Summer Dinner Party
July 31st, 2011
We threw a little dinner party last weekend. When I say little, I mean 24 people.
Archives: July 2011
Lemon Caprese Pasta
July 29th, 2011
I had an overwhelming craving for pasta this afternoon. OVERWHELMING. Like I went downstairs and put a bowl of boiling water on as fast as my legs could carry me.
Tomato Cheddar Soup
July 27th, 2011
I had an insane amount of tomatoes this weekend. Yellow and orange tomatoes! Pia’s favorite soup is tomato lately. That is all she is ever asking for: “Tomato Soup! Tomato Soup!” So I just thought I would take all of the orange tomatoes and make her “Tomato Soup!” It is always accompanied by a grilled cheese sandwich (of course, cause the girl has good taste)
Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Frosting
July 25th, 2011
This is the cake I brought to a recent “joint birthday”. It was a triple-decker Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Frosting. We still have tons of ripe gorgeous strawberries and the berries coming from the local strawberry farms are so beautiful and sweet. I pureed them and baked them right into the vanilla cake batter. The cake is not too sweet, and when it is paired with sweet tartness of the strawberries and the super sweet vanilla frosting, it is wonderful.
New Day Northwest
July 24th, 2011
Hi guys! I just wanted to let you know that I am going to be on New Day Northwest with Margaret Larson tomorrow. The show does a live taping, and I will be on in the 11 o’clock hour, right after the Today Show. I would L-O-V-E it if you tuned in or DVR’d it.
Top Ten Tips for a Children’s Birthday Party
July 22nd, 2011
I am going to give you a new type of post and see how you feel about it: A Top Tip Post! (Please let me know how you like it) I have been contributing to a bunch of sites and magazines lately and they all seem to want my top entertaining tips. It occurred to me, that you, my lovely readers might be interested as well?
Granola Bites
July 19th, 2011
It turns out I have some weaknesses. Amongst many things, both caramel and granola happen to be on that list. This is a combo caramel/granola kind of thing, I call it granola bites.
Focaccia Bread with Cherries and Goat Cheese
July 18th, 2011
I was inspired to make this after flipping through an old wine country book that had a picture of a gorgeous focaccia bread studded with harvest grapes. It was very autumnal and looked so pretty that I thought I would like to make a summer version. That is what led me to this lovely recipe for focaccia bread with cherries and goat cheese.
Red Wine Caramelized Onions
July 17th, 2011
I know what you are thinking- caramelized onions are so good- is there really any need to tamper with them? Well I did, and I’m glad- cause when you add wine to sweet and spicy red onions then add a bit of vinegar and sugar to top them off- you get something really special.
Rainbow Cookies
July 16th, 2011
Sometimes fun comes in small forms. Small, edible forms. Like when I saw this recipe, in all of it’s simple, beautiful, rainbow colored glory.