I'm warming back up to Italian food. For awhile, nothing compared to the food I had in Florence, so I shied away from trying to perfect Italian at home. Luckily, J loves Italian style cuisine so we've dabbled in a few dishes (like Pizza Margherita and Eggplant Parmesan). We had a bumper crop of basil … Continue reading End of season pesto
C’s Texas Sheet Cake
I've mentioned before, my sister, C, has a knack for perfecting baked goods. She did it again with this super delicious, never dry (even after three days!) recipe. It's a combination of Joy of Cooking and our Mom's family recipe. Ingredients and Directions: Have all ingredients at room temperature, about 70 degrees f. Pre-heat … Continue reading C’s Texas Sheet Cake
C’s Blueberry and Peach Buckle
My sister has a gift. The gift of making extremely amazing baked goods. This is one of my new all time favorites. Right up there with her pound cake recipe. She created this dessert using a hybrid of the recipes from Alton Brown and Joy of Cooking. Ingredients: 1 large ripe peach, halved, pitted and … Continue reading C’s Blueberry and Peach Buckle
Gyoza Sauce
We go through quite a bit of this sauce. We use it on everything from homemade potstickers (we're still tweaking that recipe) to sushi to seared tuna and as a dipping sauce for just about everything. We used to buy several bottles of this stuff at a time when they went on sale, but we finally found the best … Continue reading Gyoza Sauce
Sriracha shrimp
I have a new food crush on SheSimmers. Not only is the author's website drool-worthy, the recipes are easy to follow, delicious and good enough for company. We recently tried the Sriracha shrimp recipe with a few modifications. Ingredients 3 tablespoons Rooster Sauce 1 teaspoon of sugar one pound of shrimp one medium onion (we used Vidalia Onions), … Continue reading Sriracha shrimp