This might be my new favorite thing EVER.
I have never been big on sweet crostini but dear sweet lord this is ridiculously good. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and be perfectly happy saturating my body with these amazing sugars and carbs. [Read more…]
Pavlova was one of my favorite desserts growing up. Both my mom and grandma made it perfectly (I was very spoiled) and it was something I would look forward to in the summer.
The light, fluffy meringue is hard on the outside, soft and luscious on the inside. When you top it with fresh whipped cream, raspberry sauce, and fruit it all comes together in a light, cool, cream dessert that is SO much better than the traditional fruit tart you generally see at picnics. [Read more…]
Who doesn’t love a good mozzarella stick??
The gooey mozzarella cheese and crispy outer shell dunked in a huge bowl of marinara sauce – that’s my kind of party. However, as many of you know by now, I am a bit of a bread-obsessed individual so I can always use more bread. [Read more…]
This is totally inspired by Ted Allen and I don’t care who knows it.
I was reading an interview with him a few weeks ago and not only did he share some fun food tips, he described this party he hosted with fellow Chopped judges.
Of course I am dying of envy…. [Read more…]
When I lived in Italy, I was obsessed with Caprese Salads.
I couldn’t get enough of them. They were my fuel. In addition to massive amounts of espresso, Nutella stuffed pastries, pizza, and (most importantly) PASTA.
Just so you know, these were gone about 1 minute after they came out of the oven.
I love cheese. In a way that no one but other cheese freaks could even come close to understanding. And I am all about the strong cheese. You know, the ones that stink to high heaven and taste like heaven all at the same time? Those are my FAVORITE.
Candied cranberries are one of those dishes that just scream Christmas.
It almost seems criminal not to make these at this time of year. Really you are missing out if you don’t. [Read more…]
I love long weekends.
It’s like pressing a reset button and somehow starting a new week seems like the easiest thing in the world. Of course, I spent most of my long weekend in the kitchen with friends and family and avoiding chores of any type like the plague. If I could afford to buy new clothes every time I needed clean clothes I would. I detest doing my laundry that much. Therefore I am forced to wear my “laundry day” clothes to work. Whoops…
The real highlight of the weekend, aside from wearing a hideous Christmas sweater in public, discovering the genius of cream cheese frosting and mini Nilla wafers, and watching Christmas movies for 10 hours straight, was THIS PASTA.
You know those days you can’t stop eating? That was this entire week for me.
These fries were one of the primary problems.
As soon as these came out of the oven, despite completely burning my mouth, I shoved them in my face. [Read more…]
By some magic stroke of luck, the asparagus at the store this week is HUGE and gorgeous and exceptionally fabulous. Instead of forcing my hubby to eat more balsamic butter pasta (I am obsessed with the dish. But I am pretty sure hubby is 5 seconds from kicking me out of the kitchen permanently the if I make it one more time…), I decided to force him to endure another one of my obsessions with this perfectly ripe asparagus…. GOAT CHEESE.
I have an uncontrollable sweet tooth. It’s becoming a problem. I can be too full to eat another bite at dinner but when it’s time for dessert, oh yea, I have room.
Seriously, how do I not weigh 300 pounds??
The heat in Denver has been ridiculous lately, reminding me that summer is not over just yet despite the early signs of fall that have been sprouting up in stores. I have tried to celebrate the end of summer on a few occassions now. I have been planning halloween costumes and recipes. I have been pouring through snowboarding gear and counting down the days until the resorts open. I have been drooling over a pair of Ed Hardy winter boots for weeks, trying to justify the cost with the fact that they are so damn cute. But apparently me saying goodbye to summer and pretending it no longer exists wasn’t enough to make it end (I really thought I was more powerful than this)…
So I give in. I have made something summery to usher in what should be a FALL month. Something summery, unbelievably sweet and….. healthy.
