Monday, July 12, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Crumblelicious
Crumbles, like this strawberry-rhubarb one, will never win any beauty contests.
But damn are they delicious!
To make it gluten- and sugar-free, I blended two recipes (here and here).
STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB CRUMBLE
For the fruit:
6 rhubarb stalks, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
1 lb. of strawberries (I used Kula strawberries), hulled and chopped
the juice of one lemon, preferably organic
3 T. cornstarch or arrowroot powder
For the topping:
1 1/2 c. almond meal
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. neutral oil, like canola
1/4 c. agave nectar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
big pinch of salt
big pinch of lemon zest
1. Mix the fruit ingredients and place in a deep baking dish.
2. Mix the dry topping ingredients, mix the wet topping ingredients and combine.
3. Evenly top the fruit with the topping and bake at 375 for about 45 mins, or until fruit is very soft and top is brown.
*I hear, for the lactose-tolerant, it's great with ice cream.
I licked the dish.
Now I'm dizzy.
Happy eating!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Simple Goodness
It's not all sugar all the time.
Lately I've been cooking more than baking. Thanks, Jamie Oliver, for the inspiration.
This is a pic of some of my lunch before I crushed it.
Baked rosemary polenta and roasted local cherry tomatoes with gray sea salt.
Maybe right now you're wondering if you're reading the wrong blog.
So simple. So good.
Bye!
This is a pic of some of my lunch before I crushed it.
Baked rosemary polenta and roasted local cherry tomatoes with gray sea salt.
Maybe right now you're wondering if you're reading the wrong blog.
So simple. So good.
Bye!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Happy Easter
I made vanilla bean strawberry shortcake (Too much cake, not enough icing). And cheesecake ice cream.
The ice cream won, but I don't have any pics of it. Sorry.
Speaking of cream. I had 5 Cadbury Creme Eggs in my possession. But I didn't eat a one of them.
I know. Weird.
Love,
J
The ice cream won, but I don't have any pics of it. Sorry.
Speaking of cream. I had 5 Cadbury Creme Eggs in my possession. But I didn't eat a one of them.
I know. Weird.
Love,
J
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Perfection
A working kitchen set like this could only belong to one woman:
Mother Martha of All Things Perfection
Amen.
J.
Food for Inspiration, Part 5
David Leibovitz's The Perfect Scoop has turned me into an obsessive ice cream maker.
I can't fight it.
Nor would you want me to.
J.
I can't fight it.
Nor would you want me to.
J.
Food for Inspiration, Part 1
I love pictures of food almost as much as I love food itself!!
While I cook up some blog change, please enjoy some very tasteful food porn.
Love,
J.
While I cook up some blog change, please enjoy some very tasteful food porn.
Love,
J.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Latest and Greatest
My poor sugar blog is feeling a little neglected. I am working on a revamp. So stay tuned.
In the meantime, the oven hasn't gone cold.
Lately I've made such treats as Ina's honey-vanilla pound cake, homemade heart oreos with pink filling and Momofuku compost cookies.
We're doing this.
J.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Summer Vacation
Sorry, CF is on hiatus until further notice! We hope you're having the sweetest of summers.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Birthday Cookies!
It's been a while since we've had a birthday Cookie Friday, but this week we had toffee nut chocolate chip bars in celebration of Miss Marylea.
Happy Birthday, MC!
Have a sweet weekend,
CF
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Playing Catch-Up.
(I'm trying to update the blog. Here we go.)
Boys like bacon cookies.
Who am I kidding? Everyone did. Turkey bacon cookies, that is. With a chocolate drizzle.
+ The week before, Joanne stepped in to substitute bake some tasty brownie cookies!
Boys like bacon cookies.
Who am I kidding? Everyone did. Turkey bacon cookies, that is. With a chocolate drizzle.
+ The week before, Joanne stepped in to substitute bake some tasty brownie cookies!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Guess Who's Bizzack.
Any Friday with cookies is a happy one. But a half-day CF with an office picnic and lots of beach time? WAY happier.
Peeps are impatient, so we hit up the cookies early morning, pre-picnic.
Have a sweet weekend.
JD
Peeps are impatient, so we hit up the cookies early morning, pre-picnic.
+ As always, CF is a team effort. Thanks to my sous coookie chef, my frosting specialist and my photographer.
Have a sweet weekend.
JD
Friday, April 10, 2009
Big Stomachs, Bigger Hearts!
Today was THE day for CF's Great American Bake Sale.
We served up chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with your choice of chocolate or vanilla frosting.
The sale went swimmingly! At $2 a pop, we sold out of nearly 50 sandwiches in about an hour and a half.
Those babies went fast!
AND WE RAISED A TOTAL OF ...
$200 ! ! !
We served up chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with your choice of chocolate or vanilla frosting.
The sale went swimmingly! At $2 a pop, we sold out of nearly 50 sandwiches in about an hour and a half.
Those babies went fast!
AND WE RAISED A TOTAL OF ...
$200 ! ! !
It never ceases to amaze me how generous the people of PBC--especially the Friends of Cookie Friday--can be! Thank you to everyone!
Check out the totals here. And if you haven't already, become a FAN of CF on Facebook.
Have a sweet weekend.
Plenty LOVE, XOXO, CF
Check out the totals here. And if you haven't already, become a FAN of CF on Facebook.
Have a sweet weekend.
Plenty LOVE, XOXO, CF
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