Category: Food & Drink
homemade dill pickles
A few weeks back we received quite the bounty of pickling cucumbers in our CSA share. About the same time, a co-worker was telling me about how she was making pickles from the cucumbers in her garden. She described a pretty simple method for making pickles that will keep for about a month in the…
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…
garlic and rosemary infused olive oil
This morning I made a very simple garlic and rosemary infused olive oil for slathering on the crust of a very special pizza that I’ll be making tonight for dinner. It’s a pizza with roasted peppers, italian sausage and fresh mozzarella topped with an arugula salad drizzled with red wine vinegar, a little more…
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…
garlic vinaigrette
On Friday I picked up our first spring share of crops from the Crown Point Ecology Center’s C.S.A. In our magic box we found a bundle of green onions, some crisp young kale, and a bag of assorted tender and delicious lettuce leaves. My attempt at making kale chips was not successful. The young kale…
nutella swirled blondies with toasted hazelnuts and chocolate
Blondie Week, day four. Also known as Nutella Swirled Blondies with Toasted Hazelnuts and Chocolate day. You are going to need a great big glass of milk to go with these amazing bars. My partner Greg has quite the affinity for Nutella. It’s a hazelnut spread with skim milk and cocoa. It’s very big in…
snickerdoodle blondies – blog blast from the past
Since we’re celebrating Blondie Week here on made by mike, I thought I would reintroduce you all to the most wonderful blondie ever baked. If you haven’t made these yet, you must! To follow is my original very brief post about this incredibly delicious blondie. I’m going to keep this very short. Stop whatever you…
cherry chocolate almond blondies
It’s day two of Blondie Week. Today we feature the Cherry Chocolate Almond Blondie. Dried cherries are one of my favorite additions to baked goods. So I knew that when I was experimenting with blondie recipes, there would definitely have to be a cherry version. A couple of things that go very well with cherries?…
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