Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Drizzle Serves 6-8 Adapted from Cooking Done Light Ingredients for Baked Oatmeal: 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats, uncooked – stock ¼-cup flax seeds – $2.69 ½-teaspoon baking powder – stock 1 cup chopped pineapple – $2.99 1 cup grated carrots – $1.50 ¼-cup chopped walnuts – stock[…]
Mother's Day Giveaway from On the Glam
Just a quickie this Friday… Since we’re all about free stuff (cheap stuff, discounted stuff), I wanted to share with you a Mother’s Day giveaway on “daughter” site On the Glam. Now thru Monday May 3rd, Mariel is hosting a giveaway for a David Yurman Eau de Parfum Purse Spray, which retails for $75. Click[…]
Bloomingdale's Demo, One Last Reminder
Just a gentle reminder to any interested readers/foodies/Mother’s Day shoppers in the New York area. Tomorrow, Saturday May 9th, I’ll be at Bloomingdale’s in White Plains dishing up my favorite menus for at-home entertaining on a budget. I’ll also be doling out tips on how to swap out expensive ingredients and generally lower cooking costs.[…]
Mother’s Day Menu Ideas
In honor of Mother’s Day, it seems only appropriate to feature a spectacular recipe from my Nana – an ode to the lady who started my own mother on her culinary journey. As I prep for that cooking demonstration at Bloomingdale’s this Saturday, I’ve been hard-pressed to create an entire menu from scratch to help[…]
Nana’s Chocolate Gateau with Crushed Almonds
Mary Anne here. This cake was my Nana’s signature dessert and it was highlighted in her cooking journal – a.k.a. the aforementioned book of “Receipts”. It’s an absolute knockout for any chocolate-loving company, and it’s incredibly easy. During my years catering, it became my most requested dessert. If you don’t own an egg separator, now[…]
Family Bonding, Just in Time for Mother’s Day
This story from the Star News in Wilmington, NC. Reminds me a lot of the bond that cooking has forged within my own family. One of the things I did for my mom’s 80th birthday was to take her mother’s handwritten leather-bound journal of “receipts” – as they call recipes in the south – and[…]