Plums are so good! In fact, I think they’re a bit underrated. Did you know they’re related to peaches and nectarines?! So, how can it compete with the “alpha” produce available at the market? It’s like the 2nd cousin twice removed. Poor plum. Plums are just as juicy, just as sweet and just as nutritious [...]
Archive for June, 2010
plum upside-down cake
Posted in dessert, fruit, snacks & appetizers, tagged cinnamon, dessert, fruit, plums, snacks & appetizers on June 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
oven-roasted corn & blueberry pots (BnSY)
Posted in Beet 'n Squash YOU, fruit, side dish, veggies, tagged fruit, side dish, vegetables on June 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s “Battle Corn” for the good ‘ol monthly Beet ‘n Squash YOU, which is hosted by the ladies of She Simmers and Gourmet Fury. Originally, I was going to make a cornbread muffin with half the batter mixed with blueberry preserves. Aethetically, the muffins looked stellar but it’s too bad the batch tasted grainy and [...]
Balsamic Fig Cheese Spread
Posted in appetizers, fruit, snacks & appetizers, tagged appetizer, cheese, fruit, snacks & appetizers on June 18, 2010 | 21 Comments »
I like cream cheese. Toast and cream cheese? Yeah, I like it. But sometimes it needs some umph! Ya know? I’ll smear come jam with my cream cheese, or drizzle some maple syrup or honey, or simply add a dash of ground cinnamon. Sigh…same song and dance with this cream cheese business! What to do? [...]
my cup runneth over
Posted in dessert, tagged cinnamon, dessert on June 12, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I was feeling a bit creative the other day and it all stemmed from my excess inventory of spring/egg roll wrappers. A few weeks ago I made a deconstructed eggplant parmesan with the delicate and multi-functional wrappers. Nevertheless, I had a large handful of wrappers left-over. I don’t like to be wasteful so I decided [...]
a good & good-for-you ragout
Posted in main dish, veggies, tagged main dish, tomato, vegetables on June 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
During the warm months it’s difficult to oven-roast anything and everything or plop a dutch oven on the stove for a heart-warming stew. It’s just too damn hot, right?! But what if you need something comforting? Like comfort food without the house-warming properties. It’s practically summer. This is no time to be warming the house [...]
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