Kitchen Mishap Made Good (sweet potato pie with a ...

I’ve logged many compliments to my Mom throughout the course of this blog’s progression, not least her language of food, creativity, and the time, care, and effort she put into homespun creations that overcame financial restrictions beset on a young family growing up. And so, I’ve decided I can mention an inherited neuroses or two with no compunction. For one thing, for someone with a nail-hard practicality,...

Easy pear and goat cheese phyllo tartlets

We’re in full-fledged autumn, but not for long. It always surprises me how such a robust season, parading blazing hues of red and gold, can be so fleeting, especially out here in splendid but mercurial Colorado. Today, it’s 80 degrees F; on Wednesday, we’re expecting snow. Outside, the leaves are already starting to crisp, falling to the ground and crackling underfoot. In the kitchen, the change is echoed....

Wholesome easy granola bars (very kid friendly to ...

I was going to post something non-baking related this week, but then Bobbi Jo asked for healthy granola bar recipes. For the record, Bobbi Jo’s son Trey, now in second grade, has got to be one of the most charming, naturally charismatic little fellows I’ve ever met. He has this endearing, sweet and easygoing sense of humor that is just magic. I’m sure Bobbi Jo hardly expected her no-pressure, casually...

Wholesome coconut sugar snap cookies

As soon as the bulk bin of coconut sugar appeared at Sprouts, I was chomping at the bit to try it out. Coconut sugar may not be the most economical alternative sweetener, but I figured I use sweeteners sparingly enough, and quality trumps quantity, right? Less is more. Yet whenever I try experimenting with sugar alternatives and reductions, I have that devil’s advocate in my head, insisting I’ll just spoil...

When You Think You’re Done… zucchini a...

Honestly, this post has been sitting in drafts for several weeks now. Why the lassitude? Because, my blog was hacked!! I’d love to flatter myself into thinking my ever growing popularity had established me as a target, but the real bullseye, of course, was WordPress itself. Thousands of blogs must have been affected. The good news is, though, thanks to my darling husband whom I’m dubbing “Save the...

Sunny Peach Cobbler

It was my plan to share out yet another zucchini recipe today, as the number of giant green squash logs squatting in my fridge seems to remain constant in spite of continually cooking them these days. Knowing several courgette concoctions are coming down the pipeline, though, it seemed a sensible time for a break in the flow of squash onslaught. Plus, I’ve been getting that burning-the-candle-at-both-ends jittery...