Newly out, Healthy in a Hurry: Simple, Wholesome Recipes for Every Meal of the Day, is a gorgeous cookbook to wander through. The foreword says it all "The first is choosing lots of fresh, unprocessed foods, and the second is having a foolproof plan to get you in and out of the kitchen quickly". Indeed,… Continue reading Maple Almond Granola from Healthy In A Hurry
Category: Book Reviews
The Artisan Bread Machine – Nonna’s Italian Bread
My first recipe I tried out of The Artisan Bread Machine: 250 Recipes for Breads, Rolls, Flatbreads and Pizzas failed but I wasn't ready to write the book off. I had made a whole wheat/granola flour bread that smelled fantastic and the crust tasted awesome but wasn't baked enough. I realized that I needed to… Continue reading The Artisan Bread Machine – Nonna’s Italian Bread
Arugula Pasta from 50 Best Cooking for Two Recipes
While reading my copy of The 50 Best Cooking For Two Recipes: Tasty, fresh, and easy to make!, I noticed the recipe for Arugula Cavatelli on page 31 and realized I had never cooked with Arugula before. The only changes I made was using a different pasta shape - finding cavatelli locally would have been… Continue reading Arugula Pasta from 50 Best Cooking for Two Recipes
A Birthday Day
Yesterday was Walker's second birthday, I decided to try a cupcake and a frosting recipe from Cake Boy, which came out in October of 2011. The frosting is fantastic, easily piped, swirled and spiked onto cakes. Walker had a lot of fun sitting on the floor with a spoon and the mixing bowl scraping it… Continue reading A Birthday Day