As I promised yesterday on World Nutella Day, here’s what I threw together to make unsuccessful granola bars, but very yummy granola! Chocolate hazelnut (Nutella) granola 3/4 cup chocolate hazelnut paste (Nutella) 1.5 tablespoons ground flax seeds mixed with 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons dark syrup vanilla extract 3 cups oats 1/2 cup wheat bran [...]
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Chocolate hazelnut (Nutella) granola
Posted in Baking, Recipes, tagged granola, Nutella, recipe on Sunday, 6 February, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Ribollita recipe
Posted in I Cook Sometimes, Recipes, tagged Italian, NaBloPoMo, recipe, soup on Thursday, 19 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the more formally written recipe for the ribollita I made yesterday. Even if you think a cabbage soup with beans and soggy bread sounds weird, I encourage you to give it a try. It might surprise you. Ribollita My own recipe, adapted a long time ago from this recipe olive oil 2 cloves garlic, [...]
Tuscan white bean something
Posted in Recipes, Travel, tagged Italian, recipe on Sunday, 10 May, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Last night I made one of my favorite things ever for dinner. It requires very few ingredients and it’s quick to make. Unfortunately, I don’t have a name for this concoction. It was born when I was studying abroad in Perugia, Italy and I signed up for a day tour in Tuscany that included a [...]
Lingonberry muffins
Posted in I Cook Sometimes, Recipes on Thursday, 29 January, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I used my silicone bakeware for the first time! As promised, I used the muffin pan. It didn’t take long to think of what kind to make– I saw a chance to use up more of the still-abundant lingonberries in our freezer. I found a simple recipe for muffins with fresh cranberries and made a [...]
Gnocchi with blue cheese sauce
Posted in I Cook Sometimes, Recipes, tagged blue cheese, pasta, recipe on Thursday, 17 January, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My love for blue cheese sauce began in 2003, a few days after I’d started my semester in Perugia, Italy. Our kitchen was still fairly bare, so my roommate and I opted for dinner at a ristorante, and I ordered the gnocchi in gorgonzola sauce (I didn’t have much experience with gnocchi at that point [...]
