A look at easy cooking techniques with salt, herbs, and garlic (and a bit of love) that will easily create memorable meals out of the simplest of ingredients so you eat well and spend less. Pin It It's February. This is the point in the winter months that I really start … [Read more...] about Eat Well, Spend Less: Simple Ways to Create Memorable Meals
A Bit About Makin’ Bacon
How to make crisp and evenly cooked bacon in the oven without all the grease splatters and mess of frying it on the stove. Pin It Bacon. Have you ever noticed that bacon has the ability to instantly trigger a response in your brain? Its salty goodness reaches to the recesses … [Read more...] about A Bit About Makin’ Bacon
Baked Bacon
1/2-1 pound bacon strips 1 sheet parchment paper 1 baking sheet with sides Preheat oven to 425ºF. Line the baking sheet with the parchment paper. The paper should come up the sides, ideally. Lay the bacon strips out next to each other over the parchment. Bacon strips can touch … [Read more...] about Baked Bacon
Dark Chocolate Mousse and Cinnamon Meringue Pavlova Tarts
Cinnamon meringue is piped into a tart-shaped pavlova shell, baked and filled with a dark chocolate mousse and then topped with cinnamon whipped cream. An elegant Valentine's Day dessert or special treat. Pin It Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. I'm not planning anything. My … [Read more...] about Dark Chocolate Mousse and Cinnamon Meringue Pavlova Tarts
Cinnamon Meringue Pavlova Tarts Filled with Dark Chocolate Mousse
4 eggs, separated 1 cup superfine (caster) sugar 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 14 ounces high quality dark chocolate 1/2 cup water 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon extract (can substitute ground … [Read more...] about Cinnamon Meringue Pavlova Tarts Filled with Dark Chocolate Mousse
