It’s week 52! While the 52 Kitchen Adventures are officially over with this post, as I mentioned here I will continue blogging. And I have at least 1 more unusual ingredient coming up: Buddha’s hands. Thank you all for taking this journey with me. It’s been fun but I have to admit I’m glad to […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Recipe’ category
Peppermint Chocolate Souffle Cupcakes
Drop whatever you had planned for Christmas dessert. Forget about those cookies you were going to bake for gifts or the pie recipe you wanted to try. You need to try these amazing chocolate souffle cupcakes! These flourless cupcakes weren’t only the best gluten-free cupcakes I’ve ever had, they were one of the top cupcakes […] Read more…
Week 51: Feijoa
As I transition from unusual ingredients to more everyday cooking, I thought I’d bridge the gap in the 2nd to last Kitchen Adventure by sharing something I’d normally do in the kitchen: bake with 2 local, seasonal ingredients, feijoa and Meyer lemon. Feijoa, also known as pineapple guava and guavaseteen, are the small elliptical green […] Read more…
Homemade Edible Gift: Chai Tea Mix
Need a last-minute gift idea? This chai tea mix is fairly simple to put together, not terribly expensive (especially if you have access to bulk spices and some jars in your house), and looks lovely. It is great for the holidays and you can keep a few on hand for hostess gifts as well. Chai […] Read more…
Week 50: Taro Root
There’s only 2 more weeks left of this 52 week challenge (more on that later this week) and I’m running out of steam. A couple of days ago I realized I had nothing planned for this week – nothing written, nothing photographed, not even an ingredient chosen, much less purchased. I wandered through my local […] Read more…