It’s 6pm and you are at a loss. I am here to help. I threw the above ingredients together and impressed my little ladies and my little man. Not included in the above picture are the ingredients I thought of at the very end, but ingredients that you can not forget. Soy [...]
Continue Reading →I’m up at 6am, I’ve got “White Christmas” playing on Netflix, and I’m making various breads for tonight’s family Christmas party. I’m making both hearty rolls and lighter, eggy rolls. While they are rising, I’m going to do a bit of research on shaping rolls. I’ll post what I find in [...]
Continue Reading →December weeknights are tricky. You want something warm and yummy but you have no bandwidth, given that you are wrapping, baking, shopping, and doing who-knows-what-else all day. Here is the first of a few shortcuts I use.
Ravioli with Simmered Tomatoes
1. In medium saucepan add 2 Tablespoons olive oil, 1 small diced onion, [...]
Last Sunday My sister made an amazing salad. Long story short, it included pears, blue cheese, candied pecans, and a slew of other treats. The salad reminded me of my own Christmas salad creation. Enjoy this Snow family classic.
Originally posted December 2008
Some friends of mine have this one special Christmas dinner every year. [...]
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This is my 17th Thanksgiving where I do some of the cooking and some of the hosting. I’m starting to see a trend in my recipes. I’m reposting last year’s working menu. Happy Thanksgiving!
I need all of this week’s recipes to be in one place. Here. You’ll see the post grow and [...]
Continue Reading →Happy Halloween and let the cider drinking begin! Seriously, I may hand this out next week instead of candy. As my daughter Annabelle says, I am totally not kidding.
Originally published October 22, 2009
It’s a shame how long I’ve gone without posting anything. Life has taken over. Last summer, as we drifted about enjoying [...]
Continue Reading →This summer my sister-in-law said to me, “I want you to give me cooking lessons.” Don’t worry dear Reader, I laughed. She is a good cook in her own right and didn’t need much from me. After she requested the lessons but before she came to my house, I sneaked away to visit sister-friends in [...]
Continue Reading →Sometimes. Just sometimes, I hit the ball out of the park. And friends, I hit the ball out of the park when I make bruschetta. Instructions below.
Becca’s Bruschetta
4-5 fresh tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes
fresh basil, cut
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon [...]
What can I say? It’s this simple:
Make buttermilk syrup and let it cool in the fridge (can be done even a few days in advance). Recipe below.
Buy peaches at your local farmers’ market.
Wash, peel, and slice peaches.
Drizzle peaches with buttermilk syrup.
Serve.
Email me because you can’t believe [...]
Continue Reading →I was looking at the TortillasAndOranges.com archives tonight and realized I have a surprisingly low amount of soups on record. Why not give you my favorite? This is a great Monday meal. The chicken simmers in the crockpot and at the end, you throw everything together in a big pot. Now I know there are [...]
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