I was invited to a Sunday Supper-themed potluck, where the main courses were going to be pot roast and roasted chicken. As I was pondering what side dish I could bring, I remembered my Mom’s Corn Muffins, a holiday gathering favorite. As I was making them, it occurred to me that I had never documented…
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Orange Blueberry Cake
My friends gave me a ton of oranges from their tree. When we couldn’t bear the thought of eating another orange, I had a thought – if lemon cake is good, why not orange cake? I also had some blueberries from the local community garden. My first Orange Blueberry Cake was entirely consumed in one…
Key Lime Pie Cupcakes
I wanted to make a St. Patrick’s Day dessert, and my neighbor had just given me a bunch of limes from her tree. So I decided to make Key Lime Pie Cupcakes. To get that familiar key lime pie flavor I used sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar in both the cupcake batter and the…
Pandan Pie
Today is my favorite day of the year… Pi(e) Day! A few weeks ago, I had a pandan latte at a Vietnamese coffee shop. It was heavenly. Pandan is a leaf used commonly in Southeast Asian cuisine, and the best way I can describe its flavor is like an herbaceous vanilla. One of my friends…
Chewy Fudge Brownies
Cookbook Club – Texture Over Taste February’s cookbook was Texture Over Taste by Joshua Weissman. Weissman divided the recipes into 6 texture chapters – Crunchy, Chewy, Aerated, Creamy, Fluid, and Fatty. To explore all the textures we experienced, go to my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish! When it comes to brownies, some…
Passion Fruit Butter
In my family, close family friends are “aunts” and “uncles”, and my Aunt Chaz was as much family as any of my blood relatives. This Guessipe is in memory of her. She was Hawaiian, and one of her secret recipes was lilikoi (Hawaiian passion fruit) butter. I have never been able to find or make…
Garlic Noodles
Years ago a friend took me to a Southeast Asian restaurant that had the most incredible garlic noodles I have ever eaten. When these garlic noodles were brought to our table, they looked like the plainest bowl of noodles you could imagine, but then I had a bite and was treated to such tantalizingly garlicky…
Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn squash is one of my favorite kinds of squash because it looks and tastes great and is pretty easy to prepare – you don’t even have to peel the skin. Already delicious when simply roasted, it’s even better when stuffed with yummy goodies. This Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash presents so beautifully it gets wows when…
Summer Squash Casserole
I had a huge bag of shredded provolone from my cheese guy. Combined with summer squash and topped with panko for some nice crunch, my boyfriend devoured more than half of this casserole in one sitting. A double win because it’s very easy to make! Guessipe Mix together the eggs, yogurt, provolone, onion salt, oregano,…
Spicy Spanish-Style Rice
Cookbook Club – Cinco de Mayo In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we did a Mexican themed Cookbook Club in May. We sourced recipes from three places – Joy of Cooking (2019 Edition), America’s Test Kitchen, and Chef John’s Food Wishes. Feast your eyes on the whole fiesta on my Cookbook Club site. For now…
Salted Caramel Praline Ice Cream
I find pralines a bit too sweet to just eat on their own. So I’ve had some leftover pralines that I’ve been trying to figure out something to do with. Now that I’m on this ice cream journey, I found a use for them. I have some friends who are obsessed with Salt and Straw…
Apple Pie Ice Cream
Ben and Jerry’s used to have an apple pie ice cream that I was obsessed with, but apparently I was the only one. When they discontinued it, I went to every store in my area and bought up all the remaining pints. I nursed that stash of ice cream for as long as I could,…