I love cleaning out my pantry, but only when I uncover ingredients which force me to use them and turn them into something delicious (as opposed to tossing it out because it expired in 2019 – yikes!). These bars were inspired by two cans of condensed milk sitting in my cupboard which were dangerously close [...]
Next time you go to a Caribbean restaurant (take out), if they have Steamed Cabbage as a side on the menu, order it – you won’t be disappointed. In trying to find more vegetable dishes to incorporate into our diet, I completely forgot about this one. It is one of my wife’s favorite dishes and [...]
I think I have said this before, but I am truly grateful that my wife was never a fan of Valentine's Day! She is much to practical and smart to follow trends and others such things. Her thinking has always been that there shouldn't be a day that is dictated as to when you show [...]
In my morning scan of recipes (a while back), I came across this super interesting technique for making these delicious cookies. The flavoring for the cookies caught my eye, three of my favorite flavors - coffee, maple syrup and chocolate. But what really got me interested was the technique used to make the cookies. There [...]
For those of you who are regular followers of my blog, you know I’m a huge fan of Dorie Greenspan. I’ve always liked her recipes and I especially like the way they can be adapted – although they don’t ever need to be, to ingredients I happen to have on hand. This is inspired by [...]
I have been meaning to post this recipe for a while now, but each time I make it we dig into it before getting the pictures for the blog. But today, I was determined to take pictures before sitting down to dinner. For a dish with so few ingredients, it is packed with enormous taste. [...]
A few years back, I had the pleasure of meeting and Chef’ing for a class led by Stephen Twining – a 10th generation Twining and Tea Ambassador. He was introducing a new line of tea which I used to make some Earl Grey shortbread cookies (https://foodinspires.com/2016/03/01/twinings-london-strand-earl-grey-tea-cookies/). Last week I ran across a recipe for a [...]
Who would have thought that those tiny seeds would have so much flavor in them. I’m talking about sesame seeds of course, and in this recipe – tahini, specifically. I love the earthy taste that can be made both savory and sweet. This is a maple brownie with a tahini infused cookie base. Not your [...]
Dare I say it?! Nasi Goreng-ish with a twist (of course). I was looking through old photographs in my archives and found this picture of a recipe I first made probably 15 – 20 years ago. It’s been done a few times since then and I don’t know why it never got blogged. But here [...]
I can’t believe in all the years I’ve been baking, that I have never before baked a Thumbprint Cookie. In my quest to always find interesting recipes, this one comes from my daughter’s good friend Elena – on her own, a professional Food Scientist with a passion for baking and cooking. She made them using [...]
