Homemade Coconut Ice Cream

It's been a long week. I thought I was on track to tons of  blog updates this past week- but it's been a very intense and crazy work week.  Perhaps this week I will get to posting it all. Let's start with dessert. I made a very tasty coconut ice cream this week. It's a very simple and rewarding recipe. It's a coconut lovers dream!

Saturday Morning Cheese Blintzes

I'm actually not a fan of cheese blintzes, but Jason is and I wanted to make him some for some time. I finally got around to it a couple of weekends ago and thought I could make these suckers as quick as you make pancakes. Turns out cheese blintzes are served warm and are suppose to bake in the oven

Rice and Egg

Do you have a childhood dish that seems like only your family ever ate? When I was a kid, my mom used to make my sister and I rice & eggs. And it's exactly what it sounds like. Steamed white rice and a scrambled egg. We usually ate this for breakfast and if my mom was feeling fancy she would add mushrooms or green onion to the egg. Now I realize this may sound like a weird breakfast dish, but it really takes me back to my childhood & it's comfort food for me.

Take to Work Lunch: Asian Inspired Salad

I can post "Take to Work Lunches" on Saturday right? Good. With the recent purchase of some cute lunch boxes called "Easy Lunch Boxes" and some planning and preparition on my part, I took my lunch to work 3 out of the 4 days this week. Which for me, who usually sleeps in a little too late and rushes out the door all while knowing if I don't pack a lunch,

Happy 4th of July!

Nothing beats the simplicity of a burger, or in this case mini-burgers on King's Hawaiian poppy seed bread rolls straight from the King's Hawaiian bread factory itself.

Have a Happy 4th of July!

Coffee Cupcakes!!

Last night I stayed up late to make some coffee cupcakes for my sister. See, my sister graduated college a couple of weeks ago and we were to celebrate with homemade coffee cupcakes. (She is a coffee-holic.)But I was sick the whole week & weekend of her graduation and I never made them. But hey, at least she got some tiramasu from CPK that day. 

Anyhow, I was back at in my parent's hood and this time, toting the coffee cupcakes

Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks (and Marinara Sauce)

Not only did I make blueberries and cream cookies this weekend, I also made a really good pizza on Monday. This required some preparation on Sunday, but it was well worth it. Let me tell you about this pizza dough recipe. I've mentioned it before. It takes some patience, not in kneading the dough, but just time. Time and planning to make the dough the night before so it can be refrigerated and time again to allow the dough to rest and rise the next day. But it's well worth it and way better than Trader Joe's pizza dough (sorry TJ's, it's true!) and anything from a chain pizza place.