Adventures in cooking and baking.
These homemade drumstick ice cream cones will take you back to your childhood... chasing the ice cream truck to buy your favorite frozen treat.
Ice Cream Drumsticks were one of my favorite things from the ice cream truck. I love everything about this old school treat... the sweet crunchy cone filled with ice cream and topped with a chocolate shell and sprinkled with chopped peanuts. And don't forget the chocolate surprise at the bottom of the cone.
These homemade ice cream sandwiches, with vanilla ice cream tucked between two brownie-style cookies, are a fun way to beat the heat.
Ice cream sandwiches have always been one of my favorite desserts. They are so portable and versatile. In fact, you can think of this recipe as a base that you can play with to customize and make it your own.
These homemade Chocolate Crunch Bars capture the nostalgic flavors of the milk chocolate and puffed rice cereal candy bar we all love.
With just three ingredients, you can recreate the flavor of one America's favorite chocolate candy bars.
These cranberry pumpkin oatmeal cookies are soft, moist, and perfect for an afternoon snack or dessert.
These cookies stay soft and moist and full of flavor. The flavors may be reminiscent of fall, but these cookies are wonderful any time of year.
This pain de pecan begins with a combination of white and whole wheat flours, and is studded with toasted whole pecans.
This bread, loaded with toasted pecans, is tasty with just butter or toasted with butter. It also makes nice cinnamon toast or grilled cheese.
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream was always one of my favorite scoops whenever I had a chance to go out for an ice cream cone.
This mint chocolate chip ice cream brings back the memories of that creamy rich ice cream and the joy of going out for an ice cream treat in the summer after dinner!
These sheng jian bao are filled with breakfast sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese. They are then both pan fried and then steamed all in the same pan to produce juicy little buns that are crispy on one side and soft on the other.
Typically filled with pork, scallions, and seasonings, Sheng Jian Bao are often served for breakfast in street stalls in Shanghai. They are similar in preparation to potstickers, except they are wrapped in a yeasted dough that rises as the buns cook in the steam.
Sablés are are French shortbread cookie (pronounced "SAB-blay"). They are sweet, buttery, and crumbly. They're very hard to resist.
The flavor of these cookies is reminiscent of a mildly sweet cornbread but with the crunchiness of a butter cookie. From what I understand, the difference between shortbread cookies and French sablés is the inclusion of eggs or egg yolks in the French version.
Combine fresh green beans, Parmesan, and pasta, along with tasty pancetta to create a creamy and cheesy dish.
Combining the hot pasta water with the Parmesan cheese creates a light and flavorful sauce that clings to the fusilli and beans and ties the whole dish together.
These Singapore noodles, tossed with shrimp, Chinese barbecue pork, and vegetables, are a popular dish traditional to Cantonese and Chinese American takeout restaurants.
These noodles are rich in flavor from chicken broth, soy sauce and other seasonings, along with Madras curry powder, and are tossed with Chinese barbecue pork, shrimp, scallions, and red bell peppers.
