My personal recipe for a wonderful life: Family + Friends + Food = Happiness. Thus far this summer has been a whirlwind of activity filled with the first two components of my equation: visiting family in New Jersey, friends from Copenhagen visiting me and, playing one of my favorite roles 'fun aunt' with various kids, related or not. Missing from my personal recipe for a … [Read more...]
Coconut Cream Pie
If you are looking for a show stopping, lip smacking dessert your search has ended. This coconut cream pie is to die for. Coconut milk adds to the rich taste of the cream filling while Trader Joe's Triple Ginger Snaps amps up the flavor of the crust. It's perfect for summer because the oven is only on for 10 minutes and the favor is to die for. In fact I brought this pie to a … [Read more...]
Watermelon Feta Popsicles
Here is a great idea for a summer barbeque—Watermelon feta popsicles. Buoyed by the success of my melon chevre popsicles I began to think of what other flavor combos that I simply adore? A crowd-pleasing appetizer is my cubed watermelon with feta and reduced balsamic. Why not try it in a popsicle? I did. Watermelon, feta and reduced balsamic are fantastic frozen…or … [Read more...]
Melon and Chevre Popsicles
Summer has arrived with a vengeance. It’s hot in LA, very hot. Laying on the couch my thoughts drift back to childhood. The sounds of Mr. Softee , Good Humor, Little Jimmy’s Italian Ices bring a smile to my face. My mouth begins to water at the thought of a creamsicle. Ah, the taste of summer. How do I update that taste of summer for my more sophisticated adult palate? Melon … [Read more...]
Photo Challenge: Muse
This theme was a difficult one for me. Who or what was my muse? It finally came to me, most of my life I looked down. My OCD, neurosis, call it what you will, had me looking down at the pavement avoiding cracks, life and eye contact. The soundtrack, perhaps familiar to those of us of a certain generation, “step on a crack, break your mother's back” was on a continuous loop. … [Read more...]
