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How To Make Homemade Croutons. TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. I’m looking forward to some friend’s-birthday-celebrating, farmers-marketing, coffee-(friends)-dating, cake-baking, church-enjoying, and sleeping-inning here in my little corner of the world this weekend. OH, and the thing I’m perhaps most excited about — choir-directing. Did I mention on here that I’m leading an Easter choir at my church?! I’m kind of over the moon about it. Anyway, warm wishes coming your way for a good weekend ahead. Read more Ever since my friends and I met for a tapas happy hour at our neighborhood Spanish restaurant a few weeks ago, I’ve had sangria on my mind. So of course, when I found myself in the fruit section at the market this week trying to decide what kind of sangria to make for our weekly neighbor night, I immediately thought of sangria.

…oh good grief, why had I never thought of this before? Sangria with All The Colors. The only reasonable solution, of course. ;) Sunday Dinner. Recently, my mother and I went on one of our "playdates". These are times where we can walk for good health, talk for good measure, and shop for fun kitchen treasures. The book, Chicken and Egg by Janice Cole, where this recipe came from, is our latest treasure. Standing in the back of the store, we each had a copy in hand. Flipping through its pages, I got to page 131 and declared, "SOLD"! She was on the same page. I looked at her and said, "I love you and I want you to have this". I am not able to be with my mother this Sunday for Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day, Ma. Every time I open this book I will think of you. Love, Cole Raspberry-Swirl Angel Cake with Crème Fraîche serves 12 Raspberry Purée 2 1/2 cups (12 ounces) fresh raspberries 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice Cake 1 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 cup powdered sugar 12 extra large egg whites 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 cup granulated sugar Topping.

Cheez Bits | GF in the City. There are a lot of really great gluten-free snack foods on the market these days: potato chips, crackers, tortilla chips, cheesy puff type things, and even pretzels. The one thing I’ve yet to come across, however, is a gluten-free cheese cracker. It seems like such an obvious thing to recreate. Cheese crackers were always among my favorite snack foods. I remember mindlessly downing entire bags of Goldfish during late night sessions of Facebook stalking paper writing in college. How can they not exist yet in gluten-free form? A few weeks ago I came across this post from Deb. A couple weeks later I somehow wound up on another site looking at a similar recipe. These cuties come together so quickly. Like many things, the quality of your end result is only going to be as good as the ingredients you put in it.

That said, if you buy the pre-grated stuff, I’ll never know. Cheez Bits Adapted from Smitten Kitchen & Savory Seasonings via Country Living Makes 15 dozen crackers Print Recipe. Lemon Poppy Seed Lady Cake. If you are still undecided about what dessert you will be making this weekend, here is another idea to throw into the mix. We had dinner with family this past weekend and I offered to bring dessert. A nice byproduct of bringing dessert was the opportunity to make this cake. This is one of those recipes that I tore out years ago (Martha Stewart Living, April 2003, page 207 to be exact) and filed away in my stack of to-dos.

It is a simple white cake studded with poppy seeds, layered with lemon curd that is lightened with whipped cream, then blanketed in a white, marshmallowy seven-minute frosting. It is light, lemony, sweet, and just perfect for this time of year. The only change I made was to use a packet of whipping cream stabilizer for the heavy cream to keep it from weeping once folded with the lemon curd. Overall this is a great recipe, but preparing the cake does require a bit of time in order for the filling to set properly. Lemon Poppy Seed Lady Cake makes 1-8 inch four layer cake. Shrimp Toast. CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE COOKIE FROSTING SANDWICH RECIPE, GLUTEN-FREE - Glutenista Gluten-Free, Making Gluten-Free Fabulous for Everyone, Everywhere! Lemon ricotta cookies. After a week spent with the entirety of southeast michigan freaking out about blizzards and whiteouts, i innocently thought i could have a weekend to relax and run errands and avoid scraping off my car multiple times a day. boy, was i wrong. i decided i needed a reminder that summer will eventually come, so i grabbed some lemons and leftover low-fat ricotta cheese and went to work on a giada delaurentiis recipe i had bookmarked. no offense to giada, but i bumped up the lemon-factor in both the cookie and the glaze - about double what the recipe called for. i also made them a bit smaller, which lowered the calories and made them way cuter. giada, with all the brains in her giant forehead, says to ladle the glaze on and spread it over the cookie. i decided to take a different route and just dip these suckers in the glaze and wiggle off the excess. just make sure to put something underneath your drying racks before you start the glazing process or prepare yourself for a messy table. cookies:

Plum financiers | Gourmantine's Blog. Financiers have to be one of the most versatile “working materials” as I like to call it out there. Their simple almond – butter base, makes them the perfect medium to be infused or baked with any kind of berry or fruit, while the light and airy texture of these French teacakes is simply irresistible. The nature of financiers compared to other types of cakes or cupcakes is very delicate, moist and also on the sweeter side to start with. Hence a few humble slices of plum add a touch of sour and a lovely contrast to their nutty sweetness. Considering that they require barely 30 minutes to be made, these little delights have been on and on replacing my traditional “bread and nutella” weekend breakfast for a more sophisticated start of the day.

This by no means implies that I’m abandoning my dear nutella, not even by the least. I think for someone who used to have it as snack with chocolate coated cookies that would be by far too difficult to reach. Plum financiers Author: Gourmantine. Grecian Delight. Hanging out with my friend Ericka for the last week brought back some hilarious memories from college, most of which caused ridiculous bouts of giggles even now. We reminisced about how, even back in those days, I hated to do dishes. I always loved to cook and make messes, but the cleaning up? No thank you. We found that many of our fond memories together revolved around cooking something delicious, and then sharing it either with each other or with our other roommates.

There are only a handful of recipes I remember cooking during those times, usually prepared with a recipe scribbled on a piece of scratch paper that I wrote down while talking to my mom on the land line of our house. One such recipe was brought back to the front of my mind when my friend Nicole (who cuts my hair) asked me about making tzatziki sauce.

And so, Grecian Chicken Skewers were made and enjoyed, many years after cooking them the first time. Grecian Chicken Skewers Ingredients Directions Tzatziki Sauce Like this: Caramel Almond Toasted Coconut White Chocolate Dipped Homemade Marshmallow Bites. Or whatever you want to call them! About every other night . . . My sweet husband takes a long skewer and toasts Marshmallows on top of the stove. He does a miraculous job! They are beautiful, golden, toasted to perfection works of art. Today . . . I decided on a recipe by Alton Brown . . . his science always seems to work. I went just a step further. Vanilla Marshmallows dipped in Warm Caramel and White Chocolate, then . . . rolled in Toasted Coconut. Vanilla Marshmallows dipped in White Chocolate and rolled in Toasted Almonds.

Vanilla Marshmallows dipped in Caramel & White Chocolate and rolled in Sprinkles. These would be great for St. Milk or Dark chocolate would also be yummy, I just didn’t have any lurking around. Run into your kitchen and will whip a batch up together. You’ll need: gelatin, cold water, sugar, corn syrup, salt, vanilla or other flavoring, cornstarch & confectioners sugar for coating. Have the whisk attachment standing by for good luck! Attach the wire whisk to your stand mixer. Round Forty Seven — Braided Challah- Girl Versus Dough. They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I disagree. I say when life gives you lemons, throw them away (or use them to clean your garbage disposal, and then throw them away) and make challah bread.

I’ve been feeling kind of down in the dumps, lately. It might be early onset of the winter blues, or the fact that I still feel like I’m transitioning to life in the cornfields. After all these years of encountering change, you’d think I’d have it figured out already. Challah is quite fitting for my current predicament, because it’s a loaf traditionally made for holiday celebrations. I think braided breads are beautiful, and they make the room all bright and cheery. P.S. Debrief: Not much concern with this loaf.

Braided Challah Adapted from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day Yields: 1 braided loaf Directions: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine water, yeast, salt and egg. Gingerbread Pancakes. I have been craving gingerbread lately, but it is not quite time to make our Gingerbread houses and cookies and I have other sweets on the menu for dessert. What to do? Why, make a batch of my Gingerbread Pancakes for breakfast of course. These are such a lovely thing to wake up to on a chilly Saturday morning right before Christmas. Just the smell of these cooking puts you in that Holiday spirit. Printable RecipeGingerbread Pancakesmakes 16 4-inch pancakes2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon kosher salt1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground cloves1/4 teaspoon ground allspice1/3 cup unsulphured mild molasses2 extra large eggs1 cup sour cream2/3 cup milk4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; plus additional for cooking Heat a griddle or non-stick skillet over medium heat.In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.

Tandoori Chicken and Spinach Salad. Tandoori Chicken and Spinach Salad Grilled Meats, Grilling, Healthy Eating, Main Dish, Main Dish Salads, Poultry | 17 comments The people over at Karoun sent me a box of their Mediterranean Style Yogurt to test out. Madeline loves yogurt, so she’s been eating some with fruit mixed in but there was quite a bit more than we could just eat in time. I asked my friend Shaina if she had any suggestions for a savory dish I could make with all this yogurt.

I’ve never had, nor made, Tandoori Chicken before and I see now that I was really missing out! Instead of having a big hunk of chicken breast, I cut them into kebab sized pieces and served the grilled chicken on top of a Greek Style Spinach Salad. About the Author: Katie’s lifelong interest in cooking good food has shown her that part of the goodness in life is enjoying delicious food with friends and family. The Ginger Snap Girl.

Fresh Chive Cheese. Matt printed out this recipe when we first started getting into making our own soft cheeses. We had done mozzarella & ricotta so he wanted to see what else was out there to expand our repertoire. Based on Indian chenna, this cheese log is full of the flavor of chive & a touch of lemon. It was super easy to make especially with a stand mixer with a dough hook. As we were making it we had a hard time believing this mass of cheese curd was going to turn into a dough like texture but we let the dough hook do its work & like magic the curds became a soft dough. Fresh Chive Cheese(from Sunset Magazine) 1 gallon whole milk1/2 c lemon juice1/2 t salt2 T fresh chives, chopped In a large pan heat the milk over medium-high heat until boiling, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.

Line a large colander with four layers of cheesecloth. Unwrap the curd & place in the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook. Gourmet Meals For Less: Spaghetti Squash is just plain cool!...Spaghetti Squash with Sausage and Greens. A week or so ago, I had a chance to cook this great recipe for my hubby and I. Can’t remember where the kids were that evening, but it was nice to sit out on the deck and enjoy a quiet meal together. I love spaghetti squash….it’s just a cool vegetable. I was so excited to find this recipe from Everyday with Rachael Ray. It not only was a 30-minute meal, but also fell into the $10 and under category. You can’t beat that combination! As often as I have made spaghetti squash, I am still amazed when I run my fork through the flesh of the squash and it breaks into noodle like strands. Spaghetti Squash with Sausage and Greens-Everyday with Rachael Ray Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash (about 3 1/2 pounds), halved lengthwise (2.10) 1/3 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese (.75) Salt and black pepper (PI) 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil (PI) 12 ounces sweet Italian sausage (3.50) 1 bunch spinach, stems discarded and leaves coarsely chopped (I used a bag of spinach) (1.99) Directions: Enjoy!

» Recipes | Gourmet Fury – Melody Fury Bites ! Quick and Easy Recipe: Chilled Miso Tofu Appetizer, It’s Vegan Too! Last weekend, we grilled up some beef short ribs, Korean galbi style. On the side, we also grilled some sugar snap peas, okra, and mushrooms. A peanut sauce accompanied the snap peas, while I tossed the mushrooms and okra in two chili dressings. Read More Foolproof, Ridiculously Easy Nian Gao Recipe for Chinese New Year Pudding Cake 年糕 This Lunar or Chinese New Year, we attempted to make as much of our Chinese meal from scratch as possible. In reality, depending on who you ask, it wasn’t a traditional menu.

Read More Easy Recipe for the Best Chinese Radish or Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go 蘿蔔糕) I posted a photo on Instagram earlier and did not expect the overwhelming number of recipe requests. Savoury meat-studded steamed cakes (e.g. made with radish or taro root) and dessert steamed cakes (e.g. red bean, water chestnut, sticky brown sugar coconut) represent optimism towards a more prosperous year. Read More Read More. Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes. Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes.