I started off this year with two goals. One: to try to cook more and post more savory recipes, and two: to work my way through three binder’s worth of recipes that I’ve collected over the years. For my inaugural (that word has been used a lot around here lately!) recipe, I tried a sausage, roasted red pepper and spinach torta. I thought this would be a good way to ease into savory dishes since I ...
Eggs
Spinach and Feta Quiche
Mid-week is a challenging time in my house. That when Miles’ karate class ends late leaving us with very little time for a “formal” dinner. Usually pizza is involved!! Or if I had time the weekend before, I’m able to pull a portioned meal from the freezer that I put together and we nuke our dinner. This night a light bulb went off. Quiche! Miles eats only two vegetables: broccoli and ...
Brownie Caramel Ice Cream
I have a friend that teases me because I keep the insert to my ice cream maker in the freezer at all times. I say it’s because you never know when you’ll be in the mood for ice cream and you want to be prepared! I’m glad that it’s always there because the other day, while cleaning out my stack of magazines, I came across the ice cream issue from Bon Appetit. I made a pan of brownies a ...
The Chocolate Pie Battle
For New Year’s Eve, I made a chocolate pie. Wait, let me start again. While in Michigan over Christmas, I stopped in a bakery and had a slice of Chocolate Pie. It was delicious. It was very dark and rich, and the texture was very dense, yet smooth and creamy at the same time. I didn’t expect to like it, but I did. Very. Much. When I returned home, I thought about making one myself (I’ve never made ...
