Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Roasted Rosemary Pears Serves 12 Substituting goat cheese for some of the cream cheese in a cheesecake results in an absolutely stunning dessert that is slightly tangy and not too sweet. Add some rosemary-roasted pears and your guests will be dreaming of this cake for days after you serve it. Ingredients:
Moroccan Mint Roasted Vegetables I used a mix of what looked good and seasonal at my local market here, but feel free to mix it up a bit. You could certainly do pumpkin or other winter squash here, or straight potatoes (no cauliflower / radish), or green beans and broccoli in the summer. Asparagus and
One of my personal favorite desserts from when I met my wife fifteen years ago. Makes a pretty big bowl (enough to feed a family of six). Preparation time is about 20 minutes or so. Ingredients: Box of cream cheese (softened) Two bottles of Maraschino cherries (20 oz total) Two cans of fruit cocktail (drained)
Both my wife and my father in law have absolutely no concept of what is “too much” from a spicy perspective. I like some spicy foods myself, but will never opt for the suicide wings. Wifey on the other hand, well, let’s say she was down for a wasabi eating contest. And won. So with
While the dish has been around since the creation of time, the implementation in the movie Ratatouille was pretty impressive (I still can’t watch that movie without getting hungry). The recipe below is what I usually use to create Ratatouille at home. I like to mix with this Garlionero sauce that I make periodically for
