mad hungry for apple crisp

Monday is a big day for me and my good friend Martha. She moves her daily talk show to the Hallmark Channel and brings along a couple of new shows with her. First is Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer, starring Martha’s daughter Alexis and her good friend Jennifer Koppleman Hutt. The hour-long gabfest is billed…

jarlsberg spread – everyday food challenge

As promised in Tuesday’s post, a bonus Everyday Food Challenge recipe from issue #14, Jarlsberg Spread.  Are you familiar this outstanding cheese? Exported from Norway, Jarlsberg cheese is known for its distinctive sweet and nutty taste. To make this delectable spread you’ll need about 2 cups of grated Jarlsberg, a little less than a cup…

peach buckle – everyday food challenge

Rustic and elegant. That’s how I’d describe this incredible Peach Buckle from issue #14 of Everyday Food Magazine. Can I be honest for a moment? I’ve been feeling like last week’s challenge was kind of a cop-out. I mean really, yogurt cheese? All I did was strain some yogurt over night. I hope that this…

yogurt cheese – everyday food challenge

Everyday Food Challenge, Issue 13. I made cheese. So over on my 37 Things List, I have making mozzarella cheese on the list of things I want to accomplish. Does making yogurt cheese count? Probably not, but this was super easy. To make it, you’ll need a little time for the yogurt to separate.  I…

mini deep-dish pizzas

So you all know that I’ve been cooking my way through all of the issues of Everyday Food Magazine beginning with issue #1. I’ve worked through the first twelve issues and decided that today I’d post an Everyday Food Challenge Fast Forward. Ever since I received the newest issue, #75, I’ve been wanting to try…

mocha custards – everyday food challenge

Something sweet and simple takes center stage for my Everyday Food Magazine Challenge this week. We’re up to issue #12 and the recipe that I selected is the Mocha Custard. I’ve never attempted a traditional custard.  The tempering of the eggs has always sort of intimidated me.  I was always worried that I’d end up…

jalapenos – everyday food challenge

Today’s Everyday Food Challenge brings two issues together just south of the border. I visited the downtown Akron Farmer’s Market on Friday and picked up a basket of jalapeno peppers for a recipe from issue #11 and found that I had purchased so many that I could also make a recipe from issue #73. So…

cappuccino brownies – everyday food challenge

My partner Greg has declared this, the best brownie ever. And who am I to disagree? This post marks my tenth week of my Everyday Food Challenge. Ten weeks and at least one recipe from each of the first ten issues of Everyday Food Magazine. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve been very excited…

tuna nicoise salad

It’s that time of the week again. My Everyday Food Challenge update. This weeks brings us issue #9 and a perfect summertime french-inspired Tuna Nicoise Salad. Unfortunately, this recipe is not available at marthastewart.com. I’ve been thinking that I could create a drinking game to go along with my Everyday Food Challenge posts.  Every time…

the giant skillet cookie

So what happens when you reveal to your co-workers that you baked something amazing the night prior, and yet arrived to work with nothing to share? You get “the look” and lots of “whys?” You see after tasting a slice of  Martha Stewart’s Cookie of the Day, the Skillet-Baked Chocolate-Chip Cookie, Greg asked that I…