Feet have growing pains, you know. It’s true because our 5-year-said so. I asked him to put away his toys and his response was, “I cannot walk as I have too many growing pains in my feet.” I get those around my waist. Odd.       Well, no need to expand your waist or [...]View Post →

Tasty Kitchen Erika emailed me last week asking if I’d seen this Chocolate Hazelnut Cake recently submitted by Sabrina (Eatdrinkandbemerry). She said she thought of me. I don’t know why. Why would I like chocolate, and sugar, and butter, and hazelnuts, and Nutella, and peace, and love, and all things good? Hmmm. I don’t get [...]View Post →

I have a thing for plantains. Specifically, crunchy fried, golden sweet plantains that are just dripping with caramelized brown sugar. Just hand me a plate of sweet plantains and I’m in heaven. So, when I saw Tina’s recipe for BBQ Chicken, Brie and Plantain Wraps I knew it would be a winner. Spicy barbecue chicken [...]View Post →

My summertime needs are pretty simple: 1. Flip flops 2. Air-conditioning 3. Lots of fresh fruit 4. An ice cream maker There’s also grilling about 75% of our meals, attempting to tan without burning, and gardening (me=brown, shriveled thumb), but the ones above are absolutely essential. Luckily I was able to combine #3 and #4 [...]View Post →

Whenever I see a recipe that calls for wine, I must admit that I’m immediately drawn to it. It adds such a wonderfully distinct flavor that cannot adequately be replaced by fresh fruit juice. Just a splash can create depth in a quick pasta sauce. Before making this cake, I had never used wine in [...]View Post →

I am a huge fan of peanut butter, but unfortunately my husband is allergic to nuts. I try not to eat nuts around him because even the smell bothers him. I found this out when we were dating and I made peanut butter cookies. He said it would be fine but he was just being [...]View Post →

  The season for rhubarb is upon us, and I can tell not so much by the appearance of these crimson stalks in my grocery as by the number of new recipes coming in featuring this vegetable. Or fruit (according to the US courts). The rhubarb has an interesting history. It was originally cultivated in [...]View Post →

Join us in welcoming Amber of Sprinkled with Flour to the TK Blog. We’re thrilled to have her! She picked a mighty fine Sugar Cream Pie recipe to share with us today, courtesy of Tasty Kitchen member sturgismama68. My goodness, does that look good. Take it away, Amber! _______________________________________     There are certain things [...]View Post →