Month: June 2010

Overnight Apple French Toast

An oldie, but a goodie. I can remember childhood mornings, waking up and walking into the kitchen to find my mom pulling this glorious breakfast out of the oven. It was one of my favorites and yet somehow I kind of forgot about it for a few years there. Then...

Caesar Salad

When it comes to egg, I am a total hypocrite. I could eat raw cookie dough like there is no tomorrow, but when it comes to raw egg in anything else I get a bit skeeved out. Thankfully, I got over that quickly when I came across this recipe for...

Croissants

The summer I turned 16 I was fortunate enough to spend a few weeks traveling through Europe. I went on a whirlwind visit with a choir tour to 7 countries in 16 days (and, how awesome is this?! I got to sing in Notre Dame on my 16th birthday. That...

Ciabatta Bread

I absolutely love bread. I love eating it, I love baking it. And for some reason I love punching down the risen dough. It’s an excellent stress-reliever. Ciabatta has been on my list of things to make for a long, long time. Then, a couple of months ago I pulled...

Chicken Souvlaki

While I love those rare moments that I can spend 4 hours in the kitchen making an elaborate meal, sometimes it’s great to have a favorite dinner that can be tossed together in less than 20 minutes. This tops my new list of favorite super-fast dinners- an absolute must for a mother...

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

While it may not be perfectly authentic, I absolutely love PF Chang’s. Unfortunately the closest location to us in Northern Michigan is more than 3 hours away, so we don’t get to go as often as we’d like, thus leaving me lettuce-wrap-less. Tragic, I know. Then a few weeks ago...