Thursday, October 29, 2009

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Oh. my. christmas in a cookie!! So delicious... I'm not going to post the recipe here, because it's not mine, but please make these... next time, I'm going to make a double batch!!http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Big-Soft-Ginger-Cookies/Detail.a...

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Creamy Baked Fennel

my deliciousness! If you have never had fennel, you should definitely try it. My grandmother introduced it to me a few years ago, and I have looked forward to buying it from the farmer's market each summer. It's mostly known as a spice, "fennel seeds", and has a licorice taste to it. You can also eat the bulb, or use the stalks like celery, and garnish with the fronds.I found this recipe in a Rachael Ray magazine, and the first words out of Mac's...

Classic Pound Cake

From America's Test Kitchen. 1 1/2 c. cake flour (if you don't have cake flour, you can replace 1 c. cake flour with 7/8 c. flour + 2 T. cornstarch)1 t. baking powder1/2 t. salt1 1/4 c. sugar4 large eggs, at room temp1 1/2 t. vanilla extract2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and hotAdjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9 x 5" loaf pan with vegetable oil spray, then line the bottom with parchment...

Chocolate & Vanilla Pudding

This is from America's Test Kitchen.I will never buy "instant" pudding boxes again... This recipe is just as fast, and I actually know all the ingredients that I am eating without added preservatives. It's very rich, so you don't need to eat a large serving of it.Vanilla Pudding:3/4 c. sugar2 T. cornstarch1/4 t. salt3 1/2 c. half-and-half3 large egg yolks1 T. unsalted butter1 T. vanilla extractCombine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan....

Monday, October 5, 2009

Trifle Bar

This is a super fun and easy dessert when you have a casual get together. We had a great time looking at each person's creation and enjoying the various choices. You can include whatever you want for your trifle bar, but this is what we had:- Vanilla & Chocolate Pudding (Recipes to follow)- Pound Cake (Recipe to follow in a later post)- Brownies- Strawberries- Bananas- Walnuts- Chocolate Chips- Whipped CreamJust have each person take a goblet...