Usually, I have at least tasted a recipe before I post it here, but not this time.
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Nutty Bars
By caroline in Uncategorized 1 Comment Tags: afterschool snack, cooking with kids, recipes, snacks, vegetarian
We snack, and it’s all my fault.
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It’s The Bombe
By caroline in Uncategorized Tags: cooking with kids, desserts, ice cream, Jenni's Splendid Ice Creams, recipes
A couple years ago, my sister gave meĀ Jenni’s Splendid Ice Creams cookbook and the boys and I have been happily exploring its recipes. But it wasn’t until recently that Ben took a close look at the back of the book and discovered the accompaniments section, where we found the recipe for “Bombe Shell,” a fabulous and easy chocolate sauce that hardens on contact with ice cream.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I offer this recipe in the spirit of the season, and hope someone coats something with chocolate for you.
Cooking with Tea
By caroline in Uncategorized Tags: appetizers, cocktails, Drinks, lapsang souchong, Parties, recipes, tea
If you haven’t already heard, then let me be the one to tell you: Tea is not just for your afternoon cuppa.
For a recent cocktail party, Tony and I demonstrated a moment of serendipitous marital and culinary harmony when we both reached for the tea leaves. Keeping with our usual kitchen division of labor, I made the salty snack, he made the cocktail. They married beautifully.
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Vegetable Bolognese
By caroline in Uncategorized Tags: comfort food, dinner, less meat, mushrooms, pasta, recipes, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight
With apologies to the people of Bologna, and everyone who takes their meat sauces seriously: here’s a variation for those of us who don’t eat meat. It’s quicker (great for a weeknight) but every bit as hearty and warming as a traditional bolognese. More