Category: Clubs and Blog Hops

Cooking with Jacques…
…or how Pépin figures into our cultural literacy and popular culture. (Plus a bonus apple tart recipe.)

Chorizo Stuffed Chiles in Walnut Sauce
This dish was inspired by Like Water for Chocolate, this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film. Read on for my thoughts on the film and a delicious stuffed pepper recipe.

Vegan Brownies with Flax
A vegan brownie recipe for this month’s Secret Recipe Club…

Food ‘n Flix Round-Up: Moonstruck
Welcome to June’s round-up for Food ‘n Flix. Every month one of the members picks a film for the elite membership to watch. We watch, become inspired, and create some down right darn delicious food. The best part about Food ‘n Flix is anyone can play along. I hosted this month and chose…

That’s Amore!
Here is my take on a Sicilian Pizza as inspired by Moonstruck, our Food ‘n Flix feature for June.

Dandelion Jelly
For this month’s Secret Recipe Club post, I went foraging for dandelions in our own yard. Don’t be put off by this—Dandelion Jelly is worth the picking. It is delicious!

Food ‘n Flix Announcement: Moonstruck
Join me this month for Food ‘n Flix. The feature for June is Moonstruck. Italian food, anyone?

Persian Ice Cream and Chocolate Bundt Cake
Read on for delicious ice cream and cake recipes inspired by this month’s Cook the Books selection: Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas.

Rosemary Lemonade
This month Food ‘n Flix feature is Bridesmaids. Intrigued? Here’s my recipe inspired from Helen’s frou-frou Parisian wedding shower.

Banana Chocolate Chip Granola Muffins and an old friend…
Today is posting day for Secret Recipe Club‘s Group C! Secret Recipe Club is a group of rabid food bloggers that are kept in line by some truly marvelous hosts: Jane, Sarah, Suzanne, and the fabulous Group C host, Debbi. Each month the membership receives a “secret pal” and must choose something from the assigned site…