Strawberries

Last week I sat down and planned out my life for the next 6-8 weeks. I wrote down all of the things I wanted to get done (both online and offline) before the baby gets here and thoughtfully assigned each week its tasks. Over an hour later I looked at my schedule which contains, among …

Yes, this is the last seafood post for a while. But there’s STRAWBERRY-CUCUMBER SALSA involved. And yes, I realize that strawberries (and cucumbers?) may be going out of season for many of you, but if you can snatch some good ones before you’re left with tart, imported, expensive ones, you really should try this salsa. …

This is our family’s favorite vanilla cake! I’ve made it dozens of times over the years (with and without that luscious strawberry cream frosting) and it never gets old. Hey there! You may be wondering what this indulgent Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling recipe is doing on a healthy-ish food blog. Well…. it dates back …

I love this trifle for a lot of reasons… It’s freaking delicious. It doesn’t take much precision. If the cake falls apart when it comes out of the pan, who cares? It gets ripped apart anyway. The custard is the best ever. Please don’t substitute instant vanilla pudding. If you do you’ll wonder what all …