Basil Dip! A garden to table superstar
This is one of the best summertime appetizers ever, and easy to make. I like to keep this dish seasonal, something to look forward to this time of year when basil is everywhere, especially gardens and farm markets. Serve with homemade pita chips. Basil Dip 3 cups packed fresh basil leaves 3/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup pine nuts 2 large garlic cloves (I mince mine) 3 or 4 tablespoon fresh lemon juice...
Roasted veggie rice bowl with honey dijon dressing
This is an adapted recipe I saw floating around online, It didn’t have an author but my hats off to them! I serve with my version of honey dijon dressing, so feel free to use yours. Serves four to six 2 cups cooked rice, I use Lundberg Wild blend Heat oven to 450 1 can of chickpeas washed and drained 1 lb brussels sprouts halved 2 small sweet potatoes cut into bite-size pieces Small bunch of radishes (8 ish) quartered 1 sweet...
Date & nut cookies. Pretty. Ugly. Yummy.
A tasty dose of dried fruit adds sweetness to these moist, cakey goodies. I switch up the fruit and sometimes add candied ginger for a sweeter taste. Makes about 60 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 t baking powder 3/4 pound dates, pitted and roughly chopped 2 cups pecans, roughly chopped 1/2 cup dark raisins 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup dried cherries 3 large eggs 1/2 cup PLUS 2 T sugar 2/3 cup vegetable oil 2 T fresh lemon juice 2 t pure...
good girl!
It’s not often my design world & baking world unite, but in this case, it was an act of love. Ollie, one of the dogs in my life inspired these biscuits named Ollie’s Kookies. Of course, she supervised the baking and had the final sign off on the label design! We give them out as presents to her friends and sell them around town. If you want to make them for your pups, here’s the recipe. I have been perfecting it for a while...
In case of a chocolate emergency…
It’s Thursday evening, we are sitting listening to the steady rain and enjoying the breeze and the windows being open. The wind chimes and an occasional train whistle have made everything magical. There is just one thing missing. Chocolate. When Jacob and Lucy were young I always had a box of brownie mix stashed away called the emergency mix. Now I have this. I take this recipe very seriously because I have tried dozens like it...
Tea Cakes & Pixie Pies
My Grandma Martha’s tea cakes and pixie pies were almost always served with the sunshine cookies and mostly around holidays. The tea cakes are my all-time favorite cookies, as an adult, I noticed everyone called these little gems “thumbprint” cookies, but they will always be tea cakes to me, and I think better! Again, you don’t need anything fancy to make these. Not even a mixer. Tea Cakes 1/2 cup butter (room temp) 1/4...