This classic French Dressing is even better homemade. Pair it with your favorite salad. It goes especially well with a traditional chef’s salad. French Dressing 3/4 cup olive (or sunflower or vegetable) oil 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons grated sweet onion 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon paprika […]
Meet Smoked Salmon Flatbread. She’s light, refreshing, and a little smokey. Smoked Salmon Flatbread You can use two 12-inch Boboli pizza crusts or make this easy homemade flatbread. Preheat oven to 425°F. Flatbread 3/4 cup warm water (no hotter than 110°F degrees) 2 teaspoons yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt […]
Apple Pecan Bread Pudding. I confess. I cannot stop making bread pudding for it is one of the most fascinating of all the breakfast dessert kingdom. It is economical; yet, when made correctly, glamorously even, it is far more wild than it looks. Apple Pecan Bread Pudding 1 loaf of French bread (about 1 pound) […]
My love for people with accents (since I, of course, do not have one) began when I would travel around the country to camps. My friends and I would sit and listen to our newly acquired friends from different states for hours. We’d all laugh together about how different we sounded. North Dakota was one […]
Fresh Peach Salsa You don’t need a party to enjoy confetti. In the same way, you don’t need a shindig to enjoy peach salsa. For it is a party in a bowl. Fresh Peach Salsa 3 peaches 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced 1/2 red bell pepper, minced 1 small red onion, minced 1 bunch of cilantro […]
Sometimes there are just not enough words to describe the good things in life. This especially applies to butterscotch desserts. These pretty pumpkin-spiced butterscotch pudding parfaits made their debut this week at the Puyallup Fair. I demonstrated these and a few other cozy fall recipes in the home arts department. If you were there, thank […]
Le French onion soup is a very easy soup to make but it is time-consuming. The onions are cooked over low heat so they can caramelize to a dark brown, yet not burn while on their way to their culinary destiny – a destiny that will make many people réjouissant. French Onion Soup 8 tablespoons […]
Nutella Crepes Topped With Fresh Berries and Almond Whipped Cream. Because no American can get enough French crepes. Because it’s Sunday. Because they are darling. Just out of the pan crepes filled with Nutella, topped with homemade whipped cream, fresh berries, slivered almonds, and dusted with powdered sugar. Because, well, just because. Nutella Crepes Topped […]
Roasted chicken is the perfect dinner. This perfectly browned bird covered in Mexican spices and rice loaded with fresh confetti touches is a nice change from the typical herbed chicken. A cozy and easy-to-make combination. So easy, in fact, you can cook it while taking a much-needed nap. Not that I would know this first […]
It was a lovely day to have a first day of the fair. The only place you can buy an ice cream cone from the Washington Dairy Association right next to the stinky cow barns. The Washington State Fair to be exact. There are so many things to see and do and eat. They always […]
Homemade Blackberry Pie. If there’s one thing a girl needs to know how to bake, it’s a Homemade Blackberry Pie. The good news is that it’s easier than it looks. Not to mention, it’s practically free if you have berries growing nearby. Don’t worry, you don’t have to make it perfect. There is something, well, […]
Have you heard met Parisian Hot Chocolate (also known as Le Chocolat Chaud) yet? Well, now you have. You’re welcome. Parisian Hot Chocolate Makes about 4 six-ounce servings. 2 cups whole milk 1 teaspoons vanilla 10 ounces 65-70% chocolate (I recommend Valrhona Chocolate Guanaja 70%), broken or chopped into small pieces Dash of flaky salt […]
Pumpkin Pecan Cream Cheese Bread Pudding With Warm Caramel Sauce Because you can never get enough pumpkin after Labor Day. Because guests are oooing and ahhhing over this bread pudding once again. Because I meant to blog this two years ago when I created it. And because I finally found my handwritten recipe, I’m sharing […]
Dawn’s Candy and Cake in Lynnwood, Washington. Every once and a while you happen upon something you never needed to know but are oh so glad you found out. I am still grieving the closure of Paper Zone. I’ll never forget when I discovered this crazy, amazing paper supply store. I would never settle for […]
