~ enchanted broccoli forest ~ I am completely smitten with The Enchanted Broccoli Forest cookbook by Mollie Katzen. It’s a playful collection of recipes for heartwarming, healthy fare. I love how the author showcases so many fresh veggies and herbs in almost every recipe! The desserts, chock full of wholesome ingredients, are still completely delicious…
~ rose butter tea sandwiches with scented sugar ~ Gracie and I enjoyed these fragrant, rosy sandwiches for our teatime today while watching a few episodes of Glee. It’s been raining cats and dogs today in the Mississippi river valley! The perfect kind of weather for snuggling under a quilt, turning on the fireplace, eating…
~ savory veggie confetti upside-down cake ~ This wonderfully flavorful, moist, festive cake was inspired by Molly Katzen’s recipe, from her book, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest. It’s beautiful, and quite possibly the best “soup” bread I’ve ever made. I think it would be lovely served alongside cottage cheese dill bread and sweet wheat batter bread…
~ dilly egg salad tea sandwiches ~ Pretty tea sandwiches, arranged just so on a tiered server or a pretty antique platter, are one of my favorite parts of a leisurely teatime. I just love all of the textures, ingredients, breads and flavor combinations. Some of my favorites: Proper cucumber, carrot cheddar curry, flower radish…
~ napa wedge salad with spicy sesame peanut dressing ~ This is what we had for lunch today and Gracie said it was the best salad she’s ever had. I thought it would be fun to create a new “wedge” style salad using Napa cabbage, and this is what I came up with. Careful, the…
~ lemon hummus ~ serves 8 to 10 prep time- 5 to 10 minutes cook time- 0 minutes (no cooking necessary) Do you buy your hummus premade? We use to until I discovered how easy it is to make at home. It tastes so much better and fresher, and I love how versatile of an…
tasting :: campari and tonic on ice…one of our favorite summer libations that always reminds us of our vacation to Riviera Maya, puffy crispy amazing hard shell chicken tacos at Red Wing’s Brick House Pub and Grill…soooo yummy with pico, guac, sour cream and (of course) just enough Sriracha to make me cry a little….and…salt…
~ cookies & cream icebox cake ~ My friend Clare introduced me to Nabisco Famous chocolate wafers a while back. I had never cooked with them. She told me about this easy, yummy, icebox cake with three ingredients, and I thought this would be a fun recipe to try with my daughter Gracie, as she…
~ love nests ~ Have you ever made pasta nests? You can either buy them in nest form, or you can get creative with a pasta fork and twirl them up yourself! It takes a little practice, but it’s really quite easy, and the presentation is so pretty. serves 3 6 pasta nests (I used…
~ tomato soup blender dressing ~ Hello Lovelies! What a beautiful day in the Mississippi river valley. The perfect day for a picnic which is exactly how we spent it. My grandparents came down to celebrate my birthday with me a couple days early and brought the most gorgeous fresh strawberry (of course!) birthday cake.…