A great no-fail roasted chicken recipe is the little black dress of the kitchen.  You keep it on standby for any occasion when you know you need to look fabulous.  Rosemary chicken is gorgeous (look at those roasted lemon slices—so fancy!) and delicious.  Put this on the table, and enjoy the oohs and ahhs from [Click to Continue Reading...]

Well, it seems Spring is going to take its sweet time arriving this year.  And I’m okay with that. We are still undecided if we are going to start a garden.  The truth is, when your day job is growing and harvesting plants, sometimes the last thing you want to do is take care of [Click to Continue Reading...]

Let the record show that I, Christina Dessertfortwo (legal name-change pending), am a huge fan of cookies that are baked and then rolled in sugar.  Cookies: full of sugar, check.  Cookies rolled in sugar?  Double check.  Make that double chin. These cookies are soft and tender, and yeah, they melt in your mouth. I whipped [Click to Continue Reading...]

I’m guest posting today for my sweet friend Krissy of Krissy’s Creations. Click on over for my recipe for citrus olive oil muffins, and be sure to give Krissy lots of love.  She’s one of the sweetest bloggers and best macaron bakers I’ve ever met!  

First, don’t forget to enter my small bakeware giveaway.  You have until February 7th at noon! I really enjoy making granola.  I adore the whole process of gathering up all the mason jars that contain the oats, nuts and seeds.  I love the feel of the dry ingredients between my fingers and the aroma of [Click to Continue Reading...]

  Growing up, I had a friend who was Persian.  It was at his house that I got my first taste of saffron, emerald green pistachios that squeaked on your teeth, juicy Medjool dates that I wrongly assumed were soaked in honey because they bared little resemblance to the leathery raisins I knew, and yogurt [Click to Continue Reading...]

When left to my own devices,  I default to my perfect 1 person dinner plan:  I put a 1/2 cup of dry beans in a bowl of water to soak til suppertime.  I truly adore beans and legumes more than most other foods.  I do a quick peek to see if I have a bottle of [Click to Continue Reading...]

When I wrote my citrus buttermilk pudding cakes recipe, I intended for it to be adapted to your citrus loving needs.  I’ve made a few versions of it myself, including lime, lemon cream, and tangerine.  All delicious. A few weeks ago, I brought home a 10 pound bag of oranges from a trip to Southern [Click to Continue Reading...]