French Picnic Tart with Potatoes, Red Peppers, Sage and Gruyere

Right before I had my daughter, I posted about the "casseroles from kindly neighbors" I expected to be eating after her birth. We did enjoy delicious pastas, ch...

Main Dish14 Comments

Manchego Stuffed Dates with Truffle Honey

We recently acquired a very large wheel of Spanish manchego cheese. In my office building, there is a Spanish foods import business. What luck! The owners are a...

Appetizers & Snacks7 Comments

Maple Pecan Banana Bread

Two brown spotted bananas stared at me from the counter at the end of last week. I wanted to broaden my repertoire of things-to-do-with-ripe-bananas recipes. My...

Breads & Breakfast24 Comments

Light Potato Salad with Sour Cream and Capers

I don't usually support using "diet" things if they don't taste very good. I would much rather eat everything I want in moderation than sacrifice taste. If you ...

Salads5 Comments

Summer Salad Extravaganza! Starting with Couscous…

I hereby declare this summer of cold salads!  In the past week, I have whipped up large batches of hearty, cold salads that have pleased me to no end.  They a...

SaladsVegetarian8 Comments

Pork Tacos with Guacamole and Salsa Verde

Finding myself a little tired of chicken and steering a bit clear of beef lately, I am trying to find more room in my kitchen for "the other white meat." We did...

Main Dish8 Comments

Kumquat Pecan Bread

Those last, orange little kumquats made their way into some pecan bread that I nibbled on all day. Before baking with them, I did pop a few of the orange gems i...

Breads & Breakfast2 Comments

Sailboats and Coffee

A big thank you to my second guest blogger, Stephanie. She was kind enough to find time in her very busy schedule to write a post for Whipped. What is she so bu...

Buttermilk LoveDesserts & Sweets0 Comments

Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Although I am desperately trying to diet a bit, I fell prey to two of these the other day at my friend Marianne's house. I just cannot resist baked goods. I sup...

CookiesDesserts & Sweets12 Comments

Arugula with Kumquats, Dates and Parmesan

It has been awhile since I have sung the praises of my weekly, organic produce delivery from New Leaf Grocery. It has really changed my life and introduced me t...

Salads4 Comments

Heavenly Banana Cake with Super Special Cream Cheese Frosting

I tackled my first major baking project since having the baby. Wow... it took a LOT longer to get a simple cake made. Measure and sift the flour... feed the bab...

Desserts & Sweets33 Comments

Open Faced Pseudo-Reuben

I am still hot on the open-faced sandwich kick. Partly, I am trying to reduce the carbs and hopefully in turn reduce a few pounds. Also, I have found a little c...

Main DishSides1 Comment