When I first started sorting through Mom’s recipes, I circled all of the words that (at the time) were completely meaningless to me. Among them: parboiled, pin prick, blanched and CLAFOUTIS. Almost two years later, I’ve since parboiled, pin pricked, blanched and just yesterday, made my first clafoutis! How exciting. In my kitchen-clueless mind, Clafloutis sounded more like some sort of tree fungus rather than a celebrated baked custard French dessert. Apparently, a traditional clafoutis contains cherries arranged in a buttered dish … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Quick and Easy Meatloaf
April 3, 2013 By 4 Comments
I had an aha moment the other morning when I was scratching my head trying to figure out what to make for dinner. I wanted to make something meat-based since we over-indulged on pasta every night on our family vacation. However, I knew I'd have no time to get to the market for any fresh meat. So, whatever was in the freezer would have to suffice! Lucky for me, I had 1 1/2 pounds of lean ground meat needing a good recipe suddenly I had a craving for meatloaf. I realized my kids have never eaten meatloaf. They've had their fair share of … [Read more...]
Stuffed Baked Avocado: 3 Ways
April 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
photo courtesy of P&G Home Made Simple We love avocados in my house and we try to incorporate them to any dish whenever we can. Hopefully you've already watched my video on how to make the best homemade guacamole. And, for the BEST avocado-based recipes, you must check out my new article over at P&G Home Made Simple. You'll get not one but three tasty recipes for Stuffed Baked Avocados. After one bite you'll agree: this wholesome mineral-packed, hearty fruit is just as tasty baked on its own with additional … [Read more...]
