From An Opera Singer in the KitchenWhat is the best thing to do for New Year's Eve? Spend it with friends! Now that we were back from Texas we had to find out what we were going to do for New Year's Eve. We spent a nice evening with friends from church, conversing and playing games. The hostess had a wonderful punch made from grapefruit, pomegranate juice and Verner's Ginger Ale. It was nice and … [Read more...]
Cookie Care Packages: Peppermint Chocolate Divinity Cookies, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Triple Chocolate brownie cookies and MORE!
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenTwo posts ago I shared a tradition I grew up with. I continued my baking this past week by making 6 different types of cookies. I was saddened that I was not going to be able to share them with family back home, but I figured that next year, with more planning, I could bake in batches and send them to family back in Texas. This year I decided to bake for new … [Read more...]
Pomegranate Power Mix
There was a nice theme tonight as I am getting better with this DARN cough! My honey was out on business meetings and I was left to have fun on my own! It felt very much a night full of red themes. On a grocery run yesterday, I picked up 4 beautiful POM pomegranates to have as dessert or breakfast options. Since I had some time on my hands, I peeled and seeded these beautiful gems. I was happy to … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Tostadas and Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
I totally did not feel like cooking last night because this horrendous cough is draining all my energy. I finally switched from Zyrtec-D to Mucinex-D. Some how I do not know why physicians try to pawn off their samples when they can easily prescribe medication that will take care of the issue. Such is the case when I switched from one med to the other. I have to say I feel SO much better. Even my … [Read more...]
Dutch Apple Pie Crumble
Seeing that this week has flown by, decided that I needed to end the week with some goodies. We had another couple over for dessert after my hubby played the piano for a hymn sing at a retirement community, so I knew that I had to make something seasonal. I decided that since I had so many apples left at home that I would make an apple dessert. I was inspired by another friend's recipe we had … [Read more...]
