All that remains of Thanksgiving 2015 are the memories and photos of a wonderful day spent celebrating with our sons, their fiancees and my brother from Chicago who was with us this year. Even the leftovers have disappeared, and space can be found in the fridge and freezer once again. Our Thanksgiving buffet photos are…
Tag: dessert
Salted Caramel Sauce
I can’t believe I haven’t posted since Halloween, but it doesn’t mean I have taken a break from cooking. My youngest brother who lives in Chicago will be arriving this evening for his first visit since we have moved to San Luis Obispo. He will be with us for Thanksgiving which makes me so happy….
Happy Halloween! French Chocolate Bark!!!
Here’s a treat even adults can enjoy! Find the recipe here.
Britta’s Peanut Butter Cookies
And this is why I find it difficult to discard old cooking magazines! I recently discovered the recipe for these fantastic peanut butter cookies in a 2007 issue of Gourmet that somehow survived my pre-move purge of cooking magazines 2 years ago. The cover photo of “The Perfect Cherry Pie“ is most likely why I…
Happy Anniversary to Dinner at Sheila’s! It is impossible to believe 5 years have passed since I began this blog. It has been so rewarding in so many ways. When we moved from Maryland to San Luis Obispo, California I wasn’t certain I would keep the blog going with this huge transition in our lives…
A Flag Cake for the Fourth
Happy 4th of July! Celebrate with a Flag Cake! Flag Cake ( Barefoot Contessa Family Style Cookbook) (serves 20 to 24) 18 tablespoons (2 and ½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 cups sugar 6 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature1 and ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract 3…
Mixed Summer Fruit Pie with an Almond Streusel Topping
Summer and fresh fruit pies! Is there anything better??? I love to get creative with fruit fillings , especially when I don’t have enough of any one fruit to fill a pie I so desperately want to bake. Case in point: the Berry Pie with Streusel Topping which I had hoped to make untii I…
Flourless Double Almond Cookies
Passover, the holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom, begins this Friday at sundown. Jewish families everywhere will participate in the ritual of the Seder, the festive meal that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories and song and the consumption of ritual foods. Family and friends…
Classic Cheesecake with Raspberry Topping
We recently had some friends over for dessert and I served this classic cheesecake which I have been making for many years, this time with a raspberry topping which I found in Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa’s Family Cookbook. Raspberry Topping 1 cup red jelly (not jam) such as currant, raspberry, or strawberry 3 half-pints fresh…
Classic Cheesecake with Raspberry Topping
We recently had some friends over for dessert and I served this classic cheesecake which I have been making for many years, this time with a raspberry topping which I found in Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa’s Family Cookbook. Raspberry Topping 1 cup red jelly (not jam) such as currant, raspberry, or strawberry 3 half-pints fresh…