The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe and Nestle Florentine Cookies. I had fun with this month’s Daring Bakers challenge. I love panna cotta, but I don’t make it nearly enough. It’s…
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Tags: anise, blueberries, cardamom, ceylon cinnamon, cinnamon, cookies, cream, ginger, lemon curd, oatmeal, panna cotta, sour cream, vanilla, vanilla bean
I go through breakfast stages. For a few weeks, I’ll be really into smoothies or yogurt or cereal, and then I get bored and move onto something else. Lately I’ve been in a muffin mood. I can’t really afford to have sugar-loaded cupcakes disguised as breakfast food every day for breakfast, though… Not if I…
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Everyone loves blueberry pancakes, right? At first bite, these pancakes will satisfy any blueberry pancake craving. But, then you hit a little pocket of warm, creamy ricotta cheese with a hint of honey and orange, and you know that these are not your ordinary blueberry pancakes! For the past few days, I have been dreaming…
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This week’s MIssion: Lime is officially complete… Thanks so much to everyone who participated! I had a great time hosting this week’s Blogger Secret Ingredient. It’s been fun to discover a few new blogs and read all of the great recipes! I am always amazed and inspired by the creative recipes I discover each week…
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Tags: banana, beef, black beans, blueberries, BSI, cake, cilantro, coconut, cookies, corn, lime, lime curd, orange, panna cotta, quinoa, salad, salmon, scones, shrimp, spinach, vinaigrette
I originally wrote this post last evening, trying to sneak it in in the few minutes before it turned to Saturday. However, my site went down right as I went to publish it. That will teach me to leave my Friday Favorites to the last minute! For the second week in a row, I am…
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Tags: avocado, blueberries, chocolate, corn, French, garlic, greenbeans, grill, muffin, Oikos, onion, organic, parmesan, sour cream, steak, Stonyfield, strawberries, summer, tomato, yogurt, zucchini