Ask and you shall receive. This recipe is a reader request and I thought it was such a great idea that I promptly moved it way up on my to-make list! It starts with fresh (or frozen) raspberries, which are beginning to flood grocery stores much to my delight.
Alice Mongkongllite / John Gara / BuzzFeed Homemade mayonnaise is more flavorful than the storebought stuff, since it's made with fresher ingredients, like egg yolk and just-squeezed lemon juice. Also, there are no preservatives or stabilizers in homemade mayo, so the texture is creamy and velvety, not squelchy and gelatinous.
A few weekends ago my brother and sister-in-law came up from Melbourne for a weekend visit. It was the first time they'd been up since W was born and it was especially lovely to watch them play and laugh with her. We didn't do much - went to the market, cooked good food, ate good...
Who is this girl, my daughter, who doesn't like cake? I continually expect her taste to change, to adapt as every mom hopes their child's palate eventually will. But instead of willing her to accept broccoli or whole-wheat bread into her life, instead I'm wishing she'd just like cake.
You guys! I don't want to seem dramatic-but I think this is the best cocktail recipe I have ever made! It's a watermelon slush with mint and lime flavors. You're gonna love it. New favorite blended cocktail! And with watermelon season at hand, I'm hoping this will be my new weekend tradition with friends.
Spring conjures images of sunshine and flowers, but this spring has been thoroughly soggy with rain, rain, and more rain. You'd think with all this wet weather, we'd at least get a few rainbows, but despite some serious rainbow sleuthing with my daughter over the past few weeks, we haven't spotted a single one.
A week of carrot recipes requires - demands! - a carrot cake. Emma and I had a very good time flipping through our favorite cookbooks looking for a fresh carrot cake to share with you, and when we paged past Domenica's recipe, we knew we had found it.
If everything is better with bacon, then everything becomes insanely awesome if you add bacon and Sriracha. Case in point, this egg salad sandwich. I'll admit I've never been much of an egg salad fan, mostly due to my aversion to mayonnaise, but this particular version sounded too good to pass up.
The ultimate vegetarian slider packed with fresh zucchini, mini sweet peppers, basil leaves and a creamy whipped Pesto and Feta Spread! Since Football season is in full swing the big question every week is "What are you making for the game?!"
Apologies to those without ovens. I've been posting a number of "oven required" dishes. Knowing how many of you in Shanghai lack in the oven department, I give you a no-fuss stove top dessert that is sure to wow you and your party goers. Matcha Truffles. White chocolate, cocoa powder and matcha.