About a month ago I received an email that got me very excited. It was from Aimee, asking me to consider becoming a contributor for a new site called Simple Bites. I headed over to check it out and knew that I just had to be a part of it. Simple Bites is a collaboration of mommy food bloggers who are passionate about simple, real food and are dedicated to "real food for the family table". Although I'm ecstatic and extremely honoured to have been asked to be a contributor, I'm even more excited about what the others have to offer and learning...
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I use the words Fresh Berry Crisp with Brown Sugar Cream loosely with this recipe, because it's not truly either. Although, the description does fit it well because it is a fresh assembly of bursting berries and crisp granola clusters, topped with sour cream and brown sugar. See? All in the title there. This is the epitome of simple. In fact, it can hardly be called a recipe. But, it is a combination that I wouldn't have thought of without some inspiration from another source. Sour cream may seem an odd thing to add to berries, but that tartness along with the sweetness...
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My hubby is in London this week, which means one of two things. I am either living off of leftovers and anything I can scrounge up without going to the grocery store. Or, I am making everything I normally avoid because I assume James won't like it. The latter is the reason for these delicious Roasted Pears. As I have mentioned earlier, my hubby is not too fond of pears, so when I spotted this recipe I knew that I had to make it while he was gone. They looked so simple I knew I would be able to get...
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I am pretty sure that I have not yet had the chance to meet all of my lovely readers, and you know what? I would love to meet you! So why not introduce yourself? And, for those of you that I have had the honour to "meet" already, I would love to know more about you. To get the ball rolling I will fill you in on some tidbits about me that you may not know: A couple of years ago I was a live host of an hour long radio show for young teens. I also script wrote and directed...
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The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan. I must admit that I was petrified going into this challenge. My first year of marriage I tried to make croissants from scratch for my parents who were coming to visit. After hours and hours (probably more like days back then) of slaving away at it, they turned out to be hard, tooth breaking, croissant shaped, lumps. I was devastated. Since...
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I've been having one of those weeks. You know, the one where you hit the floor at 5:30 in the morning after tripping over your sons safety gate, or send your fresh pizza flying while giving yourself a matching pair of second degree burns. Yeah, it's been one of those weeks. Thankfully it is Friday and I am eagerly awaiting the start of a new week, hoping for the absence of pinched fingers, banged heads, and stubbed toes. I wish I had a slice of this Butterscotch Apple Crisp to drowned out my bruises. Unfortunately, I will have to be satisfied...
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I am desperately trying to hold on to the last days of summer. And, in an effort to do both that and rectify this nectarine disaster I made these Strawberry Nectarine Popsicles. I am not sure if I could have chosen a rainier week to do so, but if I close my eyes and freeze my tongue I am able to pretend that the sun is shining and my tan's not fading. Lucky for me my son is too young to realize that popsicles are something that every little kid dreams about and my husband is not the biggest popsicle...
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Time is tight these days, but still I could not resist jumping on the cherry train and baking up a batch of these Mini Cherry Pies. However, they were a couple of weeks in the making, which relieved any stress that comes with baking in a timeline. I made the filling one day, froze it, made the crust another day, assembled the pies, and threw them back in the freezer because it was just too darn hot that day to do any baking. Bring on cooler weather and a craving for a freshly baked pie and out come these bad...
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I thought that sharing was something that had to be taught to a child. But, it seems that my son may be the exception. At least when it comes to food. If you are lucky enough to be sitting in his vicinity he will more then likely offer you a piece of his slobber covered fare. His little fingers fling in your direction, pinching tightly his lovely prize, then he waves his hand in the air as if to tantalize you, grinning away as he waits patiently for you to take a bite. And, when you do, he flashes you...
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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. I was definitely very nervous and very excited for this months challenge. I have always wanted to make strudel but have never been able to kick my butt into gear enough to try it. I will not lie, it was difficult for me to get the dough thin enough and large enough. But, never the less, it tastes wonderful. The Apple Strudel...
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