Quick and delicious weeknight meals
In honor of Halloween and as a pre-NYC marathon dessert for my sister-in-law Julina, I decided to bake some cupcakes. I turned to the Cake Mix Doctor for a delicious and easy recipe. This recipe “doctors” a devil’s food cake mix by adding a little …
I was in the mood for a classic fall sweet treat so I turned to the pumpkin for inspiration. Since I consider pumpkin pie a Thanksgiving dessert, I thought a pumpkin bread might be a good early fall alternative. The recipe was very easy and …
It’s apple season! And, that means apple pie! The Little Pie Company in our neighborhood has the most delicious Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie so I searched online for a similar recipe. I didn’t find one with sour cream in the recipe but I found …
We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend with our friends Ashley, Dave, and their almost 1-year-old Nora as well as Amy and her 1-year-old Lucy. We savored the last bit of summer with some local wild blueberries in a yummy and incredibly easy blueberry crisp. …
Yesterday Tim picked lots of beautiful fresh blackberries from our property in the Berkshires. We didn’t have quite enough for a pie or other dish so we made sundaes with them — delicious vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and the berries. A yummy combination! For …
Hard to believe I have posted 150 times since late January! There have been so many delicious meals, wonderful dinner guests, and fun meal-time conversations. Plus, I have received so much positive feedback on the blog. Overall, the Weeknight Gourmet has been a fun and …
Here is a quick and easy summer dessert. It would have been a healthier dessert except I baked a pound cake (thanks to Betty Crocker). Make sure the peaches are ripe but not too ripe — it’s easier to cut them. The peaches were even …
We had lots of visitors of the human, canine, and baby variety this weekend in Becket — the Sheehans (Amy, Colin and Lucy), the Fleckers (Kate, Evan, Duncan, and Sadie), and Danny, Rachel, and Maddie (woof!). We had lots of fun, Angus had many playmates, …
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a crisp and a cobbler? What about brown betty’s and buckles? (To be honest, I don’t think I had ever heard of a buckle until I found this recipe.) The one commonality I do know is …
My brother and his family are in town from Ohio for a wedding we’re all attending tomorrow on the Jersey Shore. Last night, my mom had my aunt and uncle over for dinner so they could see my adorable niece Rebecca. My mom made this …