I have a big thing for cream cheese. Although I’m past the days of eating it straight up, I still love anything made with it- cream cheese icing, cheesecake, whatever. So these cream cheese cookies are right up my alley. They taste a lot like lemony cream cheese icing, but in cake form. Yes, cake. You know I like my cookies on the crispy side, but these are good too. In fact, I think they would make excellent mini-muffins. To … Continue reading
I make variations of this soup for all seasons, and this one is perfect for summer. It’s light, healthy, and loaded with vegetables. The only problem is its name… I never know how to pronounce minestrone. Is it mine-strone or mine-stroney? Well, it’s delicious no matter what it’s called. And it’s also very flexible- you can make this soup a hundred different ways all depending on what ingredients you have available. The secret to making a great soup is to … Continue reading
I love making (and mostly eating) chips. First there were apple and sweet potato chips, and now there are kale chips! Kale chips are very light and crispy, but they have an intense, nutty flavor. Eating these chips are a quick way to get a big dose of vitamins. If you want to make these chips, pre-heat your oven to 350ºF. Then, wash and dry your kale. Take the center rib/stem out of the kale leaves, and rip the leaves into bite size … Continue reading