Strawberry and Cream Pasta was one of my favorite dishes growing up. My family grew a lot of strawberries during the summer so we ended up with more strawberries than we could handle. And these were super strawberries, so sweet and tender and bursting with flavor that letting even one go to waste was a crime. My mom made tons of strawberry jam and…
Month: June 2012
Guacamole and Chips
Guacamole is a very tasty yet healthy snack. There is something so fresh and exotic about the flavor that every time I make it I find myself wishing that I had invented the recipe. It’s a genius recipe. Avocado wasn’t always this famous around here and I will be the first one to admit that it can be a little…
Kolaczki
Kolaczki are a famous Polish pastry. I see them everywhere in Polish-American bakeries where their true simplicity and variety of flavors is displayed on overflowing trays dusted with powder sugar. Their fan base keeps growing and I’m guessing it’s all because of the dough. The buttery dough is made with cream cheese which gives it that sweet…
Banana Mousse with Butterscotch
Birthdays and other celebrations in my family always mean one thing: I’m doing the baking. I’m fine with this arrangement. I even get mad at others who attempt to help. So as I thought about what I wanted to do for my birthday post I’ve realized that I have never made a birthday cake for myself. Not…
Strawberry Rhubarb Deep Dish Pie
This past weekend I had attended a beautiful wedding. Right in my house, rhubarb and strawberry had joined their fates and I could not be more happy for the pair. And what a pair they made. The sweet and sour notes complemented each other so perfectly, so innocently, so surprisingly. Nestled under a buttery blanket of dough and finished…
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