This Blood Orange Spread recipe is adapted from “Sarabeths’s Good Morning Cookbook” by Sarabeth Levine. Sara made a Mandarin Orange Spread, but I choose to use Blood Oranges since they are in season right now, and they are delicious and so beautiful. I, like Sara, peeled every white string from the oranges before separating the…
Black Bean Soup with Cumin
This Black Bean Soup with Cumin is a combination of two of my favorite recipes. You can add additional jalapeño peppers if you would like a spicier soup. I cooked the cumin in a skillet before I added it to the beans to release the flavor. I do that a lot whenever I use dried spices….
Irish Scones
I have tried many scone recipes, some are easier than others and some are more time consuming. This recipe for Irish Scones is so easy and very delicious. This is my adaptation of the recipe from Kerrygold, it is from a flyer from the Culinary conference that I attended. I just love that you can…
Root Vegetable Cobbler
We were in Adare, Ireland with very dear friends. Mark and I decided to make dinner, so I bought a cookbook. Mark and I sat down on a park bench while the others were sightseeing and decided what to make for dinner. I picked out this recipe for Root Vegetable Cobbler to go with the…
Gingersnap Pudding Cake
Sweet warm spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice give this and many other baked goods their unmistakable aroma. I toasted the ground spices in a frying pan for a more complex flavor. I had leftover gingersnaps so I put them to good use by making this Gingersnap Pudding Cake. I used a soufflé dish…
Lemon Mousse
I made this Lemon Mousse for friends after a PEI mussel meal (See Mussels with Chorizo recipe). I wanted something fresh and light. This was perfect! I have served it in individual martini glasses as well as a soufflé dish, both worked equally as well. In fact, we liked it so much that when…
Oatmeal Bread
This Oatmeal Bread recipe is from my Great-Grandmother Helga Bjorge. My Mom reminded me about this bread, and I am so glad she did. It is so good while it is warm with butter, and it makes the best toast. When my great-grandmother made this bread there were measurements for most of it, except…
Crepes with Orange Sauce
I have always loved crepes, sweet or savory. This Crepes with Orange Sauce recipe is one of my favorites. You can make the crepes ahead of time (the batter is better if it sits overnight in the refrigerator) and the orange sauce is really quick and easy. If you add a scoop of vanilla ice…
Parmesan Crisps
The French approach to the aperitif hour is usually very simple. I took the same approach with this Parmesan Crisps recipe. There are only two ingredients in the recipe. A dear friend recommended this cookbook to me, it is “A French Approach on Southern Cooking”. I made these for a French meal that we…
Mom’s BBQ Sauce
I have to share Mom’s BBQ Sauce with you. It has been our family favorite since I can remember. It is a thick sauce that can be used on chicken, beef or pork ribs, pork loin, anything that needs a BBQ sauce. Make sure you separate the sauce that you brush on the meat from…