This Blueberry-Pomegranate Granita from our dear friend Natalie (she of the wonderful Perrys’ Plate blog) has a fresh and tart flavor that’s perfect at the end of a hearty meal. Or as a quick, guilt-free snack. And look at that color! You only need 5 or 6 ingredients, a blender, and a container in [...]View Post →

  Looking for ways to celebrate today’s holiday without wearing green from head to toe? (Did you know that originally, blue was the color associated with St. Patrick?) If you’re up for a blast from the past, here’s an Irish food theme post we put up last time. Spoiler alert: Chocolate Stout Cupcakes. That’s all [...]View Post →

  I have a theory that the only people who don’t like sweet potatoes haven’t tried them. Or maybe they have tried them but they’ve tried them plain, cooked half-heartedly in a microwave and topped with something lackluster, like fat-free sour cream or worse: fake butter. 
Sweet potatoes also take a lot of flack when [...]View Post →

  Now that Tuesday’s revelry is behind us, it’s time to slow it down a bit. Gastronomically speaking, that is. Today marks the day that many begin a period of fasting and sacrifice. Most choose to give up the one thing they enjoy the most: chocolate, cheese, alcohol, bacon (say it isn’t so), red meat [...]View Post →

  This isn’t an effort to woo Ree over to the dark banana side. But if this doesn’t help, I don’t know what can. Tasty Kitchen member Laurie shares this incredible-looking recipe for Banana Bread with Streusel Topping and oh, this bread has so many good things going for it. First, she roasts the bananas. [...]View Post →

  Here’s a quick Sunday treat that’ll help ease the pain of bidding another weekend farewell. It takes less than half an hour to make, using ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. Make extra to have as a Monday morning pick-me-up! This Baked Spice Doughnuts recipe is brought to us by Jenna, whose [...]View Post →

  Our Tasty Kitchen members continue to amaze me with their crazy creativity and talent. It’s so inspiring, and you all are just so lovely about sharing your talent. Today I want to show you just a few recipes that I thought would make lovely and impressive additions to any holiday platter. They’ll make everyone [...]View Post →

  Coffe, cream, a touch of cinnamon, and a whole lot of deliciousness. This Cafe au Lait Pudding from A Cozy Kitchen just looks like the perfect sweet weekend treat, don’t you think? I’ve been in love with it ever since I first saw it. Here’s the link to their original blog post. And while [...]View Post →