Mar
31
2010
On a whim, I decided to make oatmeal cookies – not just any oatmeal cookies, Cranberry-Walnut ones. I’m one of those people who cannot stand eating oatmeal in the morning for breakfast. Something about the texture doesn’t make me so happy. So when Daniel bought an entire box of Quaker Instant Oatmeal (multi-flavored variety, mind [...]
Mar
18
2010
This is for all the butterscotch lovers out there! We got this Butterscotch Soufflé recipe from Daniel’s brother Aaron, who got it from his friend who’s a chef. Since we had a bag of butterscotch chips at home, we felt that it was the best way to utilize them! Why not, right? The word soufflé [...]
Mar
07
2010
Yes, it’s been long overdue. It’s about time we baked something for the Dessert section of our blog – something wonderful and light, like cream puffs! This is actually a dessert I enjoy eating, so it was fitting that we attempted our own version at home. Originally, we were going to make eclairs, but I [...]
Feb
19
2010
I forgot to mention in the Rack of Lamb post that we made dessert after dinner. Bananas Foster is made with bananas that is drizzled with a dark sweet sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum and banana liqueur, and is served with vanilla ice cream. This is a very classic dessert most [...]
Feb
03
2010
Once in awhile, it’s nice to bust out the KitchenAid and make a nice batch of sweets! Due to an impulse buy at Costco, I purchased a big box of fresh blueberries. I love to just snack on them, but I didn’t want to have a blueberry overdose. So I thought it would be nice [...]
Jan
13
2010
Yes, as random as it sounds, I made Banana Walnut Bread from a recipe card that was provided at a local Starbucks that I went to a few months ago. I thought it was interesting that they were sharing their recipes to their customers. Here’s what they wrote on the recipe card: Hi, We’re making [...]
Dec
20
2009
It was probably a stroke of luck that we were chosen again for this month’s Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 event! My proposal for December was to bake a ton of Christmas goodies to give away as presents for our family and friends, which we hope would also inspire our readers to spend time baking during [...]