August 2011

Walnut Chocolate Chip Blondies {Applebee’s Knock-off Recipe}

August 30, 2011

I have to say that for as many brownies, blondies and other decadent bar cookies that have made it down my gullet, I’ve never had a blondie quite like this one. These bars are golden and chewy. Chewy, chewy, chewy. Thanks to the exclusive brown sugar, the blondies bake up luscious and dense and well, [...]

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School Lunch Solutions!

August 29, 2011

School starts this week around these parts. It has me thinking about the almighty school lunch. Do any other moms out there struggle with healthy options to send in their kid’s lunches? This year, I’ll have two kiddos in school – a 2nd grader and an all-day Kindergartner (boo-hoo!). They prefer to take a home [...]

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BLT Pita Pockets

August 26, 2011
BLT Pita Pockets

Dinner hath not known such delicious simplicity as the BLT Pita Pocket meal. Loved this. Devoured this. And a healthful, hearty little meal it is – whole wheat pita pockets are filled to brimming with crisp turkey bacon, fresh lettuce, bright, juicy tomatoes, and a creamy, light avocado/mayo spread. I ventured out and made my [...]

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The Best Zucchini Bread

August 24, 2011
Zucchini Bread

Recipes for zucchini bread are as prolific as the little green vegetable itself. I swear for every million zucchini picked each year, there have to be at least a million recipes to make zucchini bread floating around. But this one is the best. I promise you. It is light, not dense and glumpy. It is [...]

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Grilled Rosemary Buttermilk Chicken

August 22, 2011
Grilled Rosemary Buttermilk Chicken

One of my favorite ways to prepare and grill chicken, this three-ingredient recipe provides unbelievable flavor and delicious tenderness to every day boneless, skinless chicken breasts. My Aunt Marilyn sent me the recipe eons ago and I’ve been thankful ever since. And lazy, too. I mean, what’s a girl to do when dinner only requires [...]

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Buttermilk Lime Shortbread Bars

August 19, 2011

*Thanks to everyone who entered the ice cream giveaway! The winner from my awesome Facebook fans is Kim Raynor (yippee!). And the random winner from the comments on the giveaway post is #402: Becca (favorite ice cream: peanut butter and chocolate)! Please email me within 24 hours at mykitchencafe@gmail.com, both of you lucky little winners, [...]

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