For Valentine’s Day this year I went back in time to this light and luscious cake I first blogged in 2013, and have made for several occasions over the years. Strawberries and Cream Spectacular is the perfect name for it. You can find the recipe here. Included are step by step photos! The double cake…
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Lemon-Meringue Slab Cake
The Jan/Feb 2021 issue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine features this Lemon Meringue Slab Cake I could not resist baking a few days ago. The article, aptly named “FAB SLABS” says it best… “There are few things more spontaneously festive and winter-blues-busting than enjoying a piece of cake…and these single layer treats are easy enough…
Honey-Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry
The recipe for this stir-fry comes from Tieghan Gerard, the author of the cookbook, Half-Baked Harvest. I make many stir-fries, some of which I have featured on my blog, but I was drawn to this one not only for its ingredients, but for the beauty of the arrangement. We often see “composed…
Corn Chowder
You can enjoy this delicious Corn Chowder, not only in the summer, but year round if you have access to fresh corn on the cob. Today packaged fresh sweet corn on the cob is available in many grocery stores as well as “Big Box” stores such as Costco. Fresh corn on the cob is essential…
Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash
This amazing risotto I hadn’t made again for years until recently. I had purchased a butternut squash before Thanksgiving but it remained on my counter and had not used it. I remembered making a risotto many years ago which included saffron and butternut squash. I had made it on a whim one afternoon, we were…
Holiday Cookies
Holiday time is a good excuse to bake cookies …lots of cookies! Here are two of my favorites… Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies, and Raspberry Jam Sandwich Cookies. You can find the recipe for the Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies on a past post here. They are easy to make. I double the recipe because I love to have…
Roasted Leg of Lamb and Potatoes Dressed Down with Zest
Have you ever seen a food photo which looks so delicious you know you just have to try it? That’s what happened to me recently when I saw a photo of a roasted leg of lamb in a unique cookbook gifted to me by my son and daughter-in-law several years ago . (I admit the…
Happy Hanukkah 2020! Latkes Through the Years!
2010 (the first year of my Dinner at Sheila’s blog) Frying and draining the latkes for Hanukkah in Maryland 2011 More latkes in Maryland…getting fancy with the dreidels! And my favorite homemade applesauce! If you want it pink the secret is cooking really red ones with the skin on. 2012 Dinner for two in Maryland…
Thanksgiving 2020
Thanksgiving 2020 for us, as I’m sure for most, was quite different than past years. With the ongoing pandemic we’ve all had to make changes, and yet we are among the fortunate ones with much for which we are grateful. Our hearts go out to those less fortunate who have endured so much suffering and…
Fall Harvest Salad
If you are looking for a beautiful, tasty, and healthy salad to serve this Thanksgiving, look no further than this recipe from Tieghan Gerard. Here’s what she has to say about this honey crisp apple and kale salad… “All the best produce that fall has to offer combined into one big beautiful salad. I could…