One Week Down…Many More to Come!
Okay…going to multi-task with this post. Planning to give everyone a quick update on my training and give out my “famous” whole wheat brownie recipe!
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Breaking in our New House with a Good Old Fashioned Party…
So, we are well on our way to putting together our new house. We now have phone (like it matters in this day and age), DSL (matters), and cable (but not yet strong enough for digital…), and even a few curtains up (custom curtains = serious $$$)! Part of the reason we are getting settled in so fast is because I scheduled a housewarming party. Not as much to get gifts or anything (anyone who knows me, knows that I’m not a big gift person…), but more so we could keep ourselves on track and get the house put together with a deadline in sight. [Read More] A Truly Simple and Satisfying Treat for a Hot Summer Day
We’ve officially entered the dog days of summer in Houston…nearly a continuous week of 90+ temperatures (most over 95F), no rain, and no relief from the heat in the short-term forecast. I normally don’t like ice cream, but today was a day that I just really needed something to cool myself down after our evening walk (that may be going away soon…too hot…). I had inspiration from the whole wheat sugar cookies I found at the Wheat Council website. Boy am I glad I found that base cookie recipe…so versatile and it will be making many repeat appearances on my blog in various forms… [Read More] Fake Mousse is Better than No Mousse at All…
I must admit, this is not one of my tastiest or most creative recipes…but it gets the job done on cooling you down on a hot summer day! Last week we had a lot of raspberries around, as they were on sale at the grocery store and couldn’t pass up a deal when we’re pinching pennies…Thus the raspberry “mousse” was born… [Read More] Summertime in the City!
Okay…sorry for being MIA for such a long time, life has been crazy…First off, it’s official, we’re buying a house! Second, we had a house guest for over a week that required a lot of extra time from us…Third, training has taken a lot of my time, preparing for a number of races in the coming weeks. However, the biggest time drain is the house purchase… So…we are very excited to get out and do (free) activities around town this summer! This dessert was a result of one of those activities. Yummy, cheap, and oh so satisfying on a hot summer evening! [Read More] The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers. Strudel…Sweet and Savory…for one Hell of a Dinner Party!
Ok…so I’ve been really busy lately…busy at work, busy with life! We are in the process of procuring the loan for our first house and have friends coming into town to start work/internships for the summer. But, that doesn’t mean we don’t have time to have a dinner party, on the contrary, the perfect time for a dinner party! With the May Daring Baker’s Challenge, we decided to double the recipe and make a savory and sweet strudel for what turned out to be a great dinner party! [Read More] “Breakfast” Cake…Because Why Not Cake For Breakfast?
What makes a “breakfast cake”??? Well, in this case, my co-workers were highly anticipating my arrival with my strawberry themed cake and couldn’t wait to eat it…for breakfast! I thought that was an ok proposition, as you’ll see, this cake is more of a quick bread than a cake anyway, so it is fit to eat anytime of the day! [Read More] Our first Daring Bakers Challenge: The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. Our Adaptation: Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Blueberry Balsamic Reduction
Okay…so the hubby and I decided to join the Daring Bakers as a fun activity to do with each other each month. So, this month, Mark was so pleasantly surprised to see that our first challenge would be cheesecake! He’s been wanting to try one for ages, but we never had a reason and I’m pretty lukewarm to the thought of cheesecake (i.e. not my favorite dessert). After much thought of how to “healthify” a cheesecake, we decided to make a goat cheese cheesecake! Boy was it delicious (coming from me, the non-cheesecake lover)…still not exactly the picture of perfect health, but goat cheese has a much more favorable protein:fat ratio to make it a tad bit less guilty… [Read More] A “Good Kind of Different” for your next Oatmeal Cookie!
I love oatmeal raisin cookies… When I was a kid, my grandmother always had oatmeal raisin cookies waiting for us! She was diabetic, so it was what she felt comfortable making with her dietary needs. I miss those days, she passed over 10 years ago, but I still remember those cookies. Well, since for my grandmother-in-law’s passing, I decided to create my own oatmeal cookies for my in-laws to enjoy (along with my double chocolate tofu cookies with cranberries and my honey wheat chocolate chip cookies). Mine are a bit unorthodox, but I’m an unorthodox person…blueberry oatmeal cookies! They cost a bit more, as dried blueberries can get pricey, but they definitely are worth it for a special occassion or to really cheer someone up. [Read More] Seriously…Tastes Just Like Tollhouse…Only Healthier!
Sorry for the short hiatus…I’m going to work hard to update with my new recipes and clear out my photo inventory this week in the evenings. The reason for the hiatus was my grandmother-in-law’s death and funeral. We had to fly to Philly this past weekend to celebrate her life and I wanted to celebrate by cooking lots of cookies for my in-laws and my parents (who came to visit us one evening). The first of the cookies I tried was a honey wheat chocolate chip cookie recipe that I adapted from King Arthur Flour’s website (see the others…Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies and Double Chocolate Tofu Cookies with Cranberries). Boy are these awesome cookies! I’d eat them all day if I could (thank God they are not in my possession right now, or I’d need to eat another one just from looking at the pictures). [Read More] |
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