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Tuscan Spinach-Basil Pesto Salad 29 Jun 2013 | 02:57 am
My daughter flew to San Diego a few weeks back to attend her cousin's baby shower (yay!). She rented a car at the airport and on the way, decided she was hungry. She pulled into a Safeway and made for...
Tomato, Basil, & Garlic Filled Pane Bianco 26 May 2013 | 03:35 am
This bread was the winning recipe in the 2009 National Festival of Breads, which is sponsored by the Kansas Wheat Commission. I first saw the bread on the King Arthur Flour site. I loved the flavors.....
Japanese Dumpling Soup 17 May 2013 | 04:22 am
A friend ventured into San Francisco the other day and posted a picture on her Facebook page of a bowl of Wonton Soup that she ate while there. It looked so good, I knew I needed to make something lik...
Sweet Egg Braid 14 May 2013 | 02:31 am
This is a slightly sweet bread that makes delicious toast. The dough can be put into a couple of loaf pans, or braided as shown here. It's so much fun to make bread - I just love it. I've heard peopl...
Roasted Leg of Goat 28 Apr 2013 | 12:53 am
Several months ago, our local meat market advertised a new product... leg of goat. I bought one and put it in the freezer. Some months later I was in the store and asked if they were still offering go...
Tortellini and Green Pea Salad 25 Mar 2013 | 12:49 am
My love of cooking began when I started watching Jeff Smith on a PBS show called The Frugal Gourmet. Every Saturday morning from 1983-1997, "The Frug" would have themed shows that would later be compi...
Baked Oatmeal 11 Mar 2013 | 10:30 am
Bake this breakfast dish one day and pop some in the microwave during the rest of the week for a healthy, nutritious breakfast. Couldn't be easier, or more delicious on a wintry day. Read more ยป
King's Hawaiian Rolls - Copycat Recipe 4 Mar 2013 | 03:09 am
King's Hawaiian dinner rolls are my daughter's favorite rolls. I wanted to give this copycat recipe a try, and I'm glad I did. These rolls bake up fluffy and light and there's a secret ingredient... p...
Peas and Carrots Soup 19 Jan 2013 | 01:43 am
Remember the part in the movie where Forrest Gump met Jenny for the first time? As it turns out, Forrest was onto something. Just as he and Jenny were inseparable, so should peas and carrots be, beca...
Olive and Sun-Dried Tomato Fougasse 13 Jan 2013 | 12:23 am
Fougasse (foo-gahss) is a traditional Provencal herbed bread, that is formed and slashed before baking to resemble a leaf- or tree-shape. I used sun-dried tomatoes and Kalamata olives for this recipe...
