My sister Jamie had mentioned she had made a super-easy blueberry crisp and I wanted in on that action! Wild blueberries were on sale. The timing was perfect! The Recipe In a bowl combine 4 cups fresh blueberries, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tbsp cornstarch and 2 tsp lemon juice. Mix to combine evenly then pour […]
“Slow Cooker Desserts” Apple Butterscotch Crisp
Puff Pastry Hell
Homemade Low-er Fat Chocolate Sauce
Remember how I made that chocolate cake without any chocolate? That cake was still OK but I wanted chocolate, damn it! I found a recipe for chocolate syrup at Glorious Treats and turned it into a sauce. I love it because it has no dairy or fat (although lots of calories). I thought it would be perfect […]
Martha Stewart’s Brandy Apple Pie
Before everything went wrong on Christmas Eve, I made Martha’s Brandy Apple Pie from her cookbook Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts. That was the one saving grace for the holidays, a fabulous apple pie. I took some liberties with with recipe (I did not do a shingle-leaf top crust) and it took WAY longer to […]
Breadmaker Caraway Rye Bread Recipe
Janet & Greta’s Quick-Rise Healthy Pizza Dough: Breadmaker Version
What I love about the Janet & Greta‘s cookbook The Looneyspoons Collection is when I want to make something indulgent like pizza I can find a healthy version that I can adapt. My hand pain has been pretty darn bad lately so the idea of making their whole wheat dough with ground flax seed for the crust of our […]
Jane’s “Subway” Chocolate Chip Cookies
Martha Stewart’s Fudgy Brownies
We have been in need of comfort foods lately so yes, I made another treat. This time I turned to Martha Stewart’s book Martha’s Entertaining, published by Random House of Canada, for an unbelievably decadent and delicious brownie. One that actually lived up to the term “fudgy”. The Recipe Brush a 9″ x 13″ baking dish with […]
Food Network Magazine’s Crispy-Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oh they sounded too good to be true! I was so excited to see all these fabulous chocolate treats in Food Network Magazine‘s March edition. They have a section dedicated to making particular types of chocolate chip cookies and I had the ingredients for the crispy-cakey ones which sounded delicious to me. So, I gave […]