About a month or so ago, I received an email from POM Wonderful, asking if I’d like to sample their 100% pomegranate juice. At the same time I remembered that Everyday Food magazine had featured this amazing juice back in its December 2006 issue in the “Have You Tried?” section. That’s were I found the…
Category: Food & Drink
birthday waffles
I awoke this morning to the sweet scent of waffles made by Greg. What a great way to start the first day of my 38th year. Did I accomplish all that I’d wanted from my 37 Things list? Not even close. But I intend to continue to knock out what’s left on the list and…
white chocolate snowflakes
And here we are, the final few days before Christmas. I don’t know about you, but the list of things that I need to do keeps getting longer. These are times when a quick and simple recipe is really important. I ran across this three-ingredient holiday treat on Food52.com. My dear friends, may I introduce…
chocolate peppermint cookies
Oh the snow…the weather around these here parts has been pretty frightful the last couple of days. On Sunday, I decided it would be best to use my shut-in time to bake some cookies for the holidays. I made dad’s ginger cookies that I wrote about previously. I also baked white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies…
hey good lookin’ whatcha got cooking?
I had a delightfully snowy day off work on Monday. I used a good portion of that time to update the Recipes Seen Here page of the blog. I think I’ve got a link to every recipe on there. If you notice anything missing, do let me know. Now go pick a recipe and get…
5 days of sweets – pumpkin doughnut muffins
Sugar and spice and everything nice. That’s one way to describe these doughnuts disguised as muffins disguised again as doughnuts. I don’t think there’s a better way to end 5 Days of Sweets than with a baked treat bathed in butter then rolled in cinnamon sugar. So there you have it, the Pumpkin Doughnut Muffin…
5 days of sweets – mint-chocolate brownies
Day 4 of 5 Days of Sweets. I’m thinking that when this series is over I’m going to need to delve into 12 Days of Savories. We’re in sugar over-drive here on Made by Mike. Today, I present you with Everyday Food magazine’s Mint-Chocolate Brownie. It’s a winner. Earlier this week I rushed home from…
5 days of sweets – ricotta orange pound cake
Here we are, day three of “Five Days of Sweets.” I don’t know about you but, but my clothes are feeling a bit tighter. It’s back to Weight Watchers after the holidays… The latest of issue of Food Network Magazine features a section on “Giada’s Perfect Presents.” One of the ideas was to make a…
5 days of sweets – dad’s ginger cookies
What’s the first food-related item that comes to mind when I think of Christmas? My Dad’s ginger cookies. He made them every year along with his sugar cut-out cookies. The scent of these cookies baking in the oven filled the house with the most pleasant spiced aroma. A few notes about the recipe. Depending on…
5 days of sweets – chocolate mousse tart with hazelnuts
Welcome to my 5 Days of Sweets. Also known as, How Mike Will Gain Another 10 Pounds. For the next five days I’ll feature a dessert or cookie that would be just fantastic to serve around the upcoming holidays. To kick it off, we begin with the Chocolate Mousse Tart with Hazelnuts from Everyday Food…
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