Happy National Pistachio Day! Ok, so I missed it by about 11 days but better late than never. In belated honor of this wonderful holiday I made this baklava Sunday night to accompany a Greek meal I made with my mother and sister-in-law who came to visit along with Ben’s Grandma Betty. Having company is [...]
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 Print This PostFirst thing’s first…I cheated. I did not make the graham wafers. I am a terrible person. I promise to make them another time, pinky promise! I just did not have the time. Well, that is only partially true. I could have had the time if I’d actually looked at my January commitments and planned ahead. [...] By CarrieZ |
Print This PostWhen things start to fall on you when you open the pantry door, you know some action must be taken. A box of Rice Krispies came sliding out of the pantry yesterday while I was trying to reach something else that was stashed underneath it. As fate would have it, my Martha Stewart cookie of [...] By CarrieZ |
Print This PostLast week I made 3 batches of blondies hoping to create something irresistibly delicious. I originally planned on making a Candy Bar Blondie with a variety of candy bars chopped into chocolate chip sized pieces. I used a basic blondie recipe and then just replaced the chips and buts with the candy pieces. Attempt #1 resulted in a [...] By CarrieZ |
Print This PostIt was 70° two days ago. Right now it is 39°, cloudy and misty. I’m wearing long pants, a sweatshirt and my fake fur lined boots…and I like it. I am starting to truly like cool weather and I’ve always loved the things associated with this time of year. Changing leaves, pumpkins, sweaters, warm socks, soup, and [...] By CarrieZ |
Print This PostChipper [chip-er] –adjective marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health. –adjective marked by the presence of more than 2 types of chips in a baked good. Lately I have been changing recipes just a tad and trying to figure out just how much can change without affecting the dish detrimentally. I changed the pasta last week too much [...] By CarrieZ |
Print This PostI am part of a family who thoroughly enjoys snacking. That is why we needed some cookie bars up here in Durango for after finishing off all the cookies we had from Bread Bakery in Durango. They have some incredible cookies, a delicious ham and brie sandwich and an incredible goat cheese and thyme scone [...] By CarrieZ |
Print This PostWine and chocolate are perfect partners. Well, in my opinion, wine and cheese are perfect partners, but I don’t see a blue cheese brownie in the near culinary future…unless someone reading this is feeling kinda crazy! Let me know… Anyway, a red wine brownie only seems natural. This recipe comes from Cookiemadness, one of the first [...] |
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