Blueberry, Rum & Coconut Chia Crème Brûlée

This looks really good

Cajun Chicken & Andouille Sausage Jambalaya

lovely story with the awesome Cajun food

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I’ve traveled to quite a few places, both domestically and abroad, since meeting the man I married. And every day I reflect on our journeys together, I can’t help but feel blessed.

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One of the most memorable trips I took with Jeremiah was our very first trip together. We had only been dating for MAYBE 4 months, but we were serious. We were already living with each other in a tiny studio apartment in New Rochelle, NY, unconsciously plotting out the rest of our lives together. So a flight somewhere was pretty much par for the course.

IMG_3065We probably would not have ended up in New Orleans so quickly if it had not been for the marriage of two people who I’ve grown to adore. That July of 2009, I found myself at the wedding of one of Jeremiah’s oldest friends Michelle and her love Michael, who have since brought…

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Making candles from jars and tea cups…..

Really cute ideas

Dark Cocoa Buttermilk Cake

  Dark Cocoa Buttermilk Cake with Cocoa Mascarpone Frosting Ingredients 3/4 cup butter 3 eggs 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups buttermilk or sour milk* … Continue reading Dark Cocoa Buttermilk Cake

Toasted Coconut, Pecan & Cinnamon Butter

This combine several of my favorites, has to be yummy.

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Inspiration from this comes from my discovery in Amelia Freer’s new book ‘Cook. Nourish Glow’ that you can make coconut butter simply with dessicated coconut! I love anything deceptively simple yet unexpectedly delicious (see my Red Grape & Rosewater Sorbet recipe for a prime example!), so this led me to create my own version totally from scratch. Maple, pecan & cinnamon are amazing bedfellows, and all combined together makes something so incredibly more-ish that I sat and ate most of it in one sitting! But when you make this you must be patient! Accept that it will look like unpromising, brown sand for a while, but the released oils from the coconut and pecans, as well as the coconut oil itself will make the mixture magically thicken into a thick, spreadable consistency. It’s amazing spread on fresh fruit & toast, liberally spooned over porridge, or just eaten by itself with…

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