My kids had a really fun birthday celebration for me on Saturday evening before my daughter, Cait, and the herd headed back to their home in London on Sunday. I was strictly warned not to prepare anything for dinner that evening. I took a luxurious little nap late in the afternoon and when I got up, there were the most amazing aromas emanating from my little kitchen, when I wandered downstairs, ...
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I Want to Marry You Cookies
Who wouldn't love a cookie that's chocked full of two kinds of chocolate chips, pecans and oats? Rumor has it that these I Want to Marry You Cookies are so delicious that they've been known to elicit marriage proposals! I'm not sure I believe that these I Want to Marry You Cookies will bring proposals but I know for certain that they're some of the very best chocolate chip cookies I've ever ...
Read More →Avocado Cake with Raspberry Filling and Key Lime Buttercream
This delicious cake has heart-healthy avocado replacing most of the butter. It's moist and delicious- try it!
Avocado CAKE???? Are you kidding? Yup, that's exactly what it is. Not only that, there's avocado in the icing too! Seem a bit crazy? .................. I shared in a post a while back that we've partnered with The California Avocado Commission in some food styling, ...Read More →Chocolate Honey Jumbles with Pink Ombre Icing
Chocolate and a few extra spices add a little bit of a grown-up touch to this favorite childhood cookie.
Have you ever had a friend that you've never actually met in person but but never the less you felt like the two of you were kindred spirits? That's how I've felt about my friend Claire from the very beginning ................. ................. I'm not sure how we even first ...Read More →Thai Shrimp and Asparagus Fried Rice
Simple, super quick, make ahead, versatile, fresh, gorgeous, sensationally delicious! Being one of those cooks who's always exploring new and often uncharted culinary territory, I frequently get in a bit of trouble for the lack of repeated performances here at The Café. You see, there's always a stack of recipes torn out of magazines or pinned online that I want to try, and just as many ...
Read More →Grapefruit Strawberry Marmalade
This jam comes together quite quickly with no cooking involved and the pairing of strawberries and grapefruit is a match made in heaven!
I couldn't let the cool weather season completely pass without making one more batch of marmalade, this time a marmalade to bridge the seasons, using delicious, ruby red grapefruit that are still plentiful at the market combined with beautiful ...Read More →Vietnamese Sticky Chicken with Daikon and Carrot Slaw
Chicken roasted to perfection and coated in a sticky sauce that's full of flavor and served with fresh, crunchy slaw. A delicious take on dinner!
Have you met my friend Cathy from Wives with Knives? She's an amazing cook with an ever evolving collection of delicious ideas and recipes. If you follow her blog I don't have to tell you how you can always expect something wonderful, if ...Read More →French Piggy Rolls
Rolls made from a simple, delicious, croissant recipe which takes a fraction of effort required than traditional croissants.
Never in a million years would we have dreamed that, in less than seven year's time, we'd be blessed with five delightful grandchildren! Four of them belong to our daughter, Cait and her husband- the daughter who always dreamed of being "the career woman", ...Read More →Blackberry and Lemon Pound Cake
Sharing a favorite Café recipe: Blackberry-Studded Lemon Pound Cake w/ Lemony Drizzle. It's perfect for Easter and/or any Spring celebration! Have a Blessed Easter because .............. "He has Risen, He has Risen Indeed!" ...
Read More →Black Bean and Quinoa Salad
Do you ever get on a culinary "kick"? You know, you find something you're quite fond of and it finds it's way onto your table again and again? This happens to me fairly regularly but being quite capricious, the next thing I know, I'm onto something else. This time however, I think it's going to stick and that's a really good thing because my current rage is extremely healthy, inexpensive, ...
Read More →An Endless Supply of Fresh Basil for Pennies!
I shared this wonderful technique exactly one year ago here at The Café. Since we've had so many new friends visiting in the past twelve months and with Spring being right around the corner I didn't want anyone to be without a plethora of delicious fresh basil this warm weather season. Don't worry, we'll be sharing tons of delight recipes to utilize your treasure trove too. Have you heard of ...
Read More →Baby Bok Choy and Blackberry Salad
Are you feeling it? A whispered promise of Spring? It's in the air! And though today was a crisp, chilly Carolina day, when a down jacket and warm woolen scarf felt just perfect, there are many assurances that old man Winter is on the verge of passing his icy baton to a lovelier, more gracious player As I pen this post, I notice the Bradford Pear tree out the living room winter is boasting; ...
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