dessert

Dutch Pancake With Lemon Curd Butter & Peach Compote

| Heidi

Dutch Pancake With Lemon Curd Butter & Peach Compote
This was the perfect breakfast to surprise my Hubby with this morning. It’s an easy and impressive way to serve a treat to the ones you love. Dutch pancakes take a little time to prepare and can be served a thousand ways. Made to be savory or sweet, today I made it with a lemon curd butter and a peach compote my mom made. Instead of making one big one which is the norm, I made 4 individual ones in my 6″ little cast iron skillets. Drizzle with the curd butter, top with powdered sugar and put a little fruit compote on the side! Continue reading →

Minty Blueberry, Cucumber & Creamy Goat Cheese Salad

| Heidi

Minty Blueberry, Cucumber & Creamy Goat Cheese Salad
If you have a Wegmans in your area you’ve seen a version of this salad before. I’m not a fan of store bought dressings, I love to make my own. When recipes call for a brand of dressing I go off the grid.  I also believe that every recipe can be made even better. Well, I took the idea of blueberries and cucumbers from a picture and made it my own! It was a huge hit with my family and a real winner in my book! Great for the 4th of July, great for summer, great for parties and great for you! Continue reading →

The Cookie Jar: Cookies & Crème Cookies

| Linda

You ever browse the internet and find something that looks so darn good that you just have to make it? Well the other day I was checking out my friend Jodi’s blog The Creative Life In Between and she shared a cookie recipe that was just that…. it looked so good that I just HAD to make it…In fact, it tasted so darn good that I just had to share it! Even though my husband thought it was silly that I was turning a cookie INTO another cookie – I made them anyway…and boy were they a huge hit. These fabulous Cookies & Crème Cookies all started with an Oreo… Continue reading →

Cocktail Corner: Passion Fruit – Sparkling Wine Sangria

| Linda

On our recent visit to Panama we discovered a delicious flavor of Sangria. Omar at Tantalo Rooftop Bar in Casco Viejo, Panama shared with us his recipe for a Champagne Passion Fruit Sangria. It was so refreshing! Especially in the heat of summertime in Panama. Recently we decided to recreate this wonderful drink at home for our Cocktail Corner with delightful results. This is the perfect drink to share with friends on Memorial Day! Continue reading →