Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Looking for a truly decadent summer dessert? Look no further than grilled pound caked topped with delicious mango and papaya drizzled in a rich Mexican chocolate and topped with homemade whipped cream. What a wonderful combination of flavors and textures! I love the rich chocolate …
As I mentioned earlier we had some friends up to the Berkshires this weekend. I decided that we would do two different types of kebabs, a salad, and — my summer favorite — grilled corn for dinner on Saturday. We finished the meal with a …
Here is a delicious (and healthy) blueberry tart recipe. I made a few modification partly because of the ingredients I had on hand and partly because I thought it would taste good! I only had whole wheat graham crackers on hand so I doubled the …
Here is a delicious, healthy & quick summer dessert. I skipped the limoncello and sugar on the berries and just made the lemony yogurt dip which was delicious! Fruit Salad with Limoncello Barefoot Contessa 7 ounces Greek yogurt (recommended: Fage Total) 1/3 cup good bottled …
We filled these beautiful store-bought chocolate shells with blueberries and sliced strawberries that we marinated in Chambord and garnished the shells with a sprig of mint. Impressive presentation and very delicious!
I started this cooking blog one night in late January and really wasn’t sure how it would be received or if I’d enjoy writing it. I have been pleasantly surprised by the positive reception from my readers and how much I enjoy communicating my culinary …
What’s better than strawberries and cream! Mark Bittman provides a wonderful alternative to the traditional vanilla-flavored custard in this week’s Dining section in the New York Times. I’ve included the recipe below but don’t skip the article — Strawberries, Coddled.  It provides some great tips …
Key lime pie is a wonderful summer dessert. So refreshing and full of great citrus flavor! I have baked this key lime pie recipe countless times and it is always well received. In fact, once my father-in-law Peter ate almost an entire pie at one …
I made these cookies on Friday night to serve on Saturday at our brunch. I couldn’t imagine six people eating a whole batch of cookies but I forgot the Ogilvie men were coming over. There wasn’t a single cookie left to bring to my mom’s …
My dad created two confectionery traditions in our house — the Super Bowl Cake which I already wrote about and the Bunny Cake. Now that there is a little Jewell around – my adorable niece Rebecca – my brother John and sister-in-law Rachel decided that …