Cinco De Mayo Dinner in the Time of COVID
A brief moment of escape from the reality of our world right now to enjoy a Margarita and celebrate Cinco de Mayo. I got the last bottle of Margarita Mix at TJs and unintentionally created a Cinco de Mayo dinner that looked like an ad campaign for kitchen appliances. Tortilla press for homemade tortillas (so …
Very Good, Very Inn, The DoubleTree Cookie
I LOVE my Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. I have been using it for years, folks who try them have asked for the recipe to which I give the standard “if I give it to you I will have to kill you” line, jk. Although I did finally give in and post my favorite chocolate chip …
Guilt Free Shopping- Farmer’s Market Soup
My guilty pleasure during the time of COVID has been Sunday morning outings to our local farmer’s market. A chance to get out of the house and meet a friend. Not to worry we are adhering to the CDC guidelines for masks, distance, and handwashing. For the most part fellow shoppers at the market are …
Do You Tteokbokki? Spicy Korean Rice Cakes
‘My fondest memories of traveling abroad, not surprisingly, revolve around food. It started when my parents sent me on a summer exchange program in Taiwan for Chinese American college kids. While our parents envisioned us hard at work learning Mandarin and Chinese culture, we were sneaking out to the night markets to eat, hooking up …
Focaccia: The Deb Breadbake Trio-Take Three
Yes. In the Time of COVID, where the staple shelves at the supermarket look like a scene out of Mad Max, I still have flour and yeast. Now don’t get your Hot Crossed Buns in a bunch, in all fairness, I normally have lots of flour and yeast on hand. I love to bake. Although, …
Midwest Made Banana Bread
Yes, I tried yet another banana bread recipe. Unlike biscuits, I am not in search of the best banana bread in the universe. I LIKE the recipe I have for banana bread. AND yet, like Pavlov’s Dogs, I see a banana bread recipe and I get an overwhelming urge to try it. Go figure. Such …
Melting Pot, Instant Pot, Matzo Ball Soup
In the time of COVID-19 seems like we are all craving comfort food. I find myself yearning for dishes like soups, stews, foods from my childhood, and all things carb seems to be my mantra. Apparently, I’m not the only one, bread baking has become a national pastime making it really difficult to find flour …
Cake Got to Be Gluten-Free (Rice Flour Pound Cake)
I am always looking for gluten free desserts and Vegan treats for my friends. This is a cataclysmic mind-shift for a person who has always been in the “All butter, Cream-filled, No holds Barred, Is there another flour besides AP wheat” camp. Years ago we headed to a regatta in Sac. During a break in …