Nothing makes me happier than when I can combine two things I love into one thing I really love! I love apple cake and I love carrot cake. While looking at some apples in the market I noticed carrots on sale also, and inspiration struck! Why not combine the two? Tart apples, sweet carrots, warm spices, [...]
Friday, March 27, 2009
When I was in culinary school we made cardamom tea cookies which we dipped in bittersweet chocolate. I was certain it would be awful but I tried them and discovered that the pungent cardamom accented the rich dark chocolate very well. From that day forward I have been playing around with cardamom and chocolate. My latest [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
We are apple people at my house. Of course, as with anything, I am picky about apples. No mealy or mushy apples need apply. I want my apples frim, crisp, tangy, and sweet. Granny Smith and Fuji are my two favorites. So, when I have apples around, which I do more often than [...]
Friday, February 6, 2009
Have you ever had a bag of apples sitting around and you don’t know what to do with it? Well, I found myself with that problem a few weeks ago and I decided to get creative. The results were outstanding and I want to share. Green apples are tops in my book. They bake well, they slice and [...]
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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