Iced Lattes
I like coffee. No, I loooooove coffee. Not that hot, black and bitter brewed coffee, but that expensive stuff brewed by the tablespoonful and mixed with steamed and foamed milk. I have lived with an espresso machine since my ex-husband…
Tag: Make Ahead
Steak: Aged, Rubbed, Sautéed and Baked
My friend and webmaster told me this picture is awful. She said the steak looks dry. Hmpffff. It might be all that, but the recipe is a good one. Please don’t be put off by the horrible picture! Last weekend…
Mini Apple Pies
I hear mini pies are all the rage now. Bye-bye cake pops and chocolate with bacon; hellooooooo mini pies! Here’s a great recipe with which to start. Having made this recipe a few times, I now know a few things…
Ham Bone Bean Soup
Photo by Home & Plate I love Honey Baked ham. Love it, love it, love it! But have you heard the definition of eternity? Two people and a ham! Thank goodness I have a panini press for grilled ham and Swiss sandwiches. Thank goodness…
Four Cheese Spinach Manicotti
I must admit, I make a pretty mean manicotti. I’d forgotten how good it was until I made some on the spur-of-the-moment this week. My manicotti is probably not very authentic, seeing as I have no genuine Italian reference point…
Salmon-Spinach Breakfast Roll-up
My friend Karin made this for our Cookbook Club’s Snow Holiday. I ate it the morning she made it, and had it again for the following three mornings…loved it! She learned to make this from her cousin in Germany; she’d…
Sparkling Watermelon Lemonade
Last family BBQ of the season? I wish I had posted this recipe as a season opener so that we could have had enjoyed this drink throughout the summer, but at least it is posted in time for the last…
Lemon Layer Cake
It was time for my cookbook club’s “Signature Cake” meeting. A “Signature Cake”, is show-y cake, one that we might become remembered for. A special cake our family and friends might look forward to, or even ask for, on birthdays and special…