Sometimes you just a crave a quick and easy meatless meal. This is one of my favorites, Crustless Broccoli-Cheddar Quiches from Everyday Food Magazine. Paired with a salad and a piece of crusty bread, you’ve got a nice balanced meal. They are snap to put together once you’ve briefly cooked the broccoli and preheated the…
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cookie cupcakes with raspberry fluff frosting
I’ve made these cupcakes twice since getting the latest issue of Everyday Food magazine. There’s a terrific section on “Cakes for Every Pan.” My most favorite pan? The muffin tin, of course. Individual servings and no cutting required. I first made the Cookie Cupcakes with Raspberry Fluff Frosting for my lovely friend Megan’s birthday. They…
strawberry freezer jam
If you follow my adventures on the made by mike facebook page, you’ll know that I was on a bit of a jam making kick over the past weekend. If you don’t follow my adventures on the made by mike facebook page, then you are completely in the dark, and you clearly don’t love me…
crisp wontons with strawberries and yogurt – everyday food challenge
Saturday night we were invited by our friend Jim to enjoy an evening of classical music provided by the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra at the beautiful Blossom Music Center. Unlike every other concert at Blossom, for the Orchestra you are welcome to bring in a picnic dinner and even your own bottles of wine. Earlier in…
sweet cherry granita – everyday food challenge
Hot days. So hot. Several of which, we enjoyed with a broken air conditioner at home. PS&BTW, I’m a rather big wimp when it comes to summer and the blazing hot temps. Greg and I like to keep the abode at a nice chilly temperature. Guests normally wrap in blankets and sweaters while we sport…
brown-sugar, maple and pecan pound cake – everyday food challenge
Hi there, my name is Mike. I used to write and frequently update a cooking blog. Haven’t done much of that lately. Not sure why. Perhaps I just need a little break. After a delightful vacation to our neighbors up north, I’m re-energized. So here we go. In honor of our vacation to the “Land…
coffee, hazelnut and banana granola – everyday food challenge
And now, the final entry in Granola Week, Coffee, Hazelnut and Banana Granola. I know what you’re thinking. Coffee flavored granola? Don’t worry, there are just four teaspoons of instant espresso in the recipe. It’s very subtle and adds just a little bit of additional flavor to the granola. Give it a try, I think…
pistachio-apricot granola – everyday food challenge
So after I finished making and baking four batches of granola on Sunday, I had a revelation. I told Greg that I was pretty sure that I could be very happy quitting my job to make granola full-time. Wishful thinking, I just don’t think that there’s gold in them there jars. However, the small chunks…
linguine with asparagus and egg – everyday food challenge
Once again, it’s confession time at made by mike. I love a runny egg yolk. At breakfast I like to dip my toast into the yolk of an over-easy fried egg. I enjoy a piping hot bowl of pasta Carbonaro with its yolky sauce. I was very happy when I came across the recipe for…
frozen honey cream – everyday food challenge
My delightful friend Jennie and her husband Aidan tend to a bee hive which produces the most wonderful wildflower honey. Recently, Jennie gave me a couple of jars of their harvested liquid gold. I was going to use the honey for a week’s worth of posts that highlighted the honey as a main ingredient. Unfortunately,…
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