Cookbook Club – Smitten Kitchen Bonus Recipe Anthony made the Gooey Cinnamon Squares when we used The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook for our Cookbook Club (see all the dishes here). They were fantastic, so when my family decided that the special ingredient for our Iron Chef Christmas was cinnamon, I knew I had a good place…
Tag: Dessert
Boozy Sundae Bar
So I go visit my parents for the holidays. The night I arrive, we are sitting around chatting after dinner, and we get onto the topic of ice cream (not surprising if you know me at all). I comment that Baileys is really good on vanilla ice cream. My dad responds that Amaretto is great…
Turkey, Mashed Cauliflower, Gravy, Butterscotch Pudding
Cookbook Club – Thanksgiving For November’s Cookbook Club, we decided to do a Friendsgiving celebration. Instead of specifying a cookbook, we left it open to give everyone a chance to test run the recipes they planned to make for Thanksgiving. I had planned to make mashed cauliflower and gravy, but ended up also making turkey,…
Sunday Supper
A group of our food-loving friends got together for a Sunday Supper potluck, and it was quite the fall feast. Warming comfort food was abundant and wine was flowing! I made jook (go here for my Guessipe), which is a hearty soup made with turkey and rice, then dressed to taste by the eater. This…
Pineapple Cream Pie
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I love pie. Not only is it one of my favorite desserts to eat (ok yes, one of my favorite breakfasts as well), but pie also tends to be one of the baked goods most forgiving of improvisation. That fits well with my Guessipe style of cooking. One…
MoCh4 Cookies
These are the best cookies I’ve ever had. Bold statement, I know. But seriously, they’re awesome – a hit at every party I’ve brought them to. People are always asking me for the recipe. So here it is! I even gave them a clever name. What the heck is MoCh4? These cookies have Chocolate Chips,…
Polenta Budino with Plum Marmaletta
Sheana texts me one afternoon to say that she has clipped a recipe for Polenta Budino with Plum Marmaletta from her Bon Appetit magazine, and would I like to come over to make some with her. I dunno what a Budino is, and I guess I betta learn about a Marmaletta. But she mentions something…
Swedish Chocolate Balls
One of my best friends is Swedish. She taught me how to make these awesome chocolate balls, which are a common Swedish dessert. They have a great texture from the oats, and a flavor from the dark cocoa that makes them rich but not overly sweet. I added a bit of strong coffee, which gives…
Hikers, Bikers, and Bakers
Hikers One day I had plans to hang out with my good friend, Sheana. She had seen a flyer for a pie contest that was happening that morning. Pie was one of the first things Sheana and I bonded over, especially for breakfast! But it was another beautiful day in sunny Southern California, so we…
Buttered Popcorn Cookies
Cookbook Club – The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook For July’s Cookbook Club, we used The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman. I chose the Buttered Popcorn Cookies. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see the incredible spread we had at the event. For now – my dish! I was pretty excited to make these cookies….
Ultimate-Pucker Lemon Bars
Cookbook Club – Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook For June’s Cookbook Club, we used the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook by Amelia Saltsman. I chose the Ultimate Pucker Lemon Bars. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the Farmers’ Market food people made for the event. For now – my dish! This recipe…
Rosemary Sea Salt Shortbread
I like to think of shortbread as a means to get as much butter as possible into my face. When I was a kid, I loved the buttery shortbread cookies we’d occasionally have. So I was pretty pleased to discover that shortbread is super easy to make yourself. This recipe is especially great because while…