Watermelon Sugar…Tastes Like Summer A Bit of History: The Harry Styles song Watermelon Sugar has been stuck in my head for weeks now. When I think about the tastes of summer, I immediately conjure light and refreshing recipes. Last summer, I first tasted Crenshaw melons at Boone Hall farms down the road. They were hands…
Peach Pie Paradox… About the Recipe: Peach Chipotle BBQ Sauce We are always angling for Rob to make homemade pizza dough for dinner. Every weekend, the kids ask for Daddy’s pizzas. We have the execution of pizza night down to a science at my house. I concoct the ideas and prepare all of the toppings,…
One Small Recipe…One Giant Cookie A Bit of History: I was fortunate enough to be in Washington D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. We were able to sit on the National Mall and watch a very moving video about the space program projected on the Washington Monument. At the…
A Recipe for Fig, Hazelnut, & Chocolate Chip Biscotti with Orange Zest I always tell the kids, let’s go to the corner and walk the dog twice around the lake. Once I read about the history of biscotti, I kept coming back to my mantra about the corner and twice around and it became a…
Ultimate Comfort Food… About the Recipe: Creamy Roasted Summer Tomato & Eggplant Soup Sometimes, even in the middle of summer, I crave a bowl of comforting, fresh tomato soup. I especially love this Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup on a rainy day or the frequent tropical stormy weather we have in the South! Summer is the…
From A GlassBlower’s Lips… A Bit of History: Risotto a creamy Italian dish is made from short grain arborrio rice, broth or wine, and vegetables. Risotto dishes often contain butter or olive oil and spices, especially saffron, or fresh herbs. However, I like to make risotto with a bit of crunch to it like my…
Oodles of Oublies… A Bit of History: Historians believe that waffles likely originated in ancient Greece. Early waffles, named obelios and shaped like flat cakes, were cooked between two heated metal plates. This tradition and recipe slowly made its way to Europe. People in the 9th century developed iron plates with extended handles, known as…
A Recipe for Fluffy Oven Baked Black & White Pancakes Whenever we venture into a bakery to peruse the cookie selections we almost always leave with chocolate chip, a lemon variety, and black and white cookies. Black and white cookies with their beautiful symmetry not only look amazing, but their soft cake-like texture tastes fabulous…