The kitchen is a room that is easy to fill with expensive goodies. Appliances (big and small), fancy knives, pots and pans – thousands of dollars spent faster than you can say Crate and Barrel. The good news is that there are tons of useful, fun tools and gadgets that aren’t pricey but still making [...]
Posts Tagged ‘baking’
Best Kitchen Gadgets Under $20
Posted in Cooking, tagged baking, Cooking, shopping on March 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Be a Good Holiday Guest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, Christmas shopping, gifts, holidays, hostess gifts, recipes on December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If you’re lucky enough to not be the host for the upcoming holidays, do your host a favor and bring a thoughtful gift! If you can bake, try Martha Stewart’s lime meltaways. I blogged about them here. The Barefoot Contessa’s Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake is really impressive and not too challenging. Food Network has [...]
Recipe Share
Posted in Cooking, tagged baking, dessert, pasta, recipe, tabbouleh, tomato soup on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hey all – I’ve been a busy bee in the kitchen lately trying new some recipes and whipping up some of my favorites. Nothing original, just scouring the web and tweaking where necessary. I thought I’d share and hopefully inspire you to get your booty off the couch and in the kitchen! Ina Garten’s Roasted [...]
Peach Cobbler
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, dessert, peach cobbler, recipes on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh peaches are such a treat and now is a great time to get them. To tell if they’re ripe, smell the spot where the stem is (was). If it smells peachy, it’s good. A few years ago I went to see Katie Lee Joel do a cooking demonstration at the Viking Cooking School (formerly [...]
Apple Crumb Cheesecake
Posted in Cooking, tagged apple, baking, cheesecake, dessert on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So let’s pretend that no one cares about fat, cholesterol, sugar, or cellulite. Pretending? Ok, now you can make these cheesecake bars. Paula Deen’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bar recipe is here. It’s pretty good as is, but it has three sticks of butter and a completely unnecessary caramel sauce. I changed the crust to a [...]
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