I cut a piece of pie for my husband and took it out on the deck. He took a bite and said "Mmmmmm." I asked if I could have a bite of his because I had not yet had a piece. He told me to get my own and continued to moan with each bite. He was kidding of course, and let me have a taste. I knew he would be the right person to critique this pie because he loves Crème Brulee and has . . . Continue Reading
Archives for May 2011
Fresh corn-rice salad
Summer's almost here and along with the heat, we have wonderful, sweet, crisp corn on the cob. The temperature is already above 90 degrees here in Fredericksburg Virginia. We broke the record high on Thursday and I believe Friday will bring more of the same. Is your weather going to be lovely this long Memorial Day weekend?  Perhaps you're having a cookout and just maybe you're . . . Continue Reading
Chicken Chopped Salad
I do love a good salad so it's very convenient that my husband planted a ton of lettuce in our garden in early spring. The lettuce is still growing and since we've had plenty of rain and it hasn't gotten hot, I think we'll have lettuce for a little while longer. There is something so wonderful about going outside and picking dinner fresh from the garden. We don't have tomatoes yet, . . . Continue Reading
Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
I made another batch of backpacking snacks for my son to try. These turned out pretty good but before we look at the recipe I want to share another quick snack that I found on Sarah's blog - The Smart Kitchen. This was so smart if you ask me. I guess that's why she calls it The Smart Kitchen! I've had this banana creation for breakfast a few days and believe it's the perfect . . . Continue Reading
Pie No. 20 – Summer Berry Pie
"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." Julia Child. That's what this pie is all about. Fresh summer fruits introduced to each other in a big pastry bowl. It may not be the prettiest pie I've ever made, but it is just plain-old-tasty! There is nothing like fresh fruit. I tried to make a berry pie a few weeks ago and . . . Continue Reading
Orange-Cranberry Coffee Cake
Yeah! Brew the coffee and bring out the plates, we have success! Seriously I was going to cry if I had one more recipe go bad. Notice I don't take complete ownership of the failures - must be the recipes fault! Ha-ha. I don't want to shake my kitchen confidence you see :) I have two bosses and they both have a birthday this week. We're having a birthday boss breakfast at work . . . Continue Reading
Pie No. 19 – Derby Day Pie
On Saturday May 7th, the 137th Kentucky Derby race was run and won by Animal Kingdom. I've never been to the Derby but I have ridden a horse or two in my day (not in a race or anything!) I love horses and especially love horse movies such as The Black Stallion, International Velvet, Secretariat, and my absolute all-time favorite, Sea Biscuit. Secretariat still holds the . . . Continue Reading