Category Archives: Cookbooks

Queen City Cayenne Ice Cream

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer Here’s another variation on chocolate ice cream; a twist on Mexican chocolate with cinnamon and a dash of cayenne pepper (the ice cream is named after Cincinnati, The … Continue reading

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Beef Stroganoff

Currently cooking out of Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen If I spy a beef stroganoff recipe in a slow cooker cookbook, there’s a good chance I’m going to try it. I have a thing about beef stroganoff; I love it … Continue reading

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Bangkok Peanut Ice Cream

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer This is one of the strangest peanut butter ice creams I’ve ever tasted. And I don’t mean that at all negatively. This ice cream has a lot going … Continue reading

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The Milkiest Chocolate Ice Cream in the World

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer This ice cream is like eating frozen chocolate pudding. How can that be bad? Ms. Bauer is making a liar out of me. First it was the salty … Continue reading

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Lemon & Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer In the past six months or so, we’ve had several of those serve-yourself frozen yogurt and toppings places open up in our town, and Bryan and I have … Continue reading

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Nectarine Ice Cream

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer This is actually about two separate recipes, neither of which are from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Homes. Confused? Let me back up a bit. Bryan and I … Continue reading

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Wrap-up—Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen

Currently cooking out of Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen I know some people think the guys at America’s Test Kitchen are kind of anal and uptight, but I like ‘em. When I open one of their cookbooks (or magazines), I … Continue reading

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Roasted Pistachio Ice Cream

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer Do you remember the first time you tried gelato? I do. It was in Ann Arbor, Mich., in the middle of summer. I was there for business and … Continue reading

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Barbecued Beans

Currently cooking out of Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen I’ve been looking for a good recipe for barbecued beans (sometimes called cowboy beans) for many years. In my head, my perfect dish has these characteristics: • Beans that are tender, … Continue reading

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The Darkest Chocolate Ice Cream in the World – mostly

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer This is another recipe I found on the internet before I bought the book. As I was making the ice cream, I kept wondering how a bit of … Continue reading

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