Picky Palate. Fancy Caramel Toffee Shortbread Bars…OK, Fine – Homemade Twix. Let me start by saying, I’m a foodie.
And as translated by some, I’ve been accused of being a food snob. My rebuttal is always, “We all have our snobbery.” If food is my worst snobbery I will take it with a glass of wine in one hand a Twinkie in the other. So how the hell does snobbery play into this post? I’ll tell you. Luckily, it doesn’t pain me to say — they are right.
Some of you might be familiar with this as Millionaire Shortbread Bars or Chocolate Caramel Shortbread. The best part about these homemade Twix bars is that there’s no wrapper to trash when their gone. Shortbread Layer ½ cup butter, melted½ cup brown sugar1 egg½ teaspoon vanilla¾ cup flour plus 2 tablespoons½ cup toffee chip Caramel Layer 1 cup sugar6 tablespoons water4 tablespoon butter¼ c heavy cream1/4 teaspoon salt (optional, for salted caramel sauce) Chocolate Layer 6oz chocolate1 teaspoon corn syrup5 tablespoon butter Instructions: To make chocolate chip cookie layer Melt butter and let cool to warm. Almost-Famous Mocha Frappes Recipe : Food Network Kitchens.
Brown Sugar Cookies with Sea Salted Caramel and Dark Chocolate. Sigh.
There are times that I wish I could just do things over again. Like the fact that I should have embraced my curly hair looooooooooong before I actually did. All of those bad yearbook photos and my poor, poor curling iron – it never expected to be used as a straightener. I also would probably not have pierced my bellybutton. I think I wore that thing for 2 years, got sick of it and just took it out. I would have embraced my love of Dave Matthews Band and Pat Green earlier than when I was in college. Or what about the time that punched my sister and sent her to the hospital? Grilled Avocados. Avocados have been a mainstay of my culinary life for about as long as I can remember.
Growing up in Southern California in the 60's, avocados were locally grown, plentiful and part of just about every party and celebration, usually in the form of guacamole. But all that changed and guacamole became the springboard for a host of dishes, sweet and savory, but for me, nothing beats a plain slice of perfectly ripe avocado. It really needs nothing to enhance its lusciousness, but then.... The other day as I was listening to one of my food podcasts, Evan Kleiman was interviewing an avocado grower who mentioned that one of his favorite ways to eat avocados is to grill them. What?! THAT night I’m so grilling an avocado. Remove it from your grill and and sprinkle with a little lime juice and salt. Here's a quick and easy salsa recipe.
Dump it all in the blender and process until it becomes a harmonious blend of salsa goodness. Taste and add more salt, cayenne or cilantro if needed. I don't always cook, but when I do I prefer to cook comically. 9 Foods for Great Skin - Ban Blemishes. Rustic New Potato and Bean Salad. Everyday Recipes — Page 4. Helloooo!
It has been so freaking hot in Los Angeles the past few weeks it makes me angry to think about it. Rocky Road Cookie Recipe. Mini Rocky Road Cookies It’s always hard getting back into a routine after vacation.
We spent 10 days in sunny California and it was so nice to relax. We were spoiled with good food, weather, and fun! We are happy to be home, but I wish the vacation schedule could last forever:) I made these Mini Rocky Road Cookies before we left on vacation and I wish I had a big plate of them right now to help me ease my way back into my daily routine. The chocolate cookies are loaded with Mallow Bits, almonds, and chocolate chips. These cookies are sweet, chewy, chocolaty, and have a slight crunch from the almonds. 50 Best Snacks Under 50 Calories. Juicer recipes for a healthy living! Fruit juicer recipes, vegetable juicer recipes, mixed fruit vegetable juicer recipes, juicer tips and etc.
Two-Bite Strawberry Hand Pies. This post comes to you from damply beautiful Seattle, Washington!
Yes, kids, I am in Seattle for BlogHer Food 2012 and not just as an attendee, but I am speaking! I am nervous, but terribly excited, and ready to get the party started! The last month has been a CRAZY travel month for me. First, I went to Camp Blogaway, then I spent 6 days in Tokyo (expect a few Japanese themed recipes in the future – the place is life changing!)
, and now I am here in Seattle. I decided to make the filling for these little pies fairly rich. Two-Bite Strawberry Hand Pies Author: Kelly Jaggers Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: American Prep time: Cook time: The Ultimate Sandwich Recipe: Feast your eyes on this! First things first, the CellarVie Wines team cannot lay claim to being responsible for the making of the ‘Ultimate Sandwich’.
This remarkable feat of culinary engineering, complete with the beautiful pictures displayed below, arrived in our inbox courtesy of an anonymous email chain on Tuesday afternoon. Jamie Oliver would undoubtedly and perhaps quite correctly, not endorse this as a healthy meal, and it certainly isn't for the faint-hearted but we thought it was a bit of fun nonetheless. So feast your eyes on the ‘Ultimate sandwich’… Ingredients (a guideline) 1 hard crusted Italian bread 3 rib eye steaks 500g mushrooms 1 onion 8 rashers of unsmoked back bacon Swiss Cheese slices Worchester Sauce, Dijon Mustard, horseradish or condiments of your choosing. Salt and pepper to season. Method [See images below]