I’ll be honest. I’ve never been one to put raisins in cookies. I’m a chocoholic from way back. But my husband is a big raisin fan. He loves raisins in things like rice pudding and cinnamon rolls. So, today, for him, I set aside my raisins-do-not-belong-in-cookies rule and made Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. These cookies area… Continue reading Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Category: Desserts
Fruit Salad with Honey-Lime Mint Dressing
Fruit salad and summer go hand in hand. Especially in this house. When the temp reaches in the triple digits, and stays there for 3 – 4 months, we want to eat something cool and refreshing. The mint lime dressing is the perfect accompaniment. It is almost like a fruit mojito. You have to try… Continue reading Fruit Salad with Honey-Lime Mint Dressing
Roasted Banana Cake
This delicious banana cake gets extra flavor from roasted bananas in the cake and brown butter in the frosting. Some things are just magical. Like avocados. They have some kind of magical effect on me, they make me feel fantastic and they taste fantastic. Roasting foods is another magical thing. Roasted vegetables? Waaaay better than… Continue reading Roasted Banana Cake
Gluten-Free Blueberry Rhubarb Crumble
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– how rhubarb is the King…” Okay, so maybe that is not exactly what Lewis Caroll said in Alice in Wonderland but I am sure if he had to do it over, he would, especially if he had a bite of this… Continue reading Gluten-Free Blueberry Rhubarb Crumble