Dawn's Recipes

Chocolate Orgasms

Dawn — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:02:43 +0000

There used to be a small bakery chain in my area called Rosie’s Bakery. My favorite item from their shop was their chocolate orgasms. They are incredibly rich, dense, fudgy brownies with a ganache-like frosting on top. The name is no exaggeration, either. One bite and you’ll be hooked. I was lucky enough to [...]

Apple Crisp

Dawn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:43:18 +0000

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed it’s apple season. What better way to enjoy a cool autumn day than with a warm, spicy apple crisp? I’ve had this recipe on hand for many years. It was given to me by a wonderful woman I worked with long ago. I love [...]

Eating My Way Around the Blogosphere

Dawn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:50:26 +0000

Where does the time go? I’ve had so much going on in the past several weeks, I can barely remember my own name. In summary, I lost a grandfather, discovered my cat has cancer, and learned I was pregnant. I’m very happy about that last part, but not so much about the rest. I won’t [...]

Injectable Marinade or How to Fry a Turkey

Dawn — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:28:57 +0000

This is the post I alluded to in the write-up for my Raspberry Lemonade recipe. If you’ve never had fried turkey before, prepare to be wowed. You can cook an entire turkey in under an hour. The skin is amazingly cripsy and flavorful, and the meat is wonderfully juicy. I like to throw cut up [...]

Raspberry Lemonade

Dawn — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:15:52 +0000

The sun finally made an appearance in our little part of the world this weekend. We celebrated the return of that big, yellow orb with an outdoor turkey fry (more on that in a later post!) and some homemade raspberry lemonade! Real lemonade is so easy to make, and lemons are pretty inexpensive, so [...]

New England Clam Chowder

Dawn — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:46 +0000

The Union Oyster House in Boston, Massachusetts is purportedly America’s oldest restaurant. Whether truth or an exaggeration (hey, you can’t believe everything you read on a paper napkin), it is certainly a famous Boston landmark. To this day you can still sit at the horseshoe shaped bar – where it is rumored that Daniel [...]

Indoor S’mores

Dawn — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:52:31 +0000

This has been one of the rainiest June’s I can remember, at least in my area. I think we swapped climates with Seattle. When summer comes I crave s’mores, but how do you make a decent s’more when the rain doesn’t let up long enough to build a fire? Friday night seemed like a [...]

Lemon Basil Marinade

Dawn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:30:45 +0000

I’m slacking again with updating this site. I was hoping to get at least one more recipe in before my recent trip to Walt Disney World, but time got away from me. I’d like to say it won’t happen again, but it probably will. I’ve been thinking up some new ideas for this site, [...]

Sunday Frittata

Dawn — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:38:23 +0000

This is a somewhat informal recipe. A frittata is just an open-faced omelet, and I don’t think there are many people who need a recipe for that. So this is more of a method of how I do it. Or maybe it was just an excuse for me to take pictures of breakfast. :) [...]

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Dawn — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:32:33 +0000

I’m fortunate enough to work at a company with a full-service cafeteria. I’m not a big sandwich person. So on the mornings when I’m feeling too lazy to pack something for lunch, I can always purchase something from the cafe. The best days are when mac and cheese is on the menu. No, it’s [...]