Homemade Candy Bars
Dessert, Food

Homemade Candy Bars

This is one of the best recipes I’ve ever come up with.  It has 4 ingredients: chocolate, caramel, a touch of cream and salted peanuts – couldn’t be simpler – and it’s the freshest candy bar you’ve ever eaten.  A batch of these would make a wonderful hostess or holiday gift; they would be great at a birthday party; they are amazing when chopped up and blended into ice cream, and they can be cut into elegant little squares and […]

Strawberry Ricotta Breakfast Muffins
Breakfast, Food, Summer, Vegetarian

Strawberry Ricotta Breakfast Muffins

It’s such a luxurious feeling to wake up to the smell of freshly-baked muffins, especially if you’re a houseguest.  Muffins are a particularly good breakfast choice when you have houseguests because they can be left in the kitchen with a bowl of fruit, a pitcher of juice, and a coffeemaker, so guests can rise at their leisure and serve themselves at any time.  It relieves the morning pressure to appear and account for oneself, and sets a nice, relaxed tone […]