I never had high expectations for frozen green beans. That is until I discovered a recipe called Fasoliyyeh Bi Z-Zayt (Syrian Green Beans with Olive Oil). This recipe sparked curiosity in me because it paired green beans with cilantro. Not a combination that I would have come up with. I decided to make this [...]
Yum. Chocolate Covered Bananas are easy to make and they are the perfect treat when the weather gets warm. Paul asked me to make some and since they are the (somewhat) healthy I obliged. The truth is that I can rarely say no to anything covered in chocolate. Can you blame [...]
My most unforgettable cinnamon roll experience was at Ann Sather’s, a Swedish diner in Chicago that has been churning out the delectable made-from-scratch treats for over 60 years. I once tried the recipe but it turns out that I’m not much of a bread maker.
The next best thing to Ann Sather’s is my recipe [...]
Lately I’ve had cherries on my mind. A little background about Romeo may be helpful. Romeo is situated in orchard-ville. There are literally dozens of orchards within a twenty minute drive from my home. The orchards are so much a part of Romeo’s history that our claim to fame is the [...]
The thing that I love about company is that I have an excuse to bake. It is good that we don’t have house guests too often or none of my clothes would fit. My family doesn’t need tons of sweets lying around and my kids don’t like half the things that I make [...]
