If you are a fan of creamy, sweet, chilled ricotta cannolis then you will love this pie. You can omit the mini chocolate chips if you are a purist, but why? I love to make this pie for Easter as carrot cake (to me) is overdone and boring. I like thinking outside of the box. …
Baby is now 6.5 inches long! Eeek! Jane is doing great and just barely starting to show. A sweet potato. I picked Sweet Potato Pie for this challenge. I’ve never made one. I associate them with Thanksgiving and there are so many pies at that time of year I never have gotten around to making …
Week 19! Almost at the 20 week ultrasound. 6 inches long. I’ve been having some trouble finding exact fruits and vegetables that match these sizes but you get the idea. I considered making a Mango cream dessert-like a cheesecake? But, then it came to me. Classic. Mango Sticky Rice. The key here is getting the …
Week 18 and oh my, this baby is now 5.5 inches long! And 6.5 ounces! The mighty cucumber takes the stage now. I prefer those Persian cucumbers to the English variety as the skin is thinner/less tough and none of those pesky seeds. You could always use the English ones and stripe up the skin …
This soup is a classic! I have always loved the combination of caramelized onions, toasted bread and melted Gruyère cheese. It’s simple to make-but takes some patience with time. Slowly sautéing the onions is key to developing flavor. If you can’t fit the soup bowls under a broiler, you can always use a torch to …
I first tried Red Lentil Soup when I was vacationing in Turkey. It’s a warm, hearty, and comforting dish. I especially like it on a cold night. Brightened up with the garnishes of lemon parsley and yogurt? It is a wonderful contrast in flavors. If you’re looking for a “healthy” dish that fills you up, …
Baby is cruising along at 17 weeks and is now as big as an onion! Around 5 inches. I chose the delicious golden yellow onion for this week’s challenge. How can I highlight the overlooked kitchen workhorse staple in a recipe? Ah. Let’s look to the French. They know what to do with an onion. …
Week 16 brings us to the size of an avocado. 4-5 inches in length. Whoa. Well, I decided to make the very Californian invention of Avocado Toast! Three ways. What better way to celebrate the taste of avocados but as a whole fruit? Grab some crusty sourdough bread and lightly toast it. Maybe even grill …
A pear! This baby is growing so fast. I love ripe pears. I have a great Caramel Pear Pie recipe that I bake closer to Thanksgiving and I almost made that for this week’s fruit baby. Instead, I remembered reading about Frangipane tarts with different kinds of fruit on them. I decided to combine the …
14 weeks and our baby is now the size of an orange- coming in at 4 inches long. Jane, of course, isn’t showing and I’m growing increasingly suspicious of the blurry ultrasound she brought home a couple weeks ago;) Oranges are a fun winter fruit and there are so many ways you can make them …
Week 13 and lookin’ like a lemon. Well, not looking like one…more like the length of one? Who doesn’t love pound cake? Who doesn’t love lemons? Who doesn’t love cream cheese in a batter? Nobody I know. Let’s combine all of them into one recipe and make a Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Cake. This is …
12 weeks! We made it to completing the first trimester. And our reward is….knowing its 2.25 inches long now or as big as a lime. What else should I make but a Key Lime Pie? Except…I don’t have access to Key Limes. So, I will need to use the regular limes you find in the …
