Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate Ganache

I have a confession to make. I don’t usually like cake. Cookies, yes; brownies, absolutely; ice cream, of course. But cake? Cake is usually dry and bland and the only part that’s worth anything is the frosting. Assuming of course that it’s not the typical bakery frosting which tastes of [...]

Chicken with Mushroom Balsamic Cream Sauce

No, that’s not quite the original title, but it’s close.
I’ve now made this chicken dish three times and haven’t remembered to photograph it once yet. So, apologies for the missing picture although there is one on the Food Network site where I found the recipe. Yes, it’s a RR one. [...]

Date Nut Bread

Thanks to coworkers who had a surplus of Egyptian dates (and when I say Egyptian, I really truly mean, from Egypt), I have a supply to use while trying some new recipes.
Date nut bread seemed the obvious first choice, both because it’s the first think I thinks of for dates, and because of Rob’s everlasting [...]

Cucumber Salad

In my recent post about mujadarrah, I mentioned that I love it with cucumber salad, but never mentioned how I make my cucumber salad, so it’s time to rectify that.
My version is virtually identical to one I got from a Light and Tasty magazine ages ago (back when it was still called Light [...]

Black Bean Burritos

We have black bean quesadillas frequently, but rarely branch out to other variations, so I finally decided to be adventurous and try something slightly different.
Using our same quesadilla filling (sauteed onion, diced tomato, black beans) I filled the tortilla and added some cheese (Mexican blend and a little sharp cheddar was what I found as [...]

Sautéed Strawberries

A visit to Oh Yumm opened my eyes to how delicious sautéed strawberries could be, and I knew I’d have to try and recreate the dish at home.
I found a recipe from Terra Restaurant, and used it with slight modifications. Specifically, the wine – I’ve never like Cabernet (too oaky) and so [...]

Mujadarrah (Lentils and Rice with Fried Onions)

I am just about addicted to trying new recipes, and that often involves checking cookbooks out from the library and seeing what catches my eye. I’ll pretty much never buy a cookbook without having tested a recipe or two first, but if I find a book with several winners it quickly finds its way [...]