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Nana's Famous Black Bottom Chocolate Pie

2020-07-08T18:18:00.000-04:00

For the holidays, my mom makes this INSANE chocolate pie that is a holiday must have for my kids. They usually asking about it in October. "Mom, are we going to have Nana's chocolate pie for Thanksgiving?" I don't have a picture right now......stayed tuned. Black-bottom Chocolate Pie Filling 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Pinch of salt 6 large

No Knead to Eat Packaged Bread

2020-04-16T22:09:00.000-04:00

No Knead Bread If you want your kitchen to smell truly amazing, I have the perfect recipe for you. I use my Le Creuset 5 quart heavy Dutch oven (click to see what I am talking about) to make this unreasonably delicious and super easy bread. It's perfect for quarantine because although it needs time to develop, it is not messy and made from only a few ingredients. This is one of the very

2020-04-14T15:17:00.000-04:00

Garlic Butter Chicken Tenders Well, many years have passed! During those years, my kids got really big and we moved to Austin, TX......which I will write about later, but for now, fast forward to the 2020 Covid-19 stay at home order. While at home, I thought I would update the blog with many of the recipes I have discovered and use frequently in the past few years. I might not have many photos,

Holiday Detox- Cauliflower LeekTurmeric Soup

2016-12-18T11:08:00.003-05:00

Overindulged a bit? Want to make up for it - but don't want salads or unsatisfying and sugary juices? Try this soup! My cauliflower leek turmeric soup is packed with nutrients and fiber. It is low calorie but satisfying. It also contains the wonder spice turmeric, which is now being studied as a therapy for everything from depression to Parkinson's disease. And if nothing else- it really

Pink Pickles

2016-08-26T10:08:00.003-04:00

Pickled Red Onions I spotted these absolutely gorgeous red onions at the farm stand a few weeks ago. I just couldn't resist their shining, glorious color. I got them home and then didn't really know what to do with them- it was a LOT of onion. My sister suggested pickled onions, which I love at restaurants, but never thought of making myself. She assured me it was quite easy. I began

Lamb Basque Stew

2015-02-06T15:06:00.001-05:00

Hi all- Quick post. Since it is completely freezing out, I decided to give you a warm stew to make for dinner Sunday. I am just going to tell you flat out this is not my recipe. For once in my life, I did not feel any need to tinker. The recipe is from a site called simplyrecipes.com. The stew has a very unusual set of flavors, and is a wonderful improvement on old fashioned beef stew. I make it

Skip the coffee, go straight to coffee cake

2015-01-26T15:15:00.001-05:00

Here's the thing about coffee cake. All that stuff you find in grocery stores and even most bakeries has nothing to do with real coffee cake. Real coffee cake is rich and the texture is out of this world. You find yourself thinking about it for the rest of the day- what the heck was in that? And how can I get some more? I really hope you try this recipe. It might just change your

Cold Quinoa Salad with Pumpkin Seeds and Sugar Snap Peas

2014-09-25T14:07:00.001-04:00

You are most likely sick of hearing about quinoa. In an article about the politics of food companies, a grouchy journalist took this swipe at the grain; "For some consumers, that would spoil the taste. Or would, if it were possible to make quinoa taste worse"*. But really, quinoa is a good deal, food-wise. I like the crunchy mouth feel and the taste is bland enough to be a bit of a

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2014-08-18T22:09:00.000-04:00