Strawberry Mochi Waffles! Strawberry Moffles for short. Gluten Free, Yes! Super easy and quickly makes enough for everyone. These are YUM! Strawberry Moffles Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups sugar 1 (12-oz) can evaporated milk (not … Continue reading Strawberry Moffles (Mochi Waffles)
Living in California lends to a huge variety and abundance of choices. I could continue this theme for a whole year. The recipes I’ve decided on … Continue reading Cooking with Children: Farm to Table
The one pie I need to know is my man’s favorite. Pumpkin Pie This particular recipe was an adapted one from somewhere that I adapted again. It is spicy and sweet with a perfectly smooth texture. The blender trick does … Continue reading Perfect Pumpkin Pie
There’s no getting around it, a bunch of holidays are coming. That means little ones will be home. Why not keep them busy helping make some … Continue reading Cooking with Children: Gourmet for the Holidays
These spectacularly Chewy Oatmeal Gingersnap cookies are just the right amount of spicy and sweet. A quick roll in cinnamon and sugar before baking brings out their crackly exterior and leaves them sparkling while the scent of cinnamon, ginger and … Continue reading Chewy Oatmeal Gingersnaps
This dessert takes 5 minutes to whip up. Only 5 ingredients too. Since we are on the topic of Hawaii, why not? I wish you could taste those juicy mangos on top. Oh, don’t leave them out. If you can … Continue reading 5 Minute Tropical Papaya and Mango Fools
This incredible sauce would be great over ice cream, yogurt, obviously pancakes, or on top of so many other things I can think of. Here I used it with Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes from The Cheesecake Factory. Enjoy! Luscious Warm Blueberry Sauce Ingredients: 3 … Continue reading Luscious Warm Blueberry Sauce
I made this some months ago and though it’s winter here at home, somehow I still crave something cold and sweet. This Mango Sorbet can be made in just a little over 30 minutes for soft serve, or freeze a … Continue reading Mango Sorbet
I hope you had a very happy Holiday. I know I haven’t posted in quite some time. Life sometimes forces hobbies to take a back burner. … Continue reading Impossible Cake (aka Rick Bayless’s Chocoflan)
Top this amazing Decadent Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Cake with a cherry! Recently, we had two birthdays on the same day, my special man and our … Continue reading Decadent Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
Let’s talk cake for a minute. My amazing man and I have been married for over 20 years now and one of the things he … Continue reading The Most Incredible Carrot Cake
I am in love with Chocolate, Salted Caramel, and Lemon. Sometimes, like this week lemon moved to first for a while. With this Glazed Lemon Pound Cake how could it not? It can be made in a big Bundt or … Continue reading Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
It’s a snow-cone all grown up. This week the organizing bug got me. In the process I came across some recipes that I had stashed for latter use. One of them was Lime Granita from Bon Appetit. I’ve never been … Continue reading Lime Margarita Granita
Last year, I made some small batches of Cherry Cordial, followed by Blueberry Cordial, then Limoncillo, a tiny bottle of Black and Blueberry Cordial, and in the fall leftover Cranberries, yes got popped in a bottle too. There’s the Cherry. … Continue reading Blackberry, Blueberry, and Vanilla Bean Cordial
Wednesday night was a special night. It’s an annual celebration that calls for a very special dinner. I would rather mess up my Thanksgiving dinner, than this dinner. Every year some special friends that we dearly love arrive from H.K., they … Continue reading Creamy Mango Sherbet
Creme Brulee , then Salted and Caramelized Vanilla Bean Pudding. I’ve been saving a recipe for years, meaning to give it a try. This week I decided it was time, but with a little tweek. Instead of Lime and Lemon … Continue reading Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Posset (Meyer Lemon Pudding)
I have always been a fan of pudding. Chocolate wins out most of the time for me, though I do have fond memories of Butterscotch pudding while growing up. It’s my mom’s favorite. We rarely let it get cool; warm … Continue reading Salted and Caramelized Vanilla Bean Pudding
