Usually, the words “gluten free” strike real fear in this house. Until now, that is. Recently, we were tasked with creating a gluten-free dessert for a birthday celebration. These came out better than we could have imagined and my husband…
Cocoa Anniversary Cake
On July 3rd, my husband and I celebrated our second anniversary – I brought back an old chocolate cake recipe for the occasion, one that I had made for him a few times before. It was super-hot and humid, though,…
Lunch with Dani
A few weeks ago, our good friend Dani visited us for lunch. After a tour of our house, we went out to the garden and picked some green goodies. We picked baby lettuce, greens for braising (swiss chard, baby kale,…
2011 Recap: October
My favorite post from October (my birthday month!) was these salt-kissed chocolate chip cookies. It’s Jacques Torres’ recipe and you can find the recipe here on Dani’s blog. Something new – my birthday dessert from Chef’s Corner – a slice…
2011 Recap: July
This post about Double Cheddar Meatballs was a favorite among my friends – and my husband and I, of course! I mixed it up by using cheddar pretzel crumbs instead of breadcrumbs, and shredded cheddar instead of the standard parm.…