Meatloaf is something I very rarely make – by rarely I mean twice in my life – and I have no explanation for this. Seriously, why don’t I make meatloaf more often? The last time I made meatloaf was when I made chicken loaf. I’ve finally realized that this kind of dish is incredibly versatile, [...]
Archive for the ‘Dessert’ Category
Another Pampered Chef Success
November 9, 2011
Perfectly Creamy Cheesecake with Apple Topping
November 2, 2011
Remember that shipment of Pampered Chef products we ordered? Well, last night I decided to try out the spring form cake pan to make a cheesecake. I was originally going to use a recipe I found in my recipe box (I recently put the box together because I had all these little scraps of paper [...]
Mini Apple Pies
October 28, 2011
It was a certain someone’s birthday yesterday but instead of making an entire birthday cake (that two people would have to eat entirely) I decided to make mini apple pies. I used to feel that making apple pie was extremely difficult and delicate work. Difficult because you have to thinly slice a billion apples, and [...]
Quick sugar craving solution
October 7, 2011
Don’t worry, no one will judge you if you eat this sandwich: Nutella Peanut butter Banana, sliced Sandwich bread
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
May 20, 2010
Pound cake. When I hear those two words I think of moist, sweet bread with a delicious brown crust. Pound cake takes me back to the days when I’d break off pieces and squeeze them in my hand to make tiny pound cake balls. I’ve often wondered why it’s called pound cake. My first thought [...]
Heart of Darkness Brownies
May 18, 2010
Some days you just feel like your body can’t continue to hold and support all the day’s worries, late lunches, mistakes, and over-all fatigue. All you really want to do after work is curl up on the couch and watch re-runs of Family Guy. A few days ago at work, I volunteered to bake brownies [...]
Lemon Squares
December 4, 2009
Several weeks ago, after embarking on the ludicrous writing adventure, I found myself stuck. Writer’s block. So what did I do? I baked. I procrastinate by baking. And thanks to the lovely AsiaJo over at Frock and Fork, I found exactly what I needed to make on that day of mental stuckness. Lemon Squares (recipe [...]
