Chocolate Chip Coconut Crunch Cookies
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by Reeni under chocolate recipes, Coconut, Coconut recipes, Cookie recipes, Cookies, Dessert recipes, Desserts |
Lately I’ve been having weird and specific baking cravings. Ones for coconut with chocolate. I know, I know. That’s not that weird. But it is a combination I haven’t really baked with. Coconut for me has always meant vanilla or lime.
Coconut + chocolate = unexplored territory. I set out to right the wrong.
As a result coconut flakes and chocolate have been flying left and right in my kitchen. (more…)
Roasted Vegetable Chicken Divan
| January 24, 2012 | Broccoli, Broccoli recipes, Casserole recipes, Casseroles, Cauliflower, Cauliflower recipes, Chicken, Chicken recipes |
Chicken Divan is a layered casserole of roasted broccoli, cauliflower and sliced chicken breasts smothered in a decadent red-wine-Parmesan-cream-sauce. With sliced almonds, roasted red peppers, onions and garlic, it is not the old school Chicken Divan made with canned soup and sherry. . . Do people still make that? Sometimes I think I was born… Continue Reading
White Bean, Bacon and Spinach Soup
| January 23, 2012 | Bacon, Bacon recipes, Beans, Cannellini Beans, Soup recipes, Souper Sundays, Soups, Spinach, Spinach recipes |
Here is a white bean, bacon and spinach soup that looks entirely unassuming. Like another run-of-the-mill soup. (This is what I thought.) I was wrong. Stuffed inside is the most incredible, full-bodied flavor. I was immediately smitten. With the very first bite. And may have even done a little happy dance. Pin it Continue Reading
Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Banana Bread
| January 21, 2012 | Banana Bread, Banana recipes, Bananas, Bread recipes, Breads, Chocolate, chocolate recipes, Dessert recipes, Desserts, Hazelnuts, Vegetarian, Vegetarian recipes |
Flour Bakery’s banana bread recipe. The best banana bread I ever ate. Finally. For the longest time I’ve been looking for a go-to banana bread recipe. A favorite. A basic recipe I can make as is or gussy up. A recipe I can pull out of my sleeve at the drop of a hat. One… Continue Reading
Falafel Burgers with Feta Tzatziki Sauce
| January 19, 2012 | Burger recipes, Burgers, Chickpea recipes, Chickpeas, Feta, Meatless, Meatless Recipes, Vegetarian, Vegetarian recipes, Veggie Burgers |
Veggie burgers packed with all the Mediterranean flavors of falafel and smothered in a chunky feta tzatziki sauce. You can eat them on soft buns or tucked inside pita bread with a generous dollop of the luscious sauce. Falafel are deep-fried balls or patties made with ground chickpeas and seasoned with spices like cumin, coriander… Continue Reading
Very Vanilla Butter Layer Cake
| January 18, 2012 | Cake, Cake recipes, Cakes, Cream Cheese, Dessert recipes, Desserts, Frosting, Frosting recipes, Vanilla |
A butter yellow layer cake guilty of one thing and one thing only. Vanilla overload. I dedicate this to vanilla lovers everywhere with vanilla extract, vanilla beans and vanilla sugar in the batter. Pin it Continue Reading
Crockpot Mediterranean Chicken Ragù with Orecchiette
| January 16, 2012 | Artichoke Chicken, Artichokes, Capers, Chicken, Chicken recipes, Italian, Italian recipes, Pasta, Pasta recipes |
Mediterranean chicken ragù with artichokes, capers, roasted red peppers, fennel, garlic, tomatoes and orrechiette pasta. Little ears. With their hollowed out nooks they capture the slow-cooked melange of vegetables and seasoned chicken so tender it falls apart merely by touch. This sauce was the best way to use up the half-eaten jars of Italian delicacies… Continue Reading
Cookbook Giveaway: “Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water” Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste!
| January 15, 2012 | Giveaway, Giveaways |
My dear friend Ivy, author of the blog Kopiaste…to Greek Hospitality has generously offered to give away her e-book to one of my lucky readers! The e-book: Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste “is a collection of over 230 of the best Greek-Cypriot savory recipes, revised and updated with a fresh, modern… Continue Reading
Quinoa Salad with Apples, Cranberries and Feta
| January 13, 2012 | Apple Recipes, Apples, Cranberries, Cranberry recipes, Feta Cheese, Feta Cheese recipes, Meatless, Meatless Recipes, Quinoa, Vegetarian, Vegetarian recipes, Walnuts |
A quinoa salad bursting at the seams with fresh apples, chewy cranberries, toasted walnuts and the sharp bite of feta cheese. All that is good in this world. A creamy, toasted walnut dressing made with lemon and olive oil ties these everyday ingredients together to make something extraordinary. The salad is a cinch to throw… Continue Reading
