Ah banana bread. So delicious and wonderful … and you secretly think you are making a healthy decision because of the bananas. I had/have a pile of very ripe bananas from when my baby brother stayed with me a week or so ago. It would have been very easy to just whip those bad boys…
So candidly this original recipe called for short ribs… but I’m on a budget. Short ribs feel like an expensive cut of meat. Now, I’ll be honest if I was having a special guest over for dinner I might pull the trigger on a trip to Whole Foods for short ribs – but I’m less…
To continue on the Cinco de Mayo party…. I also made a margarita macaron. I figured if I was buying tequila, I might as well use it for two things instead of just one. As a result, we have these beautiful babes on a plate. It’s been awhile since I made macarons. It always feels…
Yikes, it’s been a small lifetime since I last popped in here. I thought I had been cooking, but I guess I’ve just been eating a lot of basic things. Basic isn’t bad but it’s always nice to get a little adventurous. I’m always prone to be adventurous on a theme day. When I realized…
I stumbled across this scone recipe when I was doing some St. Patrick’s day recipe searching. I was targeting a biscuit to go with our Guinness Stew… and this little gem of a scone popped up. The facts are obvious that I cannot bypass a scone recipe. I just merely needed a reason to make…
I thought this cake seemed like a great idea from the name. A Guiness cake? perfect for our family St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Plus, I had 5 Guiness in the house and this called for 1 and the stew I made needed 4. I am a big fan of finishing things off. It’s why I…
The name of this recipe might lead you to believe there is Guinness in it. And boy is there ever. Normally when a recipe calls for liquor or beer, it’s just a part of the ingredient list. But there is more beer in this stew than there is beef stock! There is a whole lot…
It’s been awhile since I’ve made a soup. At one point it felt like it was the only thing I whipped up in my kitchen. There are 45 soup recipes on this website but, they started to all feel like the same thing. Chop carrots. Chop onion. Chop celery. It has been enough time that…
Ok – this picture doesn’t exactly look like a success story. Where are all the blueberries? In the bottom of the loaf. Not the best. But, I’ll do better next time. Blueberry distribution aside … this cake is incredibly delicious. That might have something to do with the amount of sugar and butter or just…
I believe this dinner falls perfectly into the Sunday Dinner category. I was in the market for a multi-step meal to spend a little extra time on. While this is definitely multi-step it is quite straightforward. The most challenging part was finding semolina flour. I have been consciously trying to eat more vegetables and less…
