We’ve made a lovely strawberry frosting before, and while it is amazing and just right for frosting on a cake, it’s difficult to get a lot of strawberry flavor into the frosting without compromising the texture and thinning it out (unless you want to use some sort of artificially-flavored strawberry something, which we generally don’t…
Month: June 2014
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Celine and I don’t normally grill that much. While we both prefer burgers and chicken grilled, it can be a pain to stand over a hot grill trying to cook everything evenly. Also, I hate being enveloped in smoke after there is an inevitable flare-up. But, dare I say that my grilling skills are improving?…
Raspberry Lemonade Bars
During the summer, I don’t tend to crave rich, warm chocolatey desserts as much as I do during the winter. It’s not that I would say no a chocolate chip cookie (who would?), it’s just that I prefer to have something a little more refreshing. Homemade ice cream, fruit cobblers, and anything involving lemon are…
French Onion Toasts
At our little brother’s first communion party a couple weeks ago, we served these lovely French onion toasts- or should I say, our little cousin served them! She walked around with a plate of them and helped serve them to guests, and it was super cute. These toasts were the hit of the party, and…