I have my go-to granola recipe here, but I am always looking for new ways to make it. Wendy of Pink Stripes choose Melissa’s Cherry Almond Granola and I really liked it! Even though I made half of the recipe, I doubled the amount of dried cherries for the currants, but still used the golden…
Monthly Archives: August 2010
101 in 1001 Update: August 2010
I haven’t given you an update since May, so I am long overdue! I have been doing okay with goals. I did take a little break in June, but I geared back up last month. Here are just a few of the things I have been up to: I made and drank Green Monster Smoothies…
Panko-Crusted Pork Chops
We have an abundance of pork chops in the freezer so I keep looking for new ways to serve them up. This was a great recipe. I loved the taste from the Dijon mustard and fresh herbs. Plus this recipe came together rather quickly. Panko-Crusted Pork ChopsAdapted from Whole Foods Ingredients:1/3 cup flourSalt and pepper…
Basil Lemonade
Yep, I’m still posting on the same blog. This process is taking much longer than I thought it would. I have many posts to share with you, so here goes, starting with a beverage to cool you down in heat: basil lemonade. I started growing basil on my desk (part of my 101 in 1001)….
SMS: Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Torte
I bought some raspberries at the beginning of the week with no idea of what I was going to do with them. They looked so yummy at Costco. After checking to see what would be the Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe for the week, my problem was solved. Thanks to Jennifer of The Rookie Baker for…
Baked Kale Chips
This recipe has been all the rage in the food blogger-sphere lately. I like kale so I wanted to try it. I remember from my Dirty Dozen post, that kale should be bought organic so I bought just that. All I could find at the time was red kale, so I was hoping that was…
Ginger Pork Cabbage Wraps
You hear so much about lettuce wraps, but what about cabbage wraps? Talk about a quick, delicious meal! I could only find ground pork at Whole Foods, but it was worth the wait! We had this as our meal instead of an appetizer. This is definitely something you should try! Ginger Pork Cabbage WrapsAdapted from…
SMS Rewind: Berry and Almond Biscotti
Well, my new site still isn’t up like I thought it would be by now. To keep my blog from looking too sad, I will be sharing some recipes I have made over the past couple of weeks. This Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe is from a few weeks ago. I bought everything for it, but…