Category Archive: Fancy

Vietnamese-inspired Coconut Gelatin

A few weeks ago, one of my coworkers brought in coconut gelatin and gave us all a taste, and wow that stuff is good! It’s light-tasting and refreshing, and definitely makes a good,… Continue reading →

Watermelon Lime Cocktail

This is hands-down my favorite summertime drink. I actually first discovered it last summer in Cambodia where it’s just fresh fruit everything! but you can make it anywhere. Just purée watermelon with lime… Continue reading →

Cucumber Lime Basil Ice Cubes

I think I’m onto something here, although I don’t think I’ve nailed it. Here’s the concept: ice cubes made out of things you want in your drink – either to flavor water, or… Continue reading →

Irish Cream Black Tea French Toast

Why make regular French toast when you can make fancy, exciting French toast? For this one, replace the milk you’d normally add with Irish Cream and black tea, add vanilla and cinnamon, and… Continue reading →

Clam and Oyster Chowder

What to do on a less-than-summery day in Cape Cod? Make Clam Chowder! Traditionally you make it with flour and, apparently, with bacon. But based on the dietary restrictions at hand, we worked… Continue reading →

Strawberry Guacamole

Every once in a while, my method of googling something that I think should exist really works out – like Strawberry Guacamole: totally exists, totally delicious. Who knew?? It’s strawberries, avocado, cilantro, and… Continue reading →

Parmesan Chips

Making chips out of just Parmesan cheese?! How decadent, and GF!! I used a recipe from Food Renegade as my guide. Basically you just make little mounds of grated Parmesan on a baking… Continue reading →

Mexican Chocolate Bacon Chips

I was having this game night, and the snack theme was spicy-sweet (yup, I’m a dork, but it was a co-dork effort, so not entirely my fault). In my quest I found recipes… Continue reading →

Rose Spoon Sweet with Goat Cheese

This was my first attempt at using my new Rose Spoon Sweet from Greece. Apparently different islands in Greece are known for different spoon sweets, and the rose one is from Lakonia. If… Continue reading →

Mango & Nectarine Chicken Tagine

My brother was in town visiting, and I had just found this recipe on Gojee for Plum & Nectarine Chicken Tagine which looked worthy. We followed it pretty closely, only I only had… Continue reading →