Mel's Kitchen Cafe

Mushroom Lasagna with White Sauce {and a Brief Personal Update}

Mel — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:53 +0000

I’ve waited months, all in the name of snapping a semi-decent photo, to share this delectable lasagna recipe with you. The delay has seriously benefited my family since we’ve enjoyed this at least three or four times and absolutely sighed and moaned over it’s deliciousness each time. I tried it out on Christmas Eve, when [...]

Super Spontaneous Giveaway: Sweet Designs – CONTEST CLOSED!

Mel — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:22 +0000

*Since I will be away from my computer for the next few days, I decided to pick the winners early, because, I just KNEW you would all be on the edge of your seat until I announced the winners and I didn’t want anyone to have a miserable weekend. I’m nice like that. I’ve contacted [...]

Blueberry Coconut Cake with Lemon Sauce

Mel — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:20 +0000

Blueberry. Coconut. Lemon. A brilliant triple combination, if you ask me. This cake is deliciously moist and light and tastes like a perfect muffin in cake form. And the lemon sauce? Don’t get me started, man. The slightly sweet and tart sauce is wonderful drizzled on top of the coconut-crusted cake…or just enjoyed by the [...]

Old-Fashioned Banana Cream Pie

Mel — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:21 +0000

Before waxing poetic about the deliciousness of this pie, I’m going to give you a few “outs” in case you are looking at this recipe saying “there’s no way I would make a pie crust from scratch” or “this is way too complicated and I’d rather stick with boxed banana pudding in a crust” or [...]

Mel’s Kitchen Tip: Muffin Cups!

Mel — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:48 +0000

It may seem like a small thing but those darn muffin cups can sure make a mess of your cupboards. Until I spotted this tip on Pinterest, my muffin cups were a nightmare. Opened packages were scattered all over my pantry and cupboards and I was in serious need of a way to organize them [...]

Thai Chicken Wraps with Peanut Sauce

Mel — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:43 +0000

At the risk of sounding completely obsessive and without personal restraint (who, me?), I have to confess that I made these wraps for lunch one day and was so utterly shocked by their deliciousness that the next day, I made up enough of the ingredients to feed my face lunch with this divine concoction for [...]

Apple Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Mel — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:10 +0000

The components of this meal may seem a bit odd (apples and cheese stuffed inside chicken…come again??) but it is truly delicious. And guess what? It is quick and easy. Basically a good, old-fashioned boneless, skinless chicken breast gets a major makeover by being stuffed with a simple mixture of crisp apples, creamy cheese and [...]

Classic Snickerdoodles

Mel — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:11 +0000

Now may not be the best time to admit this, but I don’t like snickerdoodles. I never have and sadly, I don’t think I ever will. But I have received many a request for a snickerdoodle recipe. And I happen to have a husband whose favorite cookie in the entire world (seriously, the entire world!) [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fun Cake

Mel — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:33 +0000

Ok, ok, I admit that “fun” in the title of the cake is a bit cheesy, but I’ll readily admit another point: this cake really is fun. The entire dessert is less about the chocolate cake (just make sure you have a classically delicious, moist chocolate cake base) and more about the absolutely divine peanut [...]

Skillet Taco Pie

Mel — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:54 +0000

Now if that doesn’t look like a plate full of love, I don’t know what does. Taco pie. And not your every day taco pie, either. This updated taco pie recipe gets a fabulous start from a {simple} homemade crust made by mixing water, salt and masa harina (the flour used for tamales and corn [...]