To finish my previous post on Red Velvet Cupcakes, here are instructions for making standard cream cheese icing. I’ve also included some instructions about how to pipe icing onto the cupcakes using a Ziploc bag. Cream Cheese Icing ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 [...]
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Cream Cheese Icing for Red Velvet Cupcakes
Posted in Chocolate, Cooking, Dessert, Entertaining, Equipment, Motherhood, Recipe, tagged cake, cooking, cream cheese icing, cupcakes, easy recipe, frosting, icing, recipe, red velvet cake, red velvet cupcakes on December 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Admittedly Modern Red Velvet Cupcakes
Posted in Chocolate, Cooking, Dessert, Easy, Entertaining, Ingredient, Motherhood, Recipe, tagged cake recipe, cupcakes, easy cake recipe, recipe, red velvet, red velvet cupcakes on December 15, 2011 | 16 Comments »
One of my favorite things about cooking is sharing recipes. I love to hear that people out there in the world use my recipes to feed their families, celebrate birthdays, welcome neighbors, and entertain friends. Even though it’s a small thing, just knowing that a recipe was useful to another human being makes my life [...]
Steakhouse-Style Creamed Spinach
Posted in Cheap, Cooking, Easy, Entertaining, Ingredient, Motherhood, Recipe, Side Dish, Uncategorized, tagged creamed spinach, easy recipe, holiday recipe, recipe, side dish recipe, spinach recipe on December 9, 2011 | 6 Comments »
We make creamed spinach every year on Thanksgiving. I included a picture of the finished dish in an earlier post, and in response, sweet reader Monique asked me to post the recipe. As Casey Kasem would say, “Well Monique, here it is.” In addition to serving creamed spinach on special occasions, I also love to serve it [...]
Quick & Easy Homemade Pizza
Posted in Cooking, Easy, Entertaining, Equipment, Fresh Herbs, Healthy, Motherhood, Recipe, tagged cooking, easy recipe, homemade pizza, pizza recipe on December 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
At our house, especially on lazy Sunday evenings, we love to make homemade pizza. To keep it simple, we use a store-bought crust, usually the par-baked Herbed Pizza Crust from Whole Foods Market. It has a wonderful flavor and costs only $1.99. Another great option is the frozen pizza dough that you can find in [...]
Spaghetti Squash & Some Memories
Posted in Cooking, Easy, Entertaining, Gluten-free, Healthy, Ingredient, Motherhood, Recipe, Side Dish, tagged cooking, easy recipe, fall side dish, healthy recipe, side dish, spaghetti squash, squash on December 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
What is your criteria for a good side dish? Easy? Nutritious? Affordable? Tasty? Kid-friendly? For me, all of the above. Lately, my favorite side dish that meets all of those requirements is spaghetti squash. I love to bake it in the oven and then just toss the strands with parmesan and butter (recipe below). So simple, [...]
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