If you're going to break all those New Year's resolutions for Valentine's day, you should definitely do it while eating Nutella Peanut Bars. Last week we celebrated National Nutella Day all week long. We remade our favorite homemade nutella, ate nutella and challah for breakfast, enjoyed nutella and strawberries for snacks, and we earmarked this amazing nutella-based sweet from Country Momma Cooks to bake for Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day was the only holiday for which Mom didn't seem to feel the need to bake or cook. Like most everyone … [Read more...]
Rustic Pear Tart
January 30, 2012 By 7 Comments
My kids love fruit. Every morning for breakfast they're either eating strawberries, bananas, blueberries or sliced apples. However, I realized one fruit conspicuous by its absence from their diet: pears. We don't eat oranges regularly but we drink orange juice daily. We never eat apricots but we love apricot jam on a toasted bagel and applesauce with apricots. When watermelon is in season we eat it cubed or in an awesome watermelon, mint, feta salad. When did pears become so elusive? I think the last time my kids had pears was when … [Read more...]
Hot Fruit Compote
January 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
For the long holiday weekend, my family went skiing. I couldn't help but notice there was always some sort of hot fruit dessert available to the weary, cold skiers. It made me realize that comfort food doesn't always have to be served in the form of a binding casserole dish or a hot chilli soup. It can be a dessert too. As I searched Mom's repertoire, I found plenty of desserts that could be classified underneath the "ooh, this is warm and flavorful and so very filling" umbrella. Growing up, Mom's Hot Fruit Compote was one of my … [Read more...]
Kahlua Brownies
January 16, 2012 By 29 Comments
Who needs another brownie recipe, right? Even my kids can make brownies in their sleep. Mom's Kahlua Brownies is one of our favorite recipes. We love using any Duncan Hines Chocolate Brownie mix as our base. And, why not get a little creative and bake some of these brownies with a little “kick” to them? It makes perfect sense. I've been to many restaurants where I eat my dessert with a side of Bailey's. Why not combine them? But, beware, these brownies are deadly. Their consistency is much moister than any other brownie I've … [Read more...]
