I’m not a huge fan of chocolate, but everyone else in the world seems to be. So, here’s my gift to the rest of the world. Chocolate Chunk Cookies makes 30 cookies 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped 4 tablespoons of butter 3/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt (omit if using [...]
Archive for June 7th, 2009
Mint Ice Cream Cake
Posted in Food, tagged cake, dessert, ice cream on Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Girl Scout Thin Mints, mint ice cream, hot fudge, and chocolate wafers layered into a cake – what could be better? I had several boxes of Thin Mints laying around and as much as I love them, I haven’t been able to finish them all yet. So I figured I would put them to good [...]
Pesto
Posted in Food, tagged quick and easy, vegetarian on Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love, love love pesto. My favorite type is spinach pesto! It’s cheap, easy and I almost always have spinach in the fridge. Spinach Pesto with Pasta 1 cup of fresh spinach leaves, stems off 4 cloves of garlic 5 tablespoons walnuts 6 tablespoons olive oil Salt and black pepper 1/2 cup of Parmesan 1 [...]
Eggplant Parmesan
Posted in Food, tagged eggplant, main dish, parmesan, pasta, vegetarian on Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For dinner tonight, Mike and I made eggplant Parmesan and some spinach pesto. We had a nice chunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano leftover from Fromagination and we figured we should use it up before it dried out. I think we did a pretty good job. We have a little bit of the cheese left over and a [...]
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted in Food, tagged carrot, cupcakes, dessert, frosting on Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whenever I shop, I find myself over-buying groceries. So, what do I do with all my extra carrots? Make carrot cupcakes, of course! Carrot Cupcakes makes 24 cupcakes 4 eggs 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup applesauce 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar, packed 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 [...]
My First Blog Post…
Posted in Food on Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In my newest blog. My last blog had a name too difficult for most people to remember since the name was French for “little cakes” – http://lespetitsgateaux.blogspot.com. I decided to start anew. I plan on copying my old recipes from the other blog to this one and I will (hopefully) update this blogĀ more often! [...]
