Last week, I had some marzipan and some marionberry jam calling to me, from the pantry. So, I decided on a rustic tart. Really, you could use any berry, peach, apricot, or even fig, whatever you like. This is one of my favorite desserts, now. I’m thinking of how to work it into the lodge…
Category: Sweets
Roly Polies
Cooking at the lodge went really well this week. It was all about comfort food. The first night I converted a large smoked pork ribeye roast into Southwest Pork. I served it with baked potatoes and Green Bean and Tomato Salad. The pork was perfect, stuffed in the potato. The second night we had Beef…
Sweet Ideas for the Holidays
No time to bake for the holidays, no problem. Don’t discount good ready made products that you dress-up. I found some really good ginger snap cookies at Costco, and decided to do some little filled gems. Of course, you can use other flavors of cookie for your sandwiches. And the possibilities for filling are as…
A Touch of Exotic Cheesecake (Gluten Free)
I made some ricotta for Mario Batali’s Crazy Lasagna recipe, and I had lots of ricotta leftover. So, I decided to make a ricotta cheesecake with an exotic twist, because it is the holiday season! This is a less dense, but really scrumptious cheesecake. Orange Blossom water is available at specialty stores, and Middle Eastern…
Peanut Butter Cup, Banana Bread Muffins
These are fabulous holiday treats. They are delicious for dessert or breakfast. PrintPeanut Butter Cup, Banana Bread Muffins Total Time: 45 minutes Yield: Makes 18 large muffins IngredientsBanana bread batter 18 Miniature Reese’s Cups, outer wrappers removedInstructionsHeat oven to 350. Grease muffin tins. Fill tins with banana bread batter to 3/4 full. Place a peanut…