Dessert, Popular, Weight Watchers
Roasted Pineapple
It happened again.
At the supermarket the other day, there were lovely, aromatic pineapples on display. Good price, too. I selected carefully, sniffing the bottoms as I’d ...
Dreaming of Summer
Last summer, S and I took a last-minute honeymoon. I say “last-minute” because the plan had been to go in the fall, after we’d recuperated from the ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
In Which We Atone for Caramel-Coated Sins with Tuna, Farro, and White Bean Salad
After a sugar-induced delirium lasting nearly a week (and a resultant gain at Weight Watchers on Saturday), all I could think about was having something ...
Foodie Gifts
My friend P is just back from three months in Bali. Lucky her: while the Northeastern US was slogging through one of the snowiest, messiest winters I ...
Sugar High Friday: Stuck on You, the Round-Up
Now that my official hosting duties are wrapping up, I must say two things: One, thank you again to Jennifer at The Domestic Goddess, for creating this worldwide community ...
Coda
It was gooooood. I had seconds, it was so good. The crust was the only problem—it didn’t hold together consistently, left a lot of nutty bits ...
Stuck on You, Round Two: Turtle Tart
I wasn’t exactly thrilled with my earlier attempt at making caramel, so I thought I’d try again. Tonight I’m going to my friends’ for dinner, and ...
Sugar High Friday: I Want Some-Moas!
When I was a kid my mom always bought a lot of Girl Scout Cookies. I mean, a lot. Multiple boxes (six, eight?) each ...
Sugar High Friday: Caramel Corn, for E
My friend E, of the field trip to heaven I described earlier today (she took the photo above this afternoon of her little boy, ...
Chocolate Haven? Chocolate Heaven? It’s All the Same to Me
This afternoon I went on a field trip to heaven. I met my friend E, her sweetly sleeping six-week old baby F, and her adorable pup Sheridan ...