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Apr 11
2 min

Want a Different Easter Dessert? Make Nammoura, a Sweet Semolina Cake

Nammoura is the Lebanese name for a sweet, syrup-soaked cake known by many names and made throughout the Middle East and areas along the Mediterranean. The dessert is made with semolina flour (you can find it at Walmart in the international foods area or in international markets--see below). The treat is incredibly moist and delicious and would be perfect for a post-dinner Easter treat with strong tea or coffee. Nammoura is easy to make and requires no special equipment.

May 31, 2019
2 min

Super Quick Cookie: Cake Mix Biscotti

In my quest for quick biscotti that really taste good, this recipe apparently wins. Or so say my husband's taste-testing coworkers (and my husband, too!). It figures. This recipe yields biscotti that are sweeter than those I usually make. Nonetheless, the recipe is great when you're in a hurry and need a quick dessert or snack to share. The recipe uses a spice cake mix, and you can whip up the cookies in just a few minutes and let them bake while you have the oven on for

Apr 17, 2019
2 min

Need a Different Easter Dessert? Make Nammoura, a Sweet Semolina Cake

Nammoura is the Lebanese name for a sweet, syrup-soaked cake known by many names and made throughout the Middle East and areas along the Mediterranean. The dessert is made with semolina flour. It's incredibly moist and delicious and would be perfect for a post-dinner Easter treat with strong tea or coffee. Nammoura is easy to make and requires no special equipment. Bake the cake while you simmer the syrup--a mixture of sugar, water, lemon juice, sweet spices, and a touch

Dec 24, 2018
6 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- December 24

Spinach-Pomegranate Salad Italian Wedding Soup Sweet Potato Scones Amaretti Cake with Raspberry Sherbet Many of you probably have foods that you “must have” on Christmas Eve. Making Italian wedding soup is a tradition in my house, but it isn’t a family practice. My mom always fixed oyster stew for Christmas Eve. I hated it. The stew featured strange-looking alien things (the oysters) submerged in milk with butter blobs and crumbled saltines on top (apparently to hide the

Nov 27, 2018
3 min

Sourdough Cinnamon Streusel Bread

This is a great bread to have as a special treat on a wintry morning--or any other morning, for that matter. The bread is crunchy on top and soft and squishy on the inside. It's also full of tangy dried cranberries that highlight the flavor of the sourdough starter. A brown sugar, cinnamon, and almond streusel twirls through the interior of the bread for extra appeal. I love the bread because it's easy. Just mix up the dough, let it park overnight or for about 12 hours,

Jun 28, 2018
2 min

The Perfect Cookie: How I Botched It

A lot of cookbooks, websites, and TV cooks/chefs are eager to tell you how to make the perfect cookie. Well, I tried the "perfect cookie." It didn't work for me, even though I actually followed the directions--which, admittedly, is not always the case. The "perfect cookie" I tried was a sugar cookie from America's Test Kitchen. I opted for sugar cookies in response to my son's request not to "make any cookies that are weird or that have nuts or raisins in them." Guess he

May 25, 2018
2 min

Good For You Cookies--Really! Almond-Apricot Cookies

Okay, I know. Most cookies aren't good for you. These are--sort of. Yes, they have sugar and fat, but they aren't loaded with either. What the cookies do have is whole grains and dried apricots, which, besides vitamins (like A and E), help sweeten the cookie naturally. Almond flour and sliced almonds add protein to the cookies, as well as subtle taste and a little crunch. The cookies make great after school (or work) snacks and wonderful accompaniments to fresh fruit.

May 16, 2018
2 min

Better For You Broccoli-Orange Salad

Versions of broccoli salad have been around for years, and feature prominently at many family gatherings. Unfortunately, many broccoli salads are loaded with mayonnaise and bacon, which makes them taste good but doesn't do wonderful things for your health. How about a less fattening, artery-hardening recipe? This version includes some of the usual ingredients but in lesser amounts and substitutes some "better-for-you" ingredients that result in a lighter, tastier salad. I

Oct 4, 2017
2 min

Gluten-Free Almond Cookies -- Makes 12+

Sometimes mistakes happen, and good things result. This, fortunately, is one of those times. I intended to make some amaretti cookies using almond flour. In the process, I inadvertently grabbed a bag of gluten-free flour I had left from making cookies for someone at church with a gluten allergy and for my son during one of his gluten-free periods. Both the gluten-free flour and almond flour came in similar bags and were about the same color. I didn't look too hard at the

Sep 18, 2017
2 min

What to Do With Leftover Egg Whites? Make an Angel Pie

What happens when you use egg yolks in cookies or other baking projects and end up with leftover egg whites? You could certainly make an egg white only omelet. But that would be boring. Why not whip up--literally--a special dessert that has the virtue of being low in bad fats, unusual, and very, very good? Angel pies have been around for decades in one form or another. I remember eating them as a child at a local cafeteria. They were sweet and wonderful, with a melt-in-

Sep 14, 2017
2 min

Yes! Another Biscotti Recipe

In my quest for quick biscotti that really taste good, this recipe apparently wins. Or so say my husband's taste-testing coworkers (and my husband, too!). It figures. This recipe yields biscotti that are sweeter than those I usually make and doesn't sneak in any whole grains. Nonetheless, the recipe is great when you're in a hurry and need a quick dessert or snack to share. The recipe uses a spice cake mix, and you can whip up the cookies in just a few minutes and let th

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