Double duty~~that’s what these ‘Spiced Pumpkin Pecan Oatmeal Bars’ are~~ well, really triple or quadruple duty! They’re not real sweet, so they can handle the cream cheese icing and chocolate ganache. If you don’t want to do that, then don’t!! Leave them ‘au naturale’! You might want to eat them as a snack, for breakfast or as a dessert. You…
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Creating this recipe for the Ile de France Cheese ‘Holiday Recipe Contest’ was a lot of fun! Living on the coast of South Carolina means I have access to some of the most succulent shrimp you could ever put in your mouth, so finding new ways to prepare, plate and design shrimp requires creativity. For this dish, I wanted a…
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Four-layer Boston cream cake is a heavenly delight for all sweet tooths. This cake is obtained with a delicate coffee aroma and delicious taste. In my opinion, this is a wonderful dessert for a festive table. Boston Cream Cake Boston Cream Cake is a delicate, soft and delicious cake. It consists of white biscuit, Patisiere cream and chocolate glaze. Yes!…
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This creation was for the Ile de France Holiday Contest…since I love brie cheese, I decided to combine my inlet living shrimping with some brie cheese…now, granted some culinary ‘experts’ may say seafood and cheese don’t go together, but in my world of food, whatever makes your tastebuds happy, works! That’s what adventurous ‘Bohemian Bold’ thinking, fooding and living is…
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Buffarizo! Buffalo or/bison and chorizo—think Gringo and Amigo—food elements that are a treasured part of my life. For the past almost 20 years, my nomadic life has included living not only in South Carolina but in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Life there is vastly different from my life along the Southern coast, from the terrain and weather to the…
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***Tap Tap Tap*** This is a test, only a test! I decided to use the rice flour in my pantry in this morning’s banana bread, which, by the way, was not planned, like a lot of little chillins in families! The four black bananas on my kitchen counter were either going to be thrown out or used~~this was not a…
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When I find something really interesting on sale, as in marked down 50% or more, like these beef short ribs, I snatch ’em up…good thing there wasn’t anyone around eyeing them, too, because I might have gotten really snitty, horned in, and grabbed ’em! There were just four, perfect for Ben and me. With such a small amount, I decided…
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I made some really wickedly good Anasazi beans, and had about 4 cups left over. This became the reason for this chili! There was the ham hock, too, that the beans had been cooked in, so I shredded the meat off the bone and threw it in this chili. Not to worry if you don’t have a ham hock,…
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Sometimes I just have a hankerin’ for something different for breakfast, and since I had these beautiful bunches of fresh kale and chard staring me in the face, plus a bag of fresh cut broccoli, I decided why wait to use this for a lunch or dinner…why not breakfast! Nothing seasons these greens better than bacon drippings, plus the crunch of…
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Since I didn’t have any white flour, I decided that if we were to have pancakes they’d have to be whole wheat. Funny how things always work out wonderfully when you don’t think you have to follow the way you usually do something~~and, for me, pancakes are ‘usually’ made with regular white flour. However, me thinks henceforth we’ll be doing…
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I usually don’t even make New Years’ resolutions because one, I don’t think they work and, two, I usually work on things in my life as they crop up. But, this year is different, I’m making a resolution for 2013, and it’s spurred by the fact that sometimes you just get slammed in the face with reality. Or maybe it’s…
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It’s always a fun thing to take an admired and talented fellow foodie’s recipe and re-create it with your own spin or twist. One of my favorite foodies is Stevie Wonder…that would be Steve from The Black Peppercorn! He always comes up with some great recipes, and I must say, I’m totally sucked into the aura of his creations by…
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Honestly, almost a night doesn’t go by and I’m cooking, and I don’t pull out at least one cast iron skillet! Cast iron skillets are more than just cooking utensils…they’re vessels of memories…I’ve even done a blog on cast iron skillets surveying folks on Facebook…if you’re interested in reading the ‘results’ of this ‘scientific’ research, here’s the link! No doubt,…
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Croatian Foods Croatian cheesecake is a taste of my heritage that’s off the charts delicious! Rustic and peasant like in its looks, Croatian cheesecake is easy to make! I’ve had others ask me, ‘Why do you call this Croatian cheesecake?’ Is it really what’s considered Croatian foods. Probably the best reason is that I learned how to make cheesecake, this…
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