recipes from Adrienne Asher
I found myself in a funk. I was overweight by about 50 pounds, could no longer run up stairs, had trouble leaning over to tie my shoes, was exhausted, was depressed, and had a bad case of brain fog. After floundering around, trying to fix all this with medication, yoyo-dieting, and cheating, I finally decided that perhaps a more healthy … Read more
These cookies actually began life as the recipe that I used for the crust in my citrus cheesecake, but I had some leftover dough, rolled it into balls, flattened them with two fingers, and baked them up as—ta da—almond shortbread cookies. This recipe has just a tad more sweetening than the crust, and is a perfect little “cookie and … Read more
My sweetie and I were talking about core kitchen tools the other evening (yes, we do that sort of thing). Anyway, we were talking about early French cooking and our own early college-days kitchens, whittling down the list to an absolutely necessary, bare bones list. If you could see our kitchen, you’d know how hilarious this concept is…it’s a walking … Read more
Mock Danish recipes abound on the Internet. This version is somewhat soufflé-like, somewhat cheesecake-like, sweet, soft…and delicious. Great for a smallish dessert, wonderful for a smallish breakfast/snack.
Raspberry-Filled Danish Pastry
1 serving // 202 calories, 6 net carbs
2 ounces organic full-fat cream cheese
1 egg
6-9 drops liquid stevia glycerite (taste as you go)
1/4 teaspoon Nielson-Massey Madagascar Bourbon … Read more
Here’s a screen shot of Google’s 2013 Doodle animation…so cool that I probably watched it six times!
After many years spent creating havoc in the kitchen and spending an inordinate amount of hours at the stove, we made things (somewhat) simpler in 2013. The day before, we prepped the cauliflower pilaf and pumpkin slivers, cooked the bacon, made the vinaigrette, … Read more