One Christmas a friend and I were walking through a very upscale department store where they were serving decadent samples of Lemon Vodka Cake (to adults of course). I wanted to try and replicate it, but the title didn’t quite roll off the tongue, so I’m going with rum. Don't get too excited:) The alcohol content gets burned off. However, it still has that yummy rum taste!
Key Limes got their name because they grow everywhere in the Florida Keys. Did you know that the Florida Keys are made up of more than 1000 islands off the coast of south Florida? (I definitely didn't. Of course, some of the islands are the size of my backyard, but still.) Back to the point. I have always loved Key Lime pie, so I thought I'd attempt to make a 4 ingredient version!
When people think about making Baklava, they assume it’s really hard. In fact, it is quite easy when you use pre-made phyllo (or filo) dough. Interestingly enough Greek Baklava is made with walnuts, white sugar and honey while Middle Eastern Baklava is usually made with pistachios and white sugar, but no honey. We are going more with a Greek version, but with only brown sugar (which has a little more flavor) because our goal is always 4 ingredients! The dark brown sugar produced marvelous results!
Who do you think won a brownie taste test between Pillsbury, Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker and Ghirardelli? You guessed it: Ghirardelli. Pillsbury and my friend Betty tied for second, and Duncan Hines came in dead last. Believe it or not I did this taste test at my church. We have been going to our little church for seven years so, knowing me, no one was surprised at my little experiment nor did they want to pass the chance to eat brownies. (Of course, I had to monitor the consumption.)
The baking aisles at grocery stores continue to be almost as empty as the paper product aisles. One friend recently sent out a group text asking if anyone had extra yeast and flour because they were no where to be found. We all seem to be cooking and baking like never before. (One positive thing about Covid. Yay!). You will love this super, super easy and yummy-in-the-tummy, peanut butter cookie recipe. (It’s flour-less, so you won’t need to text your friends begging for flour:)