My husband is very nice about letting me experiment in the kitchen. He likes how I like to try cooking new things. He never requests or asks me to make things. I told him that I wish he would like something so much that he would beg me to make it. Well, today he found…
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Zwetschgendatschi ( German Plum Cake)
I found plums for 28 cents a pound. That is a good deal right? I thought it was! I spent two or three dollars and got tons of plums. I cut them up and bagged them in the freezer. Plum season is from May through October. In some places it ends around the first of…
Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
Don’t you think little things are so cute. The smaller they are the cuter they are. Little spoons, little kittens, little kids, little shoes… I have a tiny bottle of ketchup from room service at a hotel and I just can’t bring myself to use it because it is so cute. Well, it is the…
Quick Toasted Almonds
I wanted to make sugared, toasted almonds for a salad so I started searching around online for a recipe. I kept finding recipes in which you had to cook up this sauce on the stove to dip the almonds in. I just wasn’t feeling like dirtying an extra pot, so I decided to improvise. It…
Egg Drop Soup
I love Egg drop soup. It is one of my favorite things at Chinese restaurants. Did you know that it is so easy to make at home? I always whip it up to serve with Asian food. Ingredients: 3 C. chicken broth 1 TBSP. cornstarch 2 TBSP cold water 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 green…
Strawberry Sorbet
The other day we had the LDS sister missionaries over for dinner. One of the sisters could not eat dairy or gluten, but I still wanted to do a yummy dessert without going out and buying soy milk or rice flour. So I whipped up some strawberry sorbet and a yummy lime coconut sherbet. Sorbets…
Lime Coconut Sherbet
Amazing! This was sooooo good. I have the Coconut Lime Verbena lotion from Bath and Body Works and it always smells like it would be delicious. This sherbet tastes like that lotion smells. It is light, fresh, easy, and non dairy. Oh, and grandma, you were wondering what to do with your left over coconut…
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
This soup was delicious and really easy to make. It only makes enough for about 2 or 3 people, depending on how much you eat. If you are cooking for a larger amount of people, double it. Ingredients: 1 medium bunch of broccoli, coarsely chopped (4 cups) 5 tsp. cornstarch 1-1/2 C. milk 1 C….
White Bean Dip
This is a very tasty little dip. It is easy and healthy. A great snack for taco night or a party. Ingredients: 1/4 C. soft bread crumbs 2 TBSP. water 1 can white kidney beans or Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained 1/4 C. slivered almonds 2 TBSP. lemon juice 2 TBSP. olive oil…
Butterscotch Brownies
I can’t believe how fast and easy these were. I whipped them up really quick to take to a friend’s Barbeque. They are great for those times when you are in a pinch and need a desert fast to take to a party or for company. Ingredients: 1/4 C. butter 1 C. packed brown sugar…