I have always loved the mellow, rich flavor of the macadamia nut. This recipe highlights this subtle flavor by combining the nuts with lots of butter and chocolate. You can’t go wrong here! The butter-to-flour ration of the crust is excitingly high and the topping has even more butter. These bars are just really good!
Chocolate Muffins with Graham Cracker Struesel
What does it say about me that I don’t eat muffins at breakfast time? I guess it is just one more thing that makes me a little different, just a bit strange and out of step with the rest of humanity! I usually enjoy my muffins in the afternoon with coffee or tea. And because they usually offer…
Rhubarb Scones
Ah! Earthly pleasures! The rites of spring! Rhubarb has pushed it’s way thru the earth. With large leaves unfurling over slender stems, it announces the inevitable change of the seasons. The earth has warmed, the long days are full of sunshine and now there is no choice except to grow and face life fully. Rhubarb, with it’s boisterous…
Curried Bulgur Wheat with Currants
I think that Bulgur wheat is a bit mysterious to most Americans. It is a foreign food, most common in Middle Eastern cuisine. I know that I have eaten it many times in the past in the form of tabouli without knowing exactly what I was eating. I think that it is too bad that…
Cheddar Pecan Drop Biscuits
I love having a well stocked freezer. I am always on the move, and I want food I can just grab and be on my way. I avoid anything prepackaged, so the contents of my freezer are usually homemade. Biscuits happen to be one of my favorite things to stick into the freezer. They actually…