I'd never really realized how much my family liked cheesecake until the year I unveiled a pumpkin cheesecake during our Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone liked it so much that I've been ordered to make that cheesecake for every Thanksgiving and Christmas since, and despite its now-ubiquitous holiday presence, there's rarely leftovers. So when I stumbled across …
Tag Archive: carrots
Jan 13
Chicken meatball and tortellini soup
Here we are in the dead of winter, and the weather outside is – well, if you’re in California, like me, it’s a sunny 70 degrees.
Apr 01
Carrot cake
Carrot cake is delicious, no matter what my older sister says (she actually forbade me from bringing it to Easter dinner). She may actually change her mind once she finds out this doesn’t have nuts or raisins in it. I must agree those do ruin a delicious carrot cake.
Mar 22
Carrot pudding souffles
Have you ever tried to make something by Martha Stewart? Wowsers. It’s tough. These souffles weren’t really that difficult, but man were they time consuming. I needed a Martha Stewart staff to help out.
Feb 24
Baked carrots with citrus and bacon
I mentioned in my roast chicken post that I signed up for a service called Slo Veg.
Jan 14
Sweet potato and chorizo soup
January is national soup month, and this recipe is a great way to celebrate. This also came from Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook, Jamie’s Food Revolution. So far that cookbook is two-for-two when it comes to fabulous recipes.
Dec 30
Perky Penguins and Holiday Chocolate Mice
On Christmas Eve, my cousin arrived at my parent’s house with her traditional olive bread and a fun surprise: a tray of perky penguins and holiday chocolate mice.
Nov 19
Maple carrots
Carrots are one of the best vegetables. They can be eaten raw or cooked, plain or seasoned. Most importantly, they taste good. Still, I almost never have them for dinner. Sometimes I’ll go on carrot binges for lunch, buying those individual plastic baggies of baby carrots and eating one a day. Eventually I tire of …
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