Posts Tagged ‘ nuts ’
Oatmeal Bar Cookies
This is my variation on the classic Quaker oatmeal cookie. I make it as a bar because it’s easier to bake one batch than shuffle trays in and out of the oven. This year, the Tiny Kitchen Assistant and I, unable to decide whether to go with Cranberry White Chocolate or Dark Chocolate Macadamia, opted […] Read More
You’re Gonna Love My Nuts
You probably won’t appreciate the title of this post unless you’ve watched way too many late-night infomercials. For the longest time, I was spending something close to the national debt on flavored almonds from a vendor at the farmer’s market. I was a little bit obsessed, particularly with the butter toffee almonds that I no […] Read More
Homemade Granola
There are plenty of prepackaged granolas out there, but I like mine the best. It’s based on Alton Brown’s recipe, but I’ve played with the ingredients a bit and have ended up with a creation that’s uniquely mine. I use two kinds of almonds because I like the difference in texture between the slivers and […] Read More
Try Something New: Cherry Salad
Last year, I posted the recipe for the chicken and stone fruit salad. This year, because of a Spring that never came, our stone fruits are so-so. Our cherries, on the other hand, are quite tasty. Turns out that you can use the same basic recipe and substitute cherries for the peaches and plums. I […] Read More
Try Something New: Muesli
We’ve reached the season where I’m no longer interested in a hot oatmeal breakfast each morning, but I’m increasingly dissatisfied with the cold cereal choices that are out there. Even the healthiest ones have a lot of additives and stuff that I just don’t need. And so I decided to give my own muesli a […] Read More
Cherry Crisp
When the Tiny Kitchen Assistant was just 20 months old, we took him to Brentwood to pick cherries. I have no idea why I thought that would be a good idea, but somehow it worked. Even at that young age, he loved the fact that we could come home with pounds upon pounds of cherries […] Read More
Carrot Cake
This recipe was my mom’s. I’ve always marveled at how good it is, particularly considering that she wasn’t exactly what you would consider to be a good cook. We never had sweets at our house, so the carrot cake was reserved for holidays and church bake sales. Its rarity made it all the more precious. […] Read More
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