Lovely French Dessert Recipe: My first "Piece Monte" (Mounted Piece) aka Croquembouche (Crunch in the Mouth)

Hello.  I'm back.  Please forgive me for just now posting an old May recipe/writeup.  I've had camera malfunctions, office relocations, and many other "issues" that have drained all creative flows right up.  However, today is the first day that I have been able to apply photographs to this.  I'll try very hard to make it up to you.  I really have missed y'all! So here goes the beginning of what I like to call "damage control".

Get ready!  It's a lengthy one.  Maybe a weekend project? 

Dessert Recipe for the last day in May! Dulce De Leche Brownies by David Lebovitz

 

Happy Memorial Day!  Today I give thanks to all who served and are currently serving this country so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we are so priveledged to have.  What a great country to be a citizen of!  So many of us take for granted all that we enjoy on a daily basis just because we live in this country.  I am not saying that our country is without flaws by any means, no one is perfect, however, all it takes is awareness and education to realize that many around the world are not granted even the most fundamental human rights, all because of the ruling form of government in their country and the oppression imposed upon them all in the name of power.  We are very fortunate.

Decadent Dessert Recipe: Limey Coconut Macaroons

Refreshing.  Sweet.  Beautiful to look at.  Everything you look for in a dessert recipe.  But wait, is it easy as well?  You bet!  Why can't everything so good be so simple?

I have heard that your body craves what it is deficient in.  If that is the case, based upon the recent trending of my recipes, I think I need to go somewhere tropical.  Coconut, Lime, Pineapple, Cilantro, and Bananas have become staples in my kitchen as of late.  That is the conclusion that I have come to.  I need a tropical paradise vacation... and badly.  Thankfully, I can satisfy at least a portion of my deficiency in the kitchen, here in Louisiana.  That will have to do for now.  I am forever grateful for my love of cooking.

Recipe! Bananas and Pineapple + Almost too ripe = Tropical Fruit and Nut Cake

Earlier Today I wrote this:
I'm in a slight predicament.  I have three over-ripe bananas and a very ripe pineapple sitting here and am wondering what to make?  If you're feeling innovative, any ideas?  I'm thinking and will let you know by editing this post later on.  Obviously I could do Banana Bread or Pineapple Upside down cake.  Classic and so good.  But maybe I'll try something a little different?  Not sure.  Stay tuned because it will definitely result in at least one recipe!   

    And What Exactly resulted you ask?

    Tropical Fruit and Nut Cake!!!

As Promised, the Lemon Butter Cake Recipe AND introducing "What's for Dinner Wednesday"

Hello Dear Friends!

So, we officially wiped out the Lemon Butter Cake in less than a full day.  I know what my household is capable of doing to good food, especially the sweet stuff, so a few lucky folks at the office got to taste a square.  They were just not satisfied with the serving size though, I guess it was just a tease.  You'll see what why they felt that way when you make this!

Recipe: Chess Tart. Do you like Chess? If not, you will!

I love Martha Stewart Living magazine, especially the annual Easter edition. There is something about a change of season, whether Spring or Fall that gets me going.  I also especially love the October and November issues every year.  It's kind of like when you know you're going on vacation soon to somewhere new and the countdown begins.  Everyday you get closer, somehow daily chores get done easier, the workday flies by, you feel a little more cheerful than usual, maybe you get a little motivation to fit some extra exercise into the day, you know?  Eager anticipation for a break, something new, a change.  Not the same old cold weather, not the same exhausting heat.  The tide begins to turn.