I hosted a family dinner to showcase Ina’s fabulous recipes. I made Lemon Chicken, Moroccan Couscous and Limoncello Ricotta Cheesecake. Two of the three recipes were from Barefoot in Paris. I made the Lemon Chicken without the croutons, since I was making the couscous I didn’t feel I needed another starch. The Lemon Chicken was…
Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts and Mexican Hot Chocolate
When I read the theme of the week at I Heart Cooking Clubs, Get Cozy, the first item that came to mind was Hot Chocolate! Winter and hot beverages go together just like hot chocolate and doughnuts. I was perusing the Barefoot Contessa website and came across this pair of recipes. This required me buying…
Chunkers
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies Chunkers are sinfully delicious chocolate cookies with cashews, dried cherries and more chocolate. These cookies are a labor of love due to the amount of chopping for all ingredients. The Trader Joe’s bars of chocolate that I buy are thick and create quite a workout for chopping. The cookies are…
Real Hot Chocolate
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I make hot chocolate all the time, usually for my son, but I make it with nonfat milk and cocoa powder. Dorie’s version with whole milk and melted bittersweet chocolate was really a treat. This rich chocolaty hot beverage was a welcome drink on a rare cool night in…
Roasted Hazelnut Granola
This month’s featured ingredient at I Heart Cooking Clubs is granola. My husband’s favorite breakfast cereal or snack is granola. He is pretty specific about his granola; no chocolate, no fruit except raisins, no funny flavors. I chose Ina’s roasted hazelnut granola as it fit the rules of granola for my husband. This was a…
Cabin-Fever Caramel Banana Bars
Tis the season… for coughing, sniffing and sneezing. I had been shut-up in the house since before Christmas with a cold and then I managed to give it to my husband for New Year’s. Aren’t I nice? These Cabin-Fever Caramel Banana Bars were a welcome treat. Cabin-Fever Caramel Banana Bars page 65. To see what others…
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
I love potatoes in any way, shape or form. I have never made garlic mashed potatoes, eaten them several times, so this recipe seemed the perfect fit for me. These garlic mashed potatoes were a side dish to a meal that included marinated flank steak and kale chips. This recipe is a labor of love…
Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate is my favorite flavor and I have never met a truffle that I didn’t like. Ina’s chocolate truffles were easy to execute and delicious to eat. Ina uses a combination of bittersweet and semisweet chocolate. I substituted my trusty Trader Joe’s dark chocolate which I believe is 60-70% cocoa. Along with heavy cream the…
Cocoa Linzer Cookies
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi This is the second linzer cookie I have made recently. I think rolled and filled cookies are the essence of the holiday season. I let my husband choose the filling. Dorie had chocolate or jam options. We went with traditional raspberry filling. These cookies have the makings of everything…
Pretzel Linzers with Salted Caramel
When I saw this recipe I knew I had to make it. I was armed with a leftover container of pretzels from Halloween. I was not disappointed with my cooking adventure. These sweet and salty cookies were delicious and worth the effort of a rolled and filled cookie. Dusting the tops prior to putting them…
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