• Archive for April, 2010

    Cheesecake with strawberry topping*

    Crust:
    2 cups graham cracker crumbs
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 stick butter, melted
    Cheesecake:
    1 1/2 pounds cream cheese room temperature ( 3- 8oz packages)
    1 pint (16 oz) sour cream
    1 cup sugar
    zest of 1 lemon
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    4 large eggs
    Strawberry topping:
    1 pint strawberries, sliced
    2 tablespoons sugar
    juice of 1 lemon
    1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with a little cold water
    OK, I know what [...]

    Kentucky Derby Pie*

    3 eggs
    6 tablespoons melted butter
    3/4 cup light corn syrup
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/4 cup packed brown sugar
    2 tablespoons Bourbon
    1 tablespoons all purpose flour
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 cup roughly chopped pecans
    1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
    1 unbaked ( 9 inch) pastry shell
    This recipe is amazing and makes me feel like I’m at the derby like last year. This pie [...]

    How to segment an orange*

    Segmenting oranges isn’t as hard as you think and I’ll show you how! First cut the top and bottom of the orange off. With a sharp knife working from the top, slice the rind and the white pith off. Try to not to cut the orange off! After you have all the peel off, take [...]

    Spring Salad*

    4 cups baby spinach
    half red onion, sliced in thin rings
    orange segments from 2 oranges
    1 avocado, sliced
    1 cup candied pecans, rough chop
    dressing:
    1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
    1 teaspoon dijon mustard
    1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
    salt
    pepper
    This salad is so easy and is deeeeelicious! A must try for sure. Salads are great to make ahead of time, assemble [...]

    Kabob-me please!

    Hey everyone!! I hope everyone has been having an amazing April so far. I know I am! I’ve been cooking up a storm taking advantage of all these amazing fresh veggies and fruit. Recently my family has been trying to eat more healthy… I mean, bathing suit season is right around the corner right?! Yesterday [...]

    Greek Salad*

    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 teaspoon dried oregano, or 2 teaspoons fresh
    1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    1/4 cup red wine vinegar
    1/2 cup olive oil
    salt
    pepper
    2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
    1 hothouse cucumber, chopped
    1 bell pepper, seeds out and chopped medium
    1/2 red onion, sliced thin
    1/2 cup feta crumbled
    1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted
    This is one of my favorite salads to make. Its [...]