I love cream cheese Danish pastry. I have made laminated dough (the kind of dough that makes the Danish so flaky) a lot over the years but it take a long time and if it is one thing I do not have it is time. Continue reading
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Copycat Cranberry Bliss Bars
A couple of years ago Starbucks started serving Cranberry Bliss bars – basically a blondie with cranberries, ginger, and orange that is topped with a thin frosting, sprinkled with more dried cranberries and then drizzled with white chocolate. It was an instant hit – right a long with their pumpkin latte.
These are great to have as a snack in the afternoon. Pour a cup of hot coffee and watch the snow fall as you contemplate the amazing combination of white chocolate and cranberry once again. They are beautiful on a cookie plate or a dessert buffer.
Seriously.
What is it about memories that are so different than the reality? Continue reading
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Cookie Dough Cheesecake
Have you noticed that there are certain cycles in the popularity of foods and flavors? Red Velvet, Cake Batter, Cookies and Cream – all of these flavors have had their day but my favorite with probably always be cookie dough. There’s just something comforting about that raw cookie dough flavor and texture that makes you think of licking the beaters when you were a kid, you know? Continue reading
Chicken Alfredo Ravioli
Ravioli is one of my favorite comfort foods. There is something about it being chewy, cheesy, and high in carbs that whispers comfort to my inner child. I like making it homemade but most often I buy the frozen cheese ravioli from Costco. I know it is not as delicious as fresh ravioli but it suits me just fine.
Most often, at least around here, it is either served with a tomato based sauce or plain butter and a sprinkle of Parmesan. Well this time I decided to use a chicken Alfredo sauce. SCORE!
I don’t understand why I hadn’t used it before – it is absolutely delicious. If I hadn’t had spinach and mushroom haters at the table I would have added sauteed mushrooms and spinach both!
If you haven’t made an Alfredo sauce before try this just once. Fresh is fast and so much better than canned.
Creamy, perfect Alfredo sauce recipe that doesn't take long to make. Serve it over cheese ravioli for major comfort food.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups of milk
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- 6 ounces of grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon of ground black pepper
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 cups of diced, cooked chicken breast
- 1 cup of sauteed mushrooms, optional
- 2 cups of chopped, fresh spinach, optional
- 24 ounces ravioli, fresh or frozen - cooked
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Saute the garlic until it softens.
- Add the cream cheese and stir until blended.
- Add the milk, cream, and Parmesan and whisk until smooth.
- Stir in the chicken breast (and mushrooms/spinach if you are using them) and serve over ravioli or other favorite pasta.
© 2012 Marye Audet Please do not copy images or recipe except for personal use
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Pecan Praline Cheesecake
My first introduction to cheesecake, at least that I can remember, is the pineapple cheesecakes that my mom used to buy the Saturday nights it was her and Dad’s turn to host the weekly card game with three other couples. It was the 1960s and getting dressed for dinner, inviting people over to play cards and drink scotch, and serving fancy food was very trendy. I really miss those days. I loved to watch my mom get ready for a party – she seemed to be so much better at it than I am now. She would carefully cut ring bologna, salami, and cheese into uniform size cubes and put them on fancy toothpicks. She’d cut the bakery purchased, pineapple cheesecake into squares and put them on pretty dessert plates with matching coffee cups. Continue reading
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