of warmth we had before March reminded us that it was still here ( Read more... )

As promised I have a cooking post! I have pictures of my ciabatta, the naan, and chicken kebabs. I'm not including the ciabatta recipe because it's a complicated multi-step process and you really need the pictures to see what they are doing. Instead I would highly recommend buying The Bread Baker's Apprentice if you are at all interested in making ( Read more... )

Here are a couple recipes that I've made recently. The first is a meaty pasta sauce that uses pork roast and sausage to make a version of Italian 'gravy' which can be served over any pasta, gnocchi, or polenta. The second is a cauliflower salad which uses salty olives and capers to brighten up the mild flavor of the cauliflower.

( Sicilian Pork and Sausage Ragu )

Here are some discussion questions I got from justlook3. If anyone wants some question of their own, I will endeavor to come with something. Just don't expect anything deep or insightful ( Read more... )