Strawberry
season is just starting and so there are a lot of recipes popping up that use
fresh strawberries. Most of these recipes are perfect for bringing out the
sweet and juicy flavors in the berries. Also, in a lot of places u-pick farms
are starting to open so you can get the freshest berries. In the summer I love
visiting farmers markets to see all of the fresh produce and crafts
available.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Meatless Monday! Southwest Quinoa Sliders
It's Earth Day today and Meatless Monday is perfect for celebrating the earth because it helps to save valuable resources. Even eating meatless one day a week can be beneficial to the earth and your health. People choose to eat less meat for a variety of reasons. One important part of eating meatless is incorporating a variety of grains, vegetables, and fruits into your diet. These quinoa sliders are perfect for a meatless meal, and as a bonus they're pretty quick to prepare which makes them perfect for a weeknight meal.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Mexican Blackout Cupcakes
Sometimes
I come across ingredients that I'm so excited about using but have no idea how
I want to use them. Consequently it takes me a long time usually to decide how
to use them, sometimes months. In this case, this package of lovely Mexican
chocolate has been hanging around in my candy box (because I totally have one
of those) for over a year. I just couldn't make up my mind. Then finally I saw
it and came up with an idea. A cupcake, with a filling.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Candied Carrot Cake Meringue Cookies
I think the
idea of taking the flavors of one type of dessert and putting them into another
type of dessert is so much fun. Different textures in one dessert also adds
interest to it. I know I prefer something with different textures, even
something as simple as a chocolate chip cookie. A chocolate chip cookie has
smooth and creamy chocolate chips with a chewy or crisp (or both) texture so
you eat both at the same time. These cookies combine smooth and creamy white
chocolate chips, homemade candied carrot pieces, and cinnamon in a brown sugar
meringue. The result is a crispy on the outside and soft melt in your mouth
inside.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Meatless Monday! Baked French Toast Sticks
Most people enjoy eating breakfast for dinner but don't usually think about it because they're stuck in a rut with the same old dinners every night. Mixing up what you eat for dinner can really be fun, even if for no other reason than it's something different. Breakfast provides so many quick and easy dinner opportunities such as omelets, pancakes, waffles, frittatas, stuffed french toast, quiche, eggs benedict, or even breakfast pizza.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Malted Chocolate Brownies
It's always so funny to think about the foods you like when you're an adult that you wanted nothing to do with when you were a child. I know even about 8 years ago I made a list of the foods I didn't like because I was bored one day and my boyfriend at the time (husband now :) ) wanted to make me dinner but I was super picky. The list ended up being two columns on a legal pad and took up the whole front and one column on the back.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Secret Recipe Club Reveal Day! Pumpkin Doughnuts
It's definitely
April and I'm making pumpkin doughnuts which are usually only talked about in
the autumn months. There's a reason why though, they're delicious! Baked
doughnuts are so quick and easy to make it's a wonder I don't make them every
weekend. I should, or maybe I shouldn't. If you've ever thought about making
some doughnuts at home but you don't want to fry them then you should consider
getting a doughnut pan so that you can bake some. When you make them at home
then you can control every ingredient that goes into them.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Cherry Cobbler Meringues
To some people meringues are like little cardboard cookies but to other people they are like little clouds of delight. I fall into the latter group because when meringues are made well then they are crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, and melt in your mouth when you eat them. One selling point of meringues is that they are typically fat free becaue they're just egg whites and sugar (and a few other small ingredients sometimes). These little pillows of delight are perfect for a dessert tray and easy to make the parts of the recipe ahead so assembly takes mere minutes before serving.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Sponge Cake with Orange Curd and Strawberries
Spring is here and most people are thinking about what may be considered as bright flavors, orange, lemon, strawberry, blueberry, lime...fruits mostly. Citrus makes people think of spring and summer. I'm not a summer person because I don't like the hot weather but I do enjoy spring (and fall for that matter). Light and fruity desserts always taste so good when it's starting to get warm outside and you don't want a heavy molten chocolate cake (yeah, like I ever don't want one of those!).
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