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White Chocolate Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup white chocolate chips 2 eggs 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Frosting 8 tablespoons (1 stick) softened unsalted butter 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup a
Welcome to Monday Mania, a health and wellness carnival where Real Foodies who blog come together to link up their popular posts. These posts might be Real Food recipes, Book Reviews, Natural Remedies, or Green Home Tips. They might even be a blogger’s take on a media health report, a videoblog, podcast, or an exciting [...]
Bacon and Cheese Quiche Tart Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 45 minutes | Bake Time: 50 minutes Crust: 1¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cold, cut into small pieces 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water Filling: 4 ounces thick-sliced bacon, cooked [...]
Whenever I get really stressed out I start eating like total crap. Let’s just say I’ve eaten a lot of crap lately! The first thing to go is always breakfast… The more junk I eat the worse I feel, and the more stress bothers me. It becomes a vicious cycle that requires a good swift [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... Mark Bittman is one of my food heroes.I love the clarity of his writing and the no-nonsense approach he takes to food. I miss his weekly column in the New York Times and he is one of the few food writers whose recipes I keep in a shoebox in my pantry. The box is probably overkill, but I don't really trusts computers despite the fact I made my living with wor
No fuss eggplant and chickpea tajineSlice 2 eggplants and sweat them with salt for 1 hour. Heat a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive in the tajine pan, and sizzle 2 cloves of garlic (cut into two lengthwise), a few coriander seeds, a few cumin seeds, chili flakes and rock salt. When the spices start to jump around the pan add a roughly chopped onion and when the onion is translucent (not
The CSA that I belong to on Shelter Island has its first distribution over Memorial Day weekend. I’m responsible for contributing the recipes to the weekly newsletter, so you’ll see me posting a lot of vegetable recipes for the next couple of months. I love the CSA because I’m forced to cook things that I [...]
As the summer days approach why not try something different? Iced Horchatas are a contemporary spin on a classic Mexican summer beverage. This delightfully refreshing version features rice and cinnamon, and is a great make-ahead drink for entertaining. Iced Horchata (makes 6)Ingredients4 cups hot water1 cup white rice, rinsed and drained2 cinnamon sticks1 cup granulated sugar1 cup Coffee-mate
Admittedly, I was going to go all Martha on you all and tag this a Simple Dinner Sunday, but my conscience just wouldn't let me. Point In fact, there's nothing simple about good paella. True, you can buy one of those "yellow rice" tubes, toss in a chicken breast and a package of that mixed seafood you find at the back of the freezer cabinet - but why bother. Sometimes, taking a shortcut is a
Ingredients: 8 cups shrimp stock 1 teaspoon saffron threads 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, diced 7 oz (Spanish) hot chorizo, sliced into coins 2 teaspoons smoked paprika 3 cups Bomba (paella) rice 6 oz frozen artichoke heart quarters, defrosted 15 oz (canned) fire-roasted tomatoes, drained 5 oz jarred fire-roasted peppers, drained and sliced 1 1/2 cu
Who here remembers the hilarious Honey Badger viral video from early last year? It's one of my favorite things on YouTube, and I highly suggest that you take a look if you are currently scratching your head, and wondering what the heck the title of this post is all about. (Warning: not safe for work, due to some fresh language.) No lie, I probably watch this video about once a month. As goofy
As promised, here is our great experience we had the very next day at Vescio's Franklin Hotel in Rome NY ( they are on Facebook too). When you walk in the door, your surely in heaven with the many rows of pastry in the see through glass cases. A real family atmosphere who runs the business. ? Hard to get by these without wanting to eat dessert first!
These coconut sweets are a cross between milk fudge (Peera or Caana Baraawe in Somali) and the White Coconut Sweets (Qumbe Cad). They were one of our favourite sweets in Brava, Somalia. Making these sweets used to be time-consuming since it required that milk be reduced significantly. We remember the very long time spent standing and...
We've been having gorgeous Autumn weather lately with cool nights and lovely warm sunny days. This is the perfect time of year for soup and really is there anything more comforting than a big bowl of steaming hot soup served with crusty bread on a cold night? Unfortunately hubby does not share my enthusiasm. Oh well, more for me and the kids!This is my version of a minestrone soup. You can use abs
It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of my Connect Through Reading posts. I have three different books to share with you today! To keep up with what’s on my To Be Read list and to share book recommendations, make sure to follow me on Goodreads! I listened to the audiobook of The Autobiography of [...]
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Sunday dinner is a big deal in our house. We eat at the church once a month and at Dan's parents at least once a month and then we have our meals at home. When I was a little girl we had traditional Sunday Dinners every week, too. We were usually one of two places... mostly at my parent's home in east Texas and sometimes at my grandparents home in Louisiana. Sunday Din
We’ve been going to this restaurant for quite some time. Its right on Rt 1 in Portsmouth, NH. The food is always delicious. If you’re in the mood for lobster, they’ve got it. Prime Rib...
We had company on Saturday for supper and I wanted to make a special dessert. I also happened to have an abundance of blueberries as there had been a really good offer on at the grocery shop when I had gone there on Friday afternoon. A HUGE punnet of blueberries for only £2. They were easily four times the size of a normal punnet! What's a gal to do?? I stocked up of
Simple Pound Cake From Jacques Pepin via Food and Wine Makes 1 1-pound loaf 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 large eggs 2 1/2 cups cake flour Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter a 10-by-5-inch loaf pan. (Mine is a 1-pound 9×5 [...]
One of the most commonly seen street food items in Bangkok is these chive cakes. As opposed to their (almost always) round, filled cousins that are sold in both steamed and steamed-then-pan-fried forms, these square chive cakes are always pan-fried until the exteriors are crispy. Both varieties are often found right next to one another. They're also served with the same spicy, sweet and sour dippi
It seems like the artichoke was designed for stuffing. That huge cavity in the middle surrounded by all those layered leaves make it a perfect receptacle for all sort of savories. No wonder there are almost endless variety of stuffed artichoke recipes. Here is the way that Angelina made her stuffed artichokes: as always, her recipe was as straightforward as they come, with a simply stuffing of bre
Last Sunday, Mother's Day I rose early. Not much sleeping in when a cat is in the house! I decided to fix myself and hubby, of course, a special breakfast. Most mornings start with coffee and cereal for him and usually an egg or egg white with fruit for me. On Sundays years ago when my son was small we'd have pancakes or french toast! This recipe for a dutch bab
Quick, simple, delicious, and super nourishing. Sold? So am I. I must be because I had this two days in a row and I get bored with things fast. Well, except for salads. I can't seem to get tired of them but you gotta vary the dressing, right? ...And the rest of the ingredients, which I try to remember once in a while. Well, here's the dressing of today's (and yesterday's) salad: Goddess Avocado
All the flavors of Greek salad, plus baby kale! Yes, the infatuation with Earthbound Farm Organic Baby Kales is still going strong around here, and last week my local Fresh Market store had the baby kale mix on sale, so there's been a lot of baby kale on the menu. Of course that's perfectly fine with me since I love this baby kale, especially for salads. Not only is the flavo
I've always been a fan of ice cream floats. The many decisions (ice cream first, soda first, or everything together; use the spoon or the straw; mix the ice cream up to make it melt or let big chunks float on top) make ice cream floats an event, not just another liquid in a glass. As a kid, my favorite ice cream float combination was vanilla cream soda with a scoop of chocola
I watch a lot of Diners Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. It's a great show that can give you a lot of great ideas for grilling. One night Mrs. Grilling24x7 and I noticed an amazing green chili cheeseburger on the show. She said, "we have to do this!" I said, "okay, twist my arm!" Of course they don't really show the exact recipes on this show so I had to do a little research into green c
Two weeks ago, Luan Ee asked me if I would do a guest post for her. I did not jump at it because she is a chef and I do not know if my simple home cooking dishes will be good enough to be published in her blog. She told me it is fine with her so here I am sharing with you, my humble pull pork recipe. If you are interested to get the recipe, please hop over to Extra Virgin Chef to get it. I am very
Seems that I've fallen into a bit of a rut when it comes to dinner lately. How did I finally realize this? Well, My Oldest informed me that I haven't been very creative with dinner lately. Then, I mentioned I was going to make some chocolate chip cookies... which proved his point, apparently.Rather than go crazy trying to find something he would like to eat for dinner, I asked him what
The past few weeks I've had some help when it comes to menu planning. I'd heard about eMeals from various blogs but wasn't really sure what they were, but when I got a press release in my inbox about their new Clean Eating Plan, I knew I wanted to try it. eMeals makes menu planning so easy. They give you a weekly outline of meals, along with a shopping list. And the best p
When I first came across this spread in Maria’s blog, I felt like sort of…sad. You see, I grew up in a VERY Greek household, ate a lot of Greek food (aside from restaurant eating, only Greek food, actually) and yet, somehow I had made it my whole life without ever eating tyrofkafteri. What the [...]
Sometimes memories come back to you for no reason at all, this morning as I sat having my coffee, I had flashback to a time so many years ago at Mama Jeanette’s table. It was so very long ago, but it seems like it was just yesterday. It’s funny how something that happened yesterday [...]
One of my favorite cuisines to cook and eat is Indian food. From warm curries to cooling raitas, I love the exotic ingredients and flavors. We are lucky enough to have a well-stocked Indian market here on Oahu, so finding ingredients is fairly easy. If you find cooking Indian food daunting, Quick-Fix Indian: Easy and Exotic Dishes in 30 Minutes or Less by Ruta Kahate, sets out to prove that tasty
Here's another smoothie that I enjoyed. I'm sure it's been done before. I'm sure there's no combination that hasn't been done but anyway! This was yummy! You can use frozen banana if you want to. 1 serving Ingredients 1 medium banana 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1 handful of spinach 1/2 cup almond milk (I used coconut flavour) Directio
This month’s focus in “Eating Intentionally“* is on “Respecting Your Fullness“, which means exactly what it sounds like it means. One aspect of this means resisting the urge to clean your plate. (If you really must clean your plate, then put less on it to begin with.) Instead of using the clean plate as . . . → Read More: Menu Plan Monday: Home Again Home Agai
If you are unable to enjoy crepe with all purpose flour, here is an alternative.These surprisingly good crepes are gluten free, diary free and egg free. They passed the test with the gluten eaters in my familyRice milk or almond milk are the best alternatives for coconut milk. You can serve them either sweet or savory, whatever your family will enjoy.RICE FLOUR CREPESYield : &nb
Originally a peasant dish (perhaps of stewing hen or rooster) from the Abruzzo region in Italy, Americans were likely first introduced to this classic in a 1969 article from the New York Times. My riff on America’s Test Kitchen’s modern adaptation (see video below) uses locally pastured chicken thighs, prosciutto, garlic, fresh herbs, chicken stock [...]
I have found the perfect light, refreshing chickpea vegan salad that is packed with protein and fiber, low-fat and very satisfying. The key ingredient here is Citrus Champagne Vinegar (I used O brand). It's pricey, but it goes a long way and really elevates this fast and easy salad. Heck, even kids enjoyed this one!You can make it in 10 minutes and it's healthy, inexpensive and tastes g
Sweet Baby weighs as much as four Oranges! I can't believe Sweet Baby will be here in about 9 weeks! The time has flown by so fast. Yesterday my sister threw a shower for us. I cannot thank her enough for all that she did! It was absolutely incredible! I'm so very lucky to have a sister, and even more happy she's going to be an Aunt! Hip Hip Hoo
Are you longing for breakfast in bed? Is your partner hopeless at cooking eggs? If both answers are yes, then you need to read my review of Poachies.
Makes 6 servings: about 1 cup each Time for a backyard barbecue? Planning a picnic? You’ll definitely want to whip up a batch—or two or three—of this scrumptious soiree-friendly side. I’ve taken a creamy macaroni salad recipe like my mother used to make, then I went a bit mad with veggies. So now it’s full [...]
Tilapia Burger with Tropical Fruit Salsa Summer officially begins in a few weeks, but here in Arizona it is officially summer in my book. It’s been over 100° all last week, and it’s not letting up for the next few days. In spite of the heat, I love summer–with the air conditioner. I get to enjoy eating my favorite meals: plenty of salads, fruits and vegetables. These foods are crisp and fre
Last year in September when I visited India, my pachi (aayi’s sister) came to visit us. I asked her for some of her favorite recipes. She promised to send them in few days. Within few days, my cousin typed many of her recipes and sent it to me. Aren’t they very sweet? I [...]
Pin It <center><a href="http://flourmewithlove.com/"><img src="http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l496/FlourMeWithLove/mixitup.png" border="0" alt="Mixitup" width="150px" height="125px"/></a></center> Welcome to another week of Mix it up Monday! Once again there were so many wonderful projects and delicious recipes shared last week. I'm thankful
This is food-porn at it’s finest, people. You know how sometimes, you think salad, and it’s WAY LESS appealing/appetizing than some other food item that could potentially be on the menu? You have bites here and there that are less … Continue reading →
This recipe is a great updated version of a classic chicken salad sandwich. Flavorful blue cheese, chopped tarragon, freshly squeezed lemon juice and sliced green onions add loads of flavor. The recipe calls for sprinkling the blue cheese on top of the chicken salad but I prefer mixing the blue cheese into the salad so you [...]
Roasting is hands down my favorite way to prepare vegetables. I usually head straight for the asparagus. It's like my safety net, I always nail it. But I'm on a mission to branch out and try new things lately, so that's how brussels sprouts found their way into my oven! Roasted brussels on their own are flavorful in a mellow, creamy kind of way, but this recipe is special becaus
Want to eat healthy food? “Don’t eat out” says an 18 month long study done by the Rand Corp. It examined the nutritional content of 30,923 menu items from 254 restaurant brands across the USA. A whopping 96% of main entrees exceed daily limits for calories, fat and sodium. The USDA recommended limits were used [...]Click here for the full recipe!
Oh how peaceful. We all need our little oasis where we could sit, relax and be still until you hear your heart murmur. Until you can feel your breathe under your nostrils and the stillness around you whisper into your ear like soothing music. It's calming, almost magical... you feel renewed, and the best thing is that it's free. I used to have my own little oasis in San
In Salento, dessert is all about the pasticciotto! The pastry from Lecce & the Salento region is as much a symbol to this part of Italy as the croissant is to France. Whether it be pastry shop, bar, or restaurant...
