February 1, 2012 – 12:06 pm
Have I drawn you in with the title of this post? As if pudding, or pie wasn’t enough on it’s own. Add some nutella. My obsession. I saw this pudding and I knew I had to make it. 10 minutes to make homemade pudding. Um yeah? And I still had half of a pie crust [...]
January 24, 2012 – 3:30 pm
Yesterday was national pie day, so we had to celebrate. First course, mini pot pies. I used a combo of recipes. . . This one for the crust and this one for the filling. They were ridiculous. I am reminded of all the pot pies I used to eat in college (freshmen 15 anyone?) and [...]
Chocolate pudding (along with nutella) is one of my soft spots. I have these memories of eating it as a child and always eating more than one bowl. My mom always made the Jell-O stove top version and would spoon it into these large frosted glass bowls. The skin on the top was my favorite [...]
You might be asking, “who is crazy enough to make their own English muffins?” Yeah. That’s me. I saw this recipe awhile back and I knew I was going to make it. I love English muffins – I eat them for breakfast and as snacks. I mean, you can put nutella on them. Perfect snack, [...]
Who doesn’t like challah bread? It’s eggy, a little sweet and beautiful to look at. It’s the perfect vehicle for nutella, French toast, or just a little bit of butter. I know, I know, some of you guys are afraid of making bread. It seems like such a long process and so many things can [...]
February 23, 2011 – 8:00 am
As a blogged about before, went through a rare cold spell here in Austin, and that means it’s time to utilize soup! And lots of it! We don’t have the opportunity to enjoy soup without overheating, unless, of course, it’s a cold soup, like gazpacho. So when I saw this soup recipe posted by a [...]
February 16, 2011 – 8:00 am
I am a big fan of lettuce wraps. They tasty fresh but filling and typically have a nice balace of flavors and textures. I’m seeing a trend: fresh/filling, sweet/salty, crispy/soft . . . lots of contrasts. Lettuce wraps just have a lot going on. That’s typically why I don’t make lettuce wraps at home. So [...]