Two Ways to Enjoy Beets…Baked Beet Chips and Wilted Beet Greens

A few weeks ago, I made a resolution to try eating beets. It wasn’t a New Year’s resolution, but I just decided one day a few weeks ago that it was something I wanted to do. I don’t think I’ve eaten a beet since I was a kid, and since I’m pushin’ 50…well…it’s been a … [read more]

Kale Chips

They’re crunchy.

They’re tasty.

They’re healthy.

Did I say how great they taste? I believe I did.

It’s worth repeating a second time though.

Season your chips however you want. Experiment.

Bet ya can’t eat just one!

By the way, they didn’t look this green when I pulled them out of the oven. I … [read more]

Queen Cake

I wanted to make a very special cake for my very special friend, Vesna. It’s her birthday today (March 16th), and I made her favorite cake, which is called Queen Cake, in honor of her birthday. It’s a meringue cake, but it’s quite different from any meringue cake I’ve ever had. The pastry part of … [read more]

Baked Banana Chips Dipped in Chocolate

One of Kemal’s favorite snacks (and mine too) is chocolate covered banana chips. They’re sinfully delicious and super easy to make.

Baked Banana Chips Dipped in Chocolate (Recipe Source: Spark Recipes)

They’re hard to resist, but really…why would you want to?

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Is there anything better than chocolate covered strawberries? I think they’re just heavenly, and I got a big surprise at work the other day when I received some homemade chocolate dipped strawberries as a Valentine gift from Gaby, who’s a really sweet and lovely young woman I work with.

She attached a note to the package … [read more]