food crafts One of my husband's favorite cookies are Keebler Fudge Stripes. I decided that I'd make him some super special Fudge Striped cookies for Valentine's Day. You start with a simple shortbread cookie recipe and then add some melted chocolate, not nearly as daunting as I thought they might be. To make your own Fudge Striped Shortbread at home you will need: For the Cookies: 2 sticks of softened butter 1/2 cup vanilla sugar (you could also use 1/2 cup regular sugar and add in 1 tsp vanilla flavor instead) 2 cups flour (plus extra for rolling out your cookies/dusting your cookie cutters) For the Fudge Stripes: 1 cup chopped dark chocolate 2 Tablespoons butter or coconut oil Start by creaming your butter and sugar together in a bowl. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees (F). Select your cookie cutters (I chose the heart shapes above) and cut out your cookie shapes. I melt my chocolate in the microwave, but you can use a double boiler if you like.
The Guy that Cooks Recipes An Update and A New Blog! by KarenMarch 26, 2013 Goodness, it has been a LONG while since I've posted a new post– practically a whole year! My life the past year has not been as silent as Globetrotter Diaries has been as I have been in the trenches of law school. But with almost half of school behind me, I've undertaken a new project. [...] [click to continue...] Walnut Pesto by KarenMarch 12, 2012 Who says a pesto has to be green? [click to continue...] gimme some oven Food it all started with cheese. i fell in love with Taleggio cheese since Jess introduced it to me. so i made this pie on an icy cold day while on holiday with my family last winter. it was a hit – the cheese and the mushroom and the flaky pastry are a perfect combination. you can actually see my mom slapping my brother’s hand away from it in one of the photos. it was gone in 5 minutes. it’s also a super easy recipe to make, especially since you use ready-made puff pastry that can be bought at any good supermarket. you all know i’m not the most prolific cook – so if i can get away with making something delicious with minimal effort, then that’s exactly what’s going to happen. taleggio can be quite difficult to find*, and the imported Italian varieties are often pretty expensive. you can substitute with other semi-soft cheeses like fontina, havarti or raclette – though i would highly recommend hunting down some taleggio if you can! Mushroom & Taleggio Cheese Pie
Romancing the Stove 50 Different Foods You Can Put in a Jar {Saturday Inspiration & Ideas} A couple weeks ago I posted 50 different things to do with mason jars…though all the ideas were creative and fun, none of them had anything to do with food. I thought the whole concept of food in a jar deserved a post all of it’s own. So this weeks Saturday Inspiration post is dedicated to all the glorious foods … You can put in a jar: desserts in a jar, bread in a jar, appetizers in a jar, meals in a jar, drinks in a jar… I think you can pretty much put anything in jar and it instantly becomes a million times cuter! Now I want to save even more jars! The Sunday Showcase starts tonight … I can’t wait to see what you have been working on this week! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend ~Enjoy.
Disney Recipes You've just had the most wonderful dinner at your favorite Walt Disney World restaurant. There's just one problem -- you forgot to ask for the recipe! Well, we're hoping to help you out by posting recipes from around Walt Disney World as we get them. If there's a recipe you've been just dying to try at home, check the list below to see if we have it for you. If you have a recipe that you've received directly from a Disney restaurant that you'd like to share with us, please send it to ekblackwell@comcast.net. Please, no close approximations that you've figured out yourself, and no recipes "borrowed" from other websites. Animal Kingdom Lodge Beach Club Boardwalk Caribbean BeachResort Caribbean Pasta (Shutters) French Toast Bread Pudding with Caramelized Roasted Bananas (Shutters) Pina CoLAVA (Banana Cabana) Poolside Lemonade (Banana Cabana) Spicy Island Wings (Shutters) Contemporary Resort