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mini cheesecakes with balsamic raspberry sauce

ive been feeling so intellectual lately. it doesnt really have anything to do with making these cheesecakes (although if you are smart, you’ll make them, too). its more related to the fact that i have finally joined a book club. i love to read and lose myself in the story and the characters and have [...]

Posted 03 June 2011 † jackie § baking § book clubbin' § food porn § recipes ‡ Comments (0) °

gluten free strawberry cupcakes

elana’s pantry recipe here.

Posted 25 May 2011 † jackie § baking § food porn § paleo ‡ Comments (0) °

coconut flour chocolate chip cookies

as a baker, i am always on the look out for new recipes that give me delectable results. lately, i’ve also been on the lookout for recipes that use less sugar or alternative natural sweeteners (agave, pure maple syrup, honey, fruit juice, apple sauce) and different types of alternative flours. i like the idea of [...]

Posted 01 May 2011 † jackie § baking § paleo ‡ Comments (2) °

german chocolate cake

it was my brother in laws bday yesterday and so we had them and my parental units over for dinner (menu of birthday boys choice) and dessert. he chose my bacon macaroni + cheese and i served that with roasted broccoli with garlic + lemon. for dessert he requested german chocolate cake and so i [...]

Posted 18 March 2011 † jackie § baking § birthday § food porn ‡ Comments (0) °

oooh lala! french macarons (macaroons?)

“they’re chewy, crunchy, creamy, and just more sophisticated than cupcakes…”  this was said about the delicious french macaron in an article in bon appetit magazine. that is a big statement to make about cupcakes, especially to a person (me) that loves cupcakes almost as much as she loves her husband. i can’t believe I’m about [...]

Posted 17 January 2011 † jackie § food § recipes ‡ Comments (0) °

bourbon. caramel. bacon. popcorn.

you know you want to make it. recipe here… http://thesousedchef.blogspot.com/2010/03/bacon-bourbon-caramel-corn.html oh yes i did. well, yes i will. i’m making this tonight to reward daniel and myself for making it through 3 grueling days of work thus far this week. and we  just might wash it down with a limoncello martini. you dont know me.

Posted 12 January 2011 † jackie § bacon! § food § recipes ‡ Comments (0) °

homemade organic applesauce + applesauce muffins

here are the recipes and pics of the applesauce and applesauce muffins i made for our new years breakfast. they turned out tasty and moist. i have made these muffins with trader joe’s organic applesauce before and i think the ones from homemade applesauce were much tastier. i used this applesauce recipe from smitten kitchen [...]

Posted 09 January 2011 † jackie § breakfast § food § recipes ‡ Comments (0) °

bring on the eating pants

christmas and new years eve. they are so close i can smell it. do you know what it smells like? no, not pine trees and cinnamon and champagne. to me, it smells like maple pecan muffins and gruyere potatoes gratin and garlic studded prime rib roast. mmm…. i will be making baked lemony artichoke dip [...]

Posted 21 December 2010 † jackie § breakfast § cheese § dinner § family § food § food porn § friends § holiday ‡ Comments (0) °

almond milk, vanilla + cinnamon rice pudding

sadly, very very sadly, i have discovered that i am lactose intolerant. its a pretty easy fix to buy some lactase pills and take those right before i eat dairy (which i do) but overall im trying to lessen the amount of dairy i eat since im guessing this is my body’s way of saying [...]

Posted 13 December 2010 † jackie § breakfast § food ‡ Comments (0) °

a sweet + homemade holiday

good golly, thanksgiving flew by and guess whats on its way?!? yep, the holidays- christmas, kwanzaa, hanukkah. this year since we are on a pretty strict adoption budget we will only be buying gifts for the children in the family. which works out great for our wallets since we only have 3 children in the [...]

Posted 29 November 2010 † jackie § food § holiday ‡ Comments (2) °