Pineapple and Vegetable Kabobs
Posted by Tracy | Filed under appetizers, holidays
In honor of Memorial Day, I just had to post about these. I actually made them for the LOST party we hosted two Sundays ago, and they were a big hit. I had gone to the public market that Saturday and picked up a bunch of fresh vegetables, so all I needed to pick up [...]
Tags: grilled, pineapple, vegetables
Daring Baker Challenge: Croquembouche
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking School in Manhattan and Nick Malgieri. “Piece montée” literally means “mounted piece.” You may know this dessert by another name: croquembouche (“crunch in the [...]
Tags: daring baker
Chicken Penne Bake
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner
This is one of my favorite go-to weeknight meals (and actually, what we’re having for dinner tonight) because it’s so easy to throw together. You only need a few ingredients, most of which you probably already have on hand…and, since we never finish off a whole pan ourselves, we always have plenty of leftovers. It’s [...]
“Bluebarb” Jam
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
When I saw that this month’s Tigress Can Jam assignment was either rhubarb or asparagus, I had to laugh, since I had just canned rosemary-infused rhubarb jelly for last month’s assignment. I do love rhubarb though, so I decided to find a new and different way to use rhubarb for this month’s challenge. Fortunately for [...]
Tags: blueberry, canning, jam, rhubarb, tigresscanjam
Canning Basics
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning, how to
I’ve gotten quite a few questions on canning ever since I started participating in the Tigress Can Jam back in January, so I thought I’d take a moment to answer some of them…and hopefully, I’ll encourage those of you who are intimidated by canning to give it a try. While I’m not an expert canner [...]
Strawberry-Rhubarb Trifle with White Chocolate Mousse
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I know, I just posted a rhubarb recipe…but I don’t think I can ever get sick of rhubarb. I enjoy it all on its own, but I also love the classic pairing of strawberry and rhubarb; strawberry-rhubarb pie is one of my all-time favorite desserts to make each spring. This time, while I was definitely craving [...]
Tags: rhubarb, strawberry, white chocolate
Rhubarb Pâte de Fruit
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a little bit obsessed with rhubarb. Aside from its wonderful tartness and the fact that I can bake with it as though it’s a fruit even though it’s a vegetable, I love it because it means spring is here in full force. I’ve come to realize that I also [...]
Tags: rhubarb
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