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Japanese-Style Strawberry Shortcake

July 10, 2011 13 Comments

Is it just me, or do desserts in Japanese anime/manga always look amazing? Whether it’s cake, pie or ice cream, everything is always so sparkly and elaborate, surprisingly realistic-looking, and just positively oozing with goodness. My stomach pretty much growls constantly when I’m reading food/dessert-themed manga. I’m a nerd, I know. Anyway. I’d always assumed…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Cake, Dessert, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: berries, cake, fruit, japanese

Peanut Butter Cup Bars

July 9, 2011 3 Comments

A lot of people love chocolate and peanut butter, but my friend Emily really loves it. Like, “possibly bordering on an unhealthy addiction” kind of love. She actually refers to Reese’s peanut butter cups as “crack,” and goes out of her way to avoid the stuff because if there’s any of it around the house, she’ll keep eating…read more »

Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Kid-Friendly, Snack

Hanbagu (Japanese Hamburger Steak)

June 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

So, my friend Spike and I have been having intense gchat conversations about what we can do with all the ground beef we’ve got on our hands.  We each saw family-sized packs of ground beef on sale at the grocery store a couple weeks ago and couldn’t resist getting in on the deal. Seemed like…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Beef, Dinner, Hamburger, Kid-Friendly, Lunch Tagged With: beef, japanese

Classic Lemonade

May 26, 2011 1 Comment

Man, it was hot today! The weatherman predicted thunderstorms all week, but there was nary a raindrop or storm cloud in sight. By the time I got home it was 88 and sunny. And just a little muggy, ‘cuz you know, it’s summer in Virginia. Basically, it was the perfect day for an icy cold pitcher of…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Kid-Friendly, Summer Tagged With: booze-free beverage

Turtle Cheesecake Truffles

May 15, 2011 6 Comments

I meant to make these for Dan’s mom on Mother’s Day, since turtle chocolate is one of her favorite candy treats. But, things got busy and I didn’t have time to whip up a batch of truffles before our trip to Boston last weekend. I ended up buying her some Godiva chocolates, but I really…read more »

Filed Under: Candy, Cheesecake, Chocolate, Dessert, Kid-Friendly, Snack

Baked Taquitos al Pastor

May 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

There is so much al pastor in my fridge right now, I almost don’t know what to do with it. Almost. I’m toying with the idea of combining it in some form with kimchi, but I haven’t quite decided which direction to go with that yet. For now, I’ll have to settle for taquitos. Why…read more »

Filed Under: Dinner, Game Day Snacks, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Pork, Snack Tagged With: appetizer, finger food, game day snacks, tex mex

Egg Salad Sandwich

April 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

When I was a kid, my grandmother made me eat a hard boiled egg for breakfast every morning. Every. Single. Morning. She’d get up, boil the egg, get me ready for school, and then feed it to me as we walked to the local day care center. The egg was never seasoned in any way…read more »

Filed Under: Dinner, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Sandwich

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

April 11, 2011 1 Comment

Dan thinks I’m crazy because, sometimes, I get overwhelmed by an intense desire to bake cookies at 10:30pm on a Sunday. “You didn’t feel like cooking dinner just a few hours ago,” he says in puzzlement, “So why the hell are you suddenly in the mood to bake cookies? We’re going to bed in an…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Kid-Friendly, Snack

Kale and Lemon-Pepper Chicken Pizza

April 9, 2011 1 Comment

(I got a new camera! Can you tell?) Both the Pioneer Woman and the Crumbly Cookie assured me that their favorite pizza dough is at its best the longer it’s kept in the fridge, so I took their advice and let the second half of my dough chill for a few days. I didn’t have…read more »

Filed Under: Dinner, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Pizza, Poultry, Yeast

Homemade Pasta with Mushroom Cream Sauce

April 4, 2011 2 Comments

I’ve been on kind of a cook/bake/serve-ware binge lately. In the last 3 weeks I’ve purchased a set of 12 stemless wine glasses, a matching 90oz pitcher, a crust cutter, a cupcake corer (you know, for all those cupcakes that need stuffing), and a pasta machine. The wine glasses/pitcher haven’t arrived yet, the pasta machine…read more »

Filed Under: Dinner, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Pasta

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