I was inspired by a recipe in the June 2013 issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine. It called for a refrigerated pie crust, which usually has artificial coloring in it (unless I can justify a drive to Whole Foods many miles away), so I used a frozen crust instead. Whole wheat versions work great. Now...on that almond pastry filling? Yeah...it… Continue reading White Nectarine Tart
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Buckwheat Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread cookies might be fattening, but they are pretty easy to make and who can resist a crunchy, buttery cookie? This takes a simple concept and gives it the deep flavor/color of buckwheat flour along with a sprinkling of chocolate. Buckwheat Shortbread Cookies Ingredients: 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup Buckwheat Flour ¼ tsp fine… Continue reading Buckwheat Shortbread Cookies
Sunflower Chocolate Chip ‘Ice Cream’
With our heat wave finally receding I had a lot of bananas ripening too fast on the counter. Whenever this happens I peel, slice and freeze them for latter, since I often add them to my morning frappes. My mind was wandering a bit and I went back into my blog archives for the banana… Continue reading Sunflower Chocolate Chip ‘Ice Cream’
Lemon-Strawberry Bread
Walker was beyond happy to see this last week: One tiny ripe strawberry. First of the year! The heat wave earlier this week paid off, the strawberries are putting on flowers like crazy. I have planted a mix of June Bearers and Ever Bearers so that the kids get a supply for months to pick… Continue reading Lemon-Strawberry Bread