I love old recipes. There's something charming about preparing a meal that someone prepared 70+ years before. This recipe is from my 30's cookbook, and it's a HUGE recipe for whole wheat pancakes. I've portioned it out for a small, medium, and large batch for your ease.
Read moreCouscous with Broccoli and Walnuts.
My apologies, dear readers, for missing my post yesterday. For the miss, you're getting two posts this week! The first is this lovely lunch recipe, Couscous with Broccoli and Walnuts. It's a variation on the original recipe, which called for cauliflower and almonds, and really, you can add any veggies you like to this, and it's still delicious.
Read moreChocolate and Strawberry Stuffed French Toast.
I love stuffed french toast, but I've never actually made it before. I'd order it at restaurants, whenever the opportunity arose, but I found that I was never quite filled, and often they were too sweet for me.
Read moreHappy New Year!
May your year be filled with joy, love, happiness, a bit of trials for strength, and a good dose of cheer!
Vanilla Spice Oatmeal.
Last year, beginning in January, I began a 30-Day Oatmeal Challenge, where I committed to have oatmeal for breakfast every day. (If you'd like to see those recipes, click here.) For nostalgia's sake, and also simply because it sounded delicious, I decided to try this recipe for my New Year's Day breakfast. It ended up being so delicious, that I'll probably have it again tomorrow!
Read moreBanana-Pecan Cookies.
The post is up a bit early this week, for those of you trying to figure out which type of cookie Santa likes best. I highly recommend this cookie, as it's soft and chewy, yet will provide wonderful sustenance for his very long night out. :)
Read moreSugar Pie.
A long, long time ago, (and by that I mean about two years ago,) I made this pie for my college bible study group cookout. It was a huge flop...though it tasted pretty good anyway. It was soupy, messy, and not at all pie-like. I had made my own graham cracker pie crust, which you're NOT supposed to use, and the filling had simply absorbed the graham crackers into itself to make a gloopy sweet mess. I decided that I must try the recipe again in the future, though perhaps with a store-bought crust. This I have done, with little better results. This could have something to do with the fact that I used a store-bought oreo graham cracker crust. I know, I'll never learn. Also, I had less cream than I thought I did, and had to supplement about a cup of whole milk into the pie filling mixture, which could have contributed to the continued failure of this recipe. Nevertheless, I shall share with you this recipe, and, if you are as intrigued as I was by the name, perhaps you'll make it the right way and it will turn out beautifully for you. I wish you much luck with your endeavors.
Read moreRisotto.
Mmm, risotto. So creamy, so yummy, and I can make it up as I go. Those really are the best recipes! For this risotto, I used brown rice, broccoli, cauliflower, and the requisite onion. Yum!
Read moreChocolate Chip Biscotti.
Biscotti are lovely little cookies that go great with coffee, tea, milk, or any other drink you usually like dunk cookies in. They have an aura about them that makes them seem much more complex than they actually are, and hardly anyone even thinks of baking them at home. They're one of those cookies you buy at the store, no questions asked. Today, I'm going to de-mystify them for you. Impress your friends, your relatives, and anyone else you meet at the holiday party circuit this season. Enjoy!
Read morePacific Rim Stir-Fry.
The first time we had this recipe, it was a disaster. Don't get me wrong, it tasted great. No, the disaster was that I managed to dump my entire plate on our new cream colored carpet. I was trying to multi-task, dealing with Jonathan in his swing while moving my plate. It didn't work. A bit slid off, and as I tried to catch it, the rest slid off the other side of the plate! Now, because this dish contains turmeric, it stained the carpet in that spot a deep golden yellow. A lovely color, if it's not in only one spot on the floor. Needless to say, I avoided this recipe for awhile, due to the 'trauma' I'd suffered before because of it.
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