Tag Archives: Cooking

June 10, 2013 · 10:46 pm

A New Pasta Dish For The Family!

My Cook’s Illustrated arrived this week and, buoyed up with my mountain of pillows, I plopped on top of our bed for my bi-monthly treat. Continue reading →

Pasta Ponza from Giada – An Easy, Light Pasta Dish, Perfect for Summer

Today is a busy day. I’m taking Ken out of school early so we can see our school pyramid’s art show; one of his drawings was selected. Continue reading →

ATC/CI White Chili With Chicken

I really thought I had already written a post on how to make this yummy chili, but alas, I had only referenced it in a post about our fall camping trip. Continue reading →

Coconut Cream Pie Bars from Foodie (and Wine) Friend Lee!

I met my friend Lee through her best friend Andy whom I met decades ago when my hospital was installing his company’s software. Andy once organized a wine trip through Napa for eight of us which involved multiple wine tour stops per day and traveling around in a big white van– but that’s another blog post… Continue reading →

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Filed under Cookies and Bars, Desserts, Family, Food, Friends

Tagged as coconut cream pie filling, coconut milk, comfort food, Cooking, cornstarch slurry, Cream pie, Custard, dessert, Egg, flaked coconut, friendship, half-and-half, Mommy Dinner Club, Whip It whipped cream stabilizer

May 21, 2013 · 8:58 pm

Spring Desserts: Rhubarb (and Strawberry) Crumble – Grace’s Recipe

Rhubarb is one of those food items (officially deemed a “fruit” instead of a vegetable through a 1947 NY law because it was cooked into pies) that I never ate growing up in DC. Strawberry pie, of course, but rhubarb? Continue reading →

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Filed under Baked Goods, Desserts, Family, Food, Friends

Tagged as baking, comfort food, Cooking, Crumble, friendship, Fruit, quick and easy meal, Rhubarb

April 5, 2013 · 9:25 pm