Don’t know what to do with all of the zucchinis that you’ve harvested from your garden this summer? Here is a great (and easy!) recipe that even the kids will love.
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Hi, I’m Ellie
I'm a southern gal with a passion for cooking and baking from scratch, the old fashioned way!
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Archive for August, 2009
Banana Bread for Life
When people find out that I have a food blog, they wonder why I do what I do. They often say, “Really?! A whole blog just about recipes and food?”
To which I answer, “Yes, a whole blog just about recipes and food.”
We food bloggers all have our reasons for doing what we do. For me, it’s about reaching out to people around the world and connecting with them through the shared experience of food. It’s about coming together around the dinner table as a family, as friends, even as an internet community. It’s just pretty darn cool that someone in Oregon made my mom’s squash casserole so that their kids would enjoy eating vegetables . . or that someone in England made my zucchini bread for a neighbor who had surgery . . . or someone in Chicago make my mother-in-law’s chicken squares to prove to her boyfriend that she could actually cook.
Chocolate Oatmeal Cake
I discovered this recipe when I was in college – it is the perfect comfort food. It will make you feel cozy and warm with just one bite. I’ve tweaked it over the years to make it a bit softer, more chocolaty, and more delicate – sublime.
Big Brother’s Birthday Cake
My big brother. Smart, handsome, dentist, bachelor, and now 31 years old. If this sounds like a personals ad, it should. Do you have a lovely lady in your life? Single, southern, conservative, sweet? Perhaps we need to set them up?
Hahahaha, this past weekend was my big brother’s birthday. Every year, I make him the same cake. White cake with lemon curd filling and white mountain frosting. And every year, I tell him what a pain in the patootie it is to make this thing. And every year, I take that first bite of cake and remember, all over again, that it is completely worth the effort to make this masterpiece of a cake!!! Tender, fluffy white cake . . . tangy, tart lemon filling . . . light, melt-in-your-mouth frosting . . . what more could a boy want?!
Quick Garlicky Tomato Sauce
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – sometimes just the simplest, freshest ingredients don’t need a whole lot of hootenanny in order to make a delicious dish. Simple stewed tomatoes with pungent garlic and fresh herbs make a perfect pasta sauce – quick, easy, fresh, simple, pure – delicious!
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