S’more Tacos

Part of our July 4th Beach Weekend Extravaganza involved making s’mores on the grill. First of all, grilled s’mores are amazing: make the sandwiches with graham crackers, chocolate, and those fancy flat s’more-specific… Continue reading

Chocolate Swirl Cake

A friend of mine was turning 30 and we wanted to make a special cake for her – something a little different and fun! After searching for unique birthday cakes on google, I… Continue reading

Pollock Pops

Originally these were supposed to be Pinstripe Pops – how cool would that be??! I had this vision of thin stripes of pastel creating these Popsicles, but alas, that ended up being more… Continue reading

Avocado, Radish, and Fresh Corn Salad

So named because, of all the ingredients I included, I think those are the essentials. Other ingredients I put in: – Arugula (or any green) – Tomato (or maybe a citrus?) – Sunflower… Continue reading

Cranberry Orange Compote

Wow, lots of lessons this week. This one: if you’re making something as a gift for someone, make sure they won’t confiscate it in the airport security line!! Ok, so that didn’t actually… Continue reading

Mushroom Eggplant Dip

A couple things about this one: First, I realize my photography skills could use a little work, as this brown pile of goo doesn’t look that appetizing, but it was actually quite good!… Continue reading

Garlic Chicken Soup

I was worried that I was coming down with something at a rather inopportune time (although when is an opportune time?) so I decided to load up on garlic and other healthy stuff.… Continue reading

Simple Pizza Sauce

I had just made Cauliflower Pizza Crust and needed sauce for it. I thought I had a rough idea of what would be involved so I didn’t really consult a recipe before heading… Continue reading

Cauliflower Pizza Crust

I gotta say, I’m looking forward to the day that I forget what wheat-based stuff tastes like. But until then, why even try? Let’s just make GF substitutes out of vegetables. So, cauliflower… Continue reading

Mancha Manteles – Yam and Black Beans with Plantain Tomato Sauce

I had a friend in town who has spent a lot of time in South and Central America, so this recipe is a mix of this one from Epicurious, and memory, and cocoa.… Continue reading