Pure maple syrup and brown sugar are the reason these chewy oatmeal cookies are packed with flavor. Not a raisin in sight! I’ve been meaning to make an oatmeal cookie recipe for a while now. It needed to meet two requirements: 1. No raisins. 2. Flavorful. Mission accomplished. After many practices batches, I found that...
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Balsamic Glazed Baby Carrots
Planning ahead can make Thanksgiving much less hassle and more laid back for all to enjoy. If you would like to get ahead of the game a bit, making as many things ahead of time as possible is the way to go. I will be doing a few things ahead of time this year, and...
Cranberry Apple Slab Pie
Cranberry Apple Slab Pie is the answer to the predicament of choosing a dessert to feed a crowd at holiday parties, all the while avoiding being the eleventh person to show up with a normal apple pie. (Not that there’s anything wrong with having eleven apple pies to choose from. First world problems…) Cranberries add...
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
We are home sweet home from Italy and my first order of business in my beloved, familiar kitchen was to make Homemade Chicken Pot Pie (emphasis on the homemade). We needed some delicious, home-cooked meals to warm us up in this cold Michigan weather and to help us recover from jet-lag and the terrible colds...
American Apple Pie
While living in Italy, one must "do as the locals do" in a lot of ways. Embracing our surroundings was not only part of our goal while we were there, it was a matter of survival. If you didn't watch the people around you to see how they do things, you'll never figure out how...
All-Butter Pie Crust
Pie Crust is one of those things that can make or break a dessert. It can also turn the otherwise enjoyable act of baking a pie from scratch into a somewhat daunting experience. It seems that avid bakers tend to be quite loyal to their technique, especially when it comes to the butter vs. shortening ratio....
Authentic Italian Tiramisu
Tiramisu was invented in Treviso, very near our apartment here in Italy. It only seemed fitting that I should order tiramisu at every establishment that offered it on their menu during my three month stint. Having concluded my Tiramisu tasting study , I feel like I am prepared to try to perfect the ultimate, authentic Italian Tiramisu as my...
Minestrone with Pesto
It's nearly time for me to pack things up and head back home to the US. In preparation for our departure there are lots of things to be done, details to be arranged, etc. But a girl's gotta eat! In an effort to avoid many more trips to the market before we leave, I made...
Foodie Field Trip: Mercato Centrale in Florence, Italy
First, I must apologize for my silence lately. My lack of posting has been intentional, as I was giving my undivided attention to enjoying the time that my parents spent visiting us in Italy. Now I am getting back on track just in time to pack up and go back home next week, and then...
Croque Monsieur
One of the great things about Paris is the food. It is also one of the most overwhelming aspects of taking a short trip to Paris. With all that marvelous food and pastries everywhere you look, how can one possibly decide what to eat and where to eat? Considering there is only enough time and...