– – Being vegetarian doesn’t mean a life of salads and veggie soup. If you’re interested in some delicious, healthy, and satisfying vegetarian recipes, then this is the post for you. Hayley has collected 15 different vegetarian dishes from some of the best websites on the interweb. If you see a recipe that looks good,…
Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta
This recipe brought back a lot of happy memories. When I was a little girl, we often had traditional bruschetta at family dinners. My grandmother made a killer bruschetta with a toasted baguette toped with diced roma tomatoes marinated in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and basil. Mmmmm. Well, this is a creative recipe for Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta that…
Chinese Beef with Honey and Black Pepper Sauce
This is a recipe by Nagi of the Recipe Tin Eats site. She focuses on fast, clever, and creative meals made with fresh ingredients. You can make this delicious Chinese beef with honey and black pepper sauce in 15 minutes! Start to finish. Done deal 🙂 The dish uses thinly sliced flank, rump, sirloin, fillet or any other…
Peach Pecan Crisp
Crisps are one of my favorite fruit desserts. You bake a crisp with the fruit on the bottom and a crumb topping. The topping can be streusel, nuts, cookie or cracker crumbs. In this post, Sally of the renowned Sally’s Baking Addiction site, shares her recipe for Peach Pecan Crisp. She uses a streusel topping with…
Italian Marinated Grilled Chicken with Zucchini
I really like this recipe by Nagi because it’s easy to make, relatively fast, and is healthy. One of her tricks is to make a marinade and use part of it to marinate the chicken and the remainder as a dressing for the zucchini. She also provides directions for either grilling the chicken or cooking…
Chocolate Coca Cola Cake
I’ve heard a number of different stories about the origins of the Coca Cola cake. One was that Coca cola was promoted as an alternative to sugar during World War II. However, if it was hard to get sugar back then, I’m not sure it would have been easier to get Coca Cola. Another story…
10 Steps for Baking a Perfect Cake
In this article, Alice shares 10 steps that will help you to bake the perfect cake. Some of these are practical, common sense things you’d normally do. Others are helpful tips you might not be aware of. I think one of the best suggestions is to select a recipe from a book, author, or website…
Vegetarian Foie Gras – French Mushroom Lentil Pate
One thing that I found interesting in this post on davidlebovitz.com is the discussion of how dietary habits are evolving in France. Vegetarianism and healthy eating aren’t yet as popular as in some other countries. But some younger people are exploring raw foods, quinoa and other healthier food options. And more French restaurants are offering…
Monte Cristo Sandwich with a Sweet Twist
The classic Monte Cristo is made with thinly sliced ham and Gruyère or Emmentel cheese. The sandwich is then dipped in an egg batter and pan or deep fried. It’s essentially ham and cheese on French toast. Yum! However, Kendra throws in a wonderful variation. She adds raspberry jam and a particular mustard. You end…
Sweet Moroccan Mint Tea (Hot or Iced) Recipe
This is a recipe from Sue of The View from Great Island. I have become a real fan of both her site and her recipes. I first saw this recipe back in January. Since then I have made the hot version during the winter and the iced version just recently during some 80+ degree weather we…