Daring Baker’s Dobo’s Torta

The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus:  Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
For the Daring Baker’s August challenge we made a [...]

Broccoli Cheese Soup

It’s August in the south and the last thing on my mind should be soup, but for some reason it sounds so good.  I believe I’ve had more soup this past summer than I’ve had any other summer.  I don’t know what my deal is but there is just something so comforting about a big [...]

The Chewy

 

 
 
Chocolate chip cookies are classic cookies and I believe they are probably at the top of mosts people “favorite cookies” list.  There really isn’t anything  much better than a tall glass of milk and chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven.  I’ve always been a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies, I’ve made my own [...]

Crab Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni and cheese has been around as long as I can remember.  It has always been a crowd pleaser, kid pleaser and also considered one of the ultimate comfort foods.  Probably the most well recognized brand of macaroni and cheese is “the blue box”, Kraft Mac and Cheese.  There have been many other brands that [...]

Simple Squash

I love summer time for many different reasons; the warm sunny days, fun on the lake and in the pool, and the fresh garden vegetables along with other things.  The taste of flavor of fresh vegetables is absolutely amazing, it’s  a taste that just can’t be beat.  I love having the fresh vegetables on hand; [...]

Oatmeal Pancakes

 I have always loved breakfast foods of all kinds.  I love the classics but I also like to try new and different twists on recipes as well.  I’m always looking for new ways to prepare breakfast foods and when I saw this recipe for oatmeal pancakes I knew I had to try them.
Pancakes are one of the [...]

Oatmeal Pancake Mix

The concept of dry mixes have been around for a long time and they have also become a very popular gift around the holidays.  There are many recipes for cakes, cookies and many other thing “in a jar” but I have never made any of them.  I’ve never made a mix for something to keep around the house so [...]

Vanilla Ice Cream

 I’m finally using my ice cream maker attachment!  I got the ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer for Christmas and I finally decided to break it out and give it a try.  I know I’ve only had the attachment for almost 9 months but I’ve just had so much going on that [...]

Chicken Fried Chicken

 My poor blog has been so neglected the past few months and I feel terrible about that.  We’ve had quite a bit going on around our house lately so my blog has been on the back burner for a bit. The biggest piece of news is that I’m pregnant!  We’re so excited and can hardly wait to meet [...]

Risotto with Chicken and Caramelized Onions

Risotto is a dish that has become very popular in the recent years and it’s popularity has come from nowhere.  As I’ve seen more and more recipes for risotto I’ve become fascinated with it and have been dying to try it.  It just seems to be such a versatile dish and it’s one of those [...]