It’s berry picking season! You can enjoy your berries au natural or treat yourself, and loved ones, to freshly baked berry goodness. Blackcurrant Jittery Jam Squares are made with Blackcurrant Jam, using blackcurrants we picked ourselves at Paradis des Fruits. What a great pick! We headed home with a trunk full of tasty fruit for…
Maple Walnut Banana Ricotta Bread
Do you go crazy for crazy pairings? These days it seems like everyone’s game to try Sriracha flavoured ice-cream or chocolate-coated noodles. Sometimes far-out recipes work, and sometimes they’re a nightmare. Ricotta cheese paired with freckled ripe bananas is the stuff that good dreams are made of. An interesting twist on every hippie’s staple, Maple Walnut Banana Ricotta…
Lemon Cheesecake Squares – Inherited Goods
I was already full, but then Jonathan and I started talking. One thing led to another, and he revealed the Lemon Cheesecake Squares he contributed to our Shri Yoga holiday potluck party. I’ve yet to meet a cheese-based dessert that I’m able to resist. Thank goodness they were two-bite sized — two lingering, mouthwatering yummy bites. Lemon Cheesecake Squares Base 1…
Nutty Fruity Bits – Revealing!
Do you ever wonder about questionnaires and what they really reveal? If you want a window into people’s thoughts, the Proust’s Questionnaire is a good place to start. You can even find out which celebrities you most resemble on Vanity Fair’s version of the Proust Questionnaire. I’m practically one with Jane Goodall and quite in synch with Ray Charles….
Grownup Serious Chocolate – Problem Dissolver
According to The Lust Quotient, we are supposed to separate from our partners, albeit temporarily, to keep romance alive. I could say that’s why I just returned from a trip to Paris with a girlfriend, but it’s not the whole truth. We went on a culinary quest. Slowly, but surely the details will emerge on…
Super Power Cookie – Wholesome!
Power can be a good thing–If it isn’t abused, as it so often is. Super Power Cookies can be a really good thing. If they aren’t abused, which is difficult. You will be tempted to skip breakfast or lunch, simply substituting Super Power Cookies for meals because a) they taste so good, b) they give you as…