Archive of posts from May 2010

    Strawberry Butter Ganache Chocolates

    2010-05-17

    With some leftover pink-tinted white chocolate I still had left, I thought using it in the filling of this recipe would be perfect. The filling included strawberry jam, white chocolate and butter. At the last second, I forgot to put in the balsamic vinegar called for in the or...

    Better Bran Muffins

    2010-05-17

    When this issue first arrived in my mailbox, I remember thinking how crazy it sounded to buy a box of All-Bran cereal to make bran muffins. Isn’t natural bran available everywhere? Or is it that I know where to look and can purchase it easily? Anyway, I finally decided to try ...

    Yogurt Cheesecake

    2010-05-09

    As part of a Mother’s Day BBQ we hosted, I wanted to make a dessert that I knew would be familiar to my Mom and that we all enjoyed. This yogurt cheesecake has been in our family since I was a kid, back when we used to make homemade yogurt. That machine is now long gone, but w...

    Power Bread

    2010-05-02

    I was excited by all of the things that went into this 100% whole wheat loaf: flaxseeds, raisins (ground up), oat bran, sunflower seeds (I used pumpkin) and sesame seeds. This is definitely not a bread for the amateur: there are four separate components that are made over thre...