Jul 31, 2016

Nectarine Sorbet

We bought nectarines at Costco today. We did not have any half and half, so I decided to try a sorbet recipe.

 

Marinade for Grilled Chicken

Trying out a new marinade recipe for grilled chicken.



Basic Sourdough Sandwich Bread

I'm trying a new sandwich bread - the Basic Sourdough Bread from King Arthur. I tried to up the recipe by 20% to fit in my long bread pan.



Jul 30, 2016

Mini Blueberry Strawberry Pies

My sourdough starter needed refreshing, and I had frozen the leftover blueberries and strawberries before traveling last week. It was time for Mini Blueberry Strawberry Pies with a sourdough crust (or pate brisee.)


Jul 26, 2016

Blueberry Pecan Corn Flour Mini Muffins (Gluten Free)

John asked for a taste of my previous blueberry muffins. I decided to make up some gluten free ones for him, so melded a couple of recipes together. (This recipe made about 30 mini muffins.)


Jul 23, 2016

Mini Blueberry Sourdough Muffins (and Mini Banana Berry Muffins)

My sourdough starter needed to be fed, and I had blueberries.
I now have many mini blueberry sourdough muffins - although some seem to be evaporating...


Jul 18, 2016

Feta Chicken Pasta

I needed a dinner plan for someone who likes to cook, but is allergic to bell peppers. I decided on pasta, with chicken, spinach, and feta.

Jul 16, 2016

Cherry Clafoutis

I saw a recipe for a 'simply delicious cherry dessert' the same morning I had some cherries thawing.
I decided I needed a cherry pitter, and since Amazon would not deliver today, I went shopping.
I now own a cherry pitter, and have made my first clafoutis.




Jul 3, 2016

Dry Rubbed Grilled Chicken

We decided to have grilled chicken with vegetable skewers tonight. Here's the recipe I used.


Potato Salad

Doug asked for a simple potato salad with dinner. He requested a light touch on the mustard, and hard boiled eggs. Since he asked me to write down this recipe, I believe it was a success!



Jul 2, 2016

Mediterranean Wonton Bites

The leftover wonton wrappers wanted to be used up, and so did some feta and jalapeno.
After some recipe surfing, I decided to make Mediterranean Wonton Bites.