I was contacted by Stonyfield Farms and offered some coupons to try their organic Greek yogurt, Oikos, for free. Free organic Greek yogurt? Yes, please! And now I’m paying it forward and sharing some of my freebies to thank you for being such great readers! Greek yogurt is yogurt that has been strained so it’s […] Read more…
April 2010 archive
The Ultimate Bacon Chocolate Cupcakes
After doing research, trying out some new things, and using your ideas, I’ve come up with the Ultimate Bacon Chocolate Cupcakes: First, I cooked some bacon and reserved the fat drippings, which were used to replace half the butter in the chocolate cupcake batter. The bacon was then diced and dipped into milk chocolate, creating […] Read more…
Chocolate Bacon Chips
Round 2 of research into making the ultimate bacon chocolate cupcakes and I discovered something so much better than caramelized bacon: chocolate covered bacon! How did I not think of that before? I had envisioned little pieces of chocolate covered bacon, sort of like chocolate chips. Part of what I didn’t like about the original […] Read more…
Week 17: Farro
Farro is the most controversial grain I’ve ever encountered. Here is it’s background: farro is an ancient grain, a type of wheat that was one of the first domesticated plants in the Middle East. However, it’s a low yielding crop and has been replaced over the years by its cousin modern wheat. It still remains […] Read more…
Spring Vegetables
It’s spring! The sun is out, temperatures are rising, and spring vegetables are appearing at the market. Earlier this week I celebrated by making this simple sauteed baby artichokes recipe and lightly grilling asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper. They were both simple, lovely spring dishes. Have you been enjoying any spring produce lately? […] Read more…