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Faux Grilled Cheese (Mini Pound Cake)

March 31, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 2 Comments

Do you watch Ace of Cakes? I love that show. Recently I started watching Cake Boss and I like it too. It's amazing what they can do with cake. I think it's so cool how they start with a regular sheet cake and end up with the state of Alaska or something. It's the same reason I devour my Family Fun magazine each month. There are usually at least a couple of recipes where food looks like something else. This "grilled cheese sandwich" idea came from Family Fun magazine. It's another great food "fake bake" for April Fool's Day. A grilled cheese sandwich that's actually cake and icing. Brilliant! The other part of this post, besides the great fake-out, is the pound cake. You can start with any kind of pound or loaf cake you want for the … {continue reading}

Popcorn Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Treats

March 24, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 9 Comments

I think I need to work on the title. It's a bit of a mouthful. Which is fitting, because so are these treats. As promised, here is the first of a few yummy treats I have planned to share. Think Rice Krispie treat with popcorn instead of the Rice Krispies. I added some mini chocolate chips in for good measure, because really, everything is better with chocolate. I don't know what made me think of making these. Possibly it popped (pun intended) into my head because we were at the movies last weekend and were eating popcorn and I remembered how I used to LOVE eating movie theater popcorn mixed with chocolate, especially Junior Mints. (Really. It's an awesome combination.) Anyway, I thought, why not make … {continue reading}

White Bean Dip

March 24, 2011 By Dorothy Kern Leave a Comment

I know, I know. Two posts in one week with NO SUGAR. What is this world coming too? No fear, desserts will be back soon. I've got a couple things in the works for this weekend that I am very excited for.In the meantime, you need to try this dip. It's awesome! I made it for a party a couple years ago and it is now my go-to recipe for any gathering. Even my husband, who's not a huge bean fan, likes this dip. It will remind you of hummus, but is made with white beans (cannellini beans). I love hummus, but always forget to buy the tahini. (And when I want to buy it I wander the aisles of the grocery store for hours trying to find it.) This white bean dip is easy to make and the ingredients are easy to find.Another great thing about it is that … {continue reading}

Snack Time

March 23, 2011 By Dorothy Kern Leave a Comment

Sorry I didn't post a recipe today. I ran out of time. I spent my day stuffing myself with Trader Joe's Honey Wheat pretzels dipped in Nutella creating new recipes for this blog.And then I spent more time eating heaping pretzelfuls of Nutella counting the calories of all the great foods I'm eating for my diet.Hopefully I'll be done buying more Nutella making up loads of new recipes and counting calories tomorrow so I can post something productive here.Thanks for your understanding. … {continue reading}

Potato Leek Soup

March 21, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 3 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of Spring. Sunshine, flowers, and nice days, right?Wrong.Here in Sacramento? Winter got its calendar dates mixed up and forgot it was supposed to exit Saturday night. It's been raining here for what seems like a week, and there is another week of it coming. I know, I know. It rains in Spring. But this rain? It's cold. I'm back in my turtlenecks and Uggs.So, what's for dinner? Soup, of course. I love making soup. It warms you from the inside out. And it tastes yummy too. This soup is one of my favorites: Potato Leek Soup. You might ask, what is a leek? This is a leek:It's in the onion family. It looks like a green onion on steroids. In fact, it tastes like a cross between a green onion and a regular onion. I … {continue reading}

Fruit Rainbow

March 15, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 1 Comment

This isn't so much a recipe as it is an idea you can use if you're having a St. Patrick's Day Party. This was another treat we served last year at the party we had to celebrate the leprechauns. It's probably the easiest thing you can do, and it's healthy too. This would also be a good party snack for Easter, anytime in Spring, or even a Wizard of Oz birthday party.The trick is to find "rainbow" colored fruit. I used strawberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, green grapes, blueberries, and red grapes (that looked purple). You could use any fruits that are in this color palate: raspberries, kiwi, bananas, plums, peaches, etc. You could even mix in some veggies like celery and carrots to take the place of some of the fruit.The "pot of gold" at … {continue reading}

Thin Mint Brownie Pie (Happy Pi Day!)

March 14, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 3 Comments

Yes, Pi Day. Pi, as in π or 3.14. Why is it Pi Day? It's March 14th, or 3/14, hence, Pi Day.Why am I so excited about Pi Day? Well, in my life BK (Before Kid) I was a high school math teacher. Geometry is my favorite subject. To be more specific, I love proofs. Yes, I'm weird. I even had a license plate that read I TCH PI. I even have a shirt.So, on March 14th each year I celebrate Pi Day. And that means...eating pie! (Someday I want to go to the Exploratorium in San Francisco on Pi Day. At 1:59 they do a parade. Google it.)Of course, since I'm blogging now, I needed a good pie recipe to celebrate. I also have an overabundance of Girl Scout cookies in my freezer (my daughter is a Daisy). I love the Thin Mints. If I'm not careful I will eat … {continue reading}

Faux Grilled Cheese (Mini Pound Cake)

Popcorn Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Treats

White Bean Dip

Snack Time

Potato Leek Soup

Fruit Rainbow

Thin Mint Brownie Pie (Happy Pi Day!)

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