Category Archives: Whole Grains

Chocolate Cookies with Cacao Nibs and Milk Chocolate Chunks

Posted on October 3, 2013 by cuocaciccia

May I confess something? Ok, a couple of confessions? First off, I am not going to attempt a lame sort of explanation of where I have been. If you know me, you are probably familiar with all of the reasons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Uncategorized, Whole Grains | Tagged Best Dark Chocolates, Cookies with Milk Chocolate and Cacao Nibs, Dark Chocolate Cookies with Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate with nibs and pecans, Quadruple Chocolate Cookies | 2 Comments

Valentine’s Day Treat: How to make a phenomenal savory tart or sweet galette

Posted on February 14, 2013 by cuocaciccia

I have been meaning to share a fantastic tart/crust/pastry technique with you for a long while, but due to problems with the new camera that we inherited, have not gotten around to actually photographing it. This would make a great … Continue reading →

Posted in Chard, Dinner, Lunch, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Savory Tarts, Whole Grains | Tagged best galette dough, best technique for tart dough, Couve Tronchuda recipe, creme fraiche homemade how to use, Savory Swiss Chard Tart, Sunchoke Chard Recipe, Sunchoke recipe, technique for tart crust, Valentine Day Galette | Leave a comment

Peach-Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cobbler

Posted on August 14, 2012 by cuocaciccia

Where have I been? For at least two months I attempt to answer this question, fill you in on my calamities, felicities, and all the news in between and I realize I am completely stymied. Therefore, I have decided that … Continue reading →

Posted in Berries, Breakfast, Stonefruits, Vegan, Whole Grains | Tagged Baked Oatmeal, Oatmeal Breakfast Cobbler, Oatmeal custard, Peach Baked Oatmeal, Peach Breakfast, Strawberry Breakfast Oatmeal, Vegan Baked Oatmeal, Whole grain breakfasts | 9 Comments

Brown Butter Belgian Waffles

Posted on February 17, 2012 by cuocaciccia

While I have been near the end of my third trimester twice prior, I nonetheless remain baffled by the lethargy and physical, um…difficulties of pregnancy. Typically I thrive on having too much to do in too little time. Throw in … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Jams and Preserves, Whole Grains | Tagged beurre noisette waffles, breakfast with brown butter, brown butter belgian waffles, Brown butter yeasted waffles, night before Belgian waffles, night before brown butter waffles, yeasted waffle recipe brown butter | 4 Comments

Winter Kale Salad

Posted on December 6, 2011 by cuocaciccia

The weekend before Thanksgiving I went on a babymoon with my husband to Portland. I had heard a lot of buzz related to the city’s blossoming food reputation (and chocolate Raleigh bars) so we booked a flight. Serendipitously for me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrots, Dinner, Kale, Radishes, Salad, Whole Grains | Tagged Caesar kale salad, Gruner kale salad, healthy winter dinner recipe, kale egg farro carrot radish, kale farro salad, kale farro salad recipe, kale radish, kale salad for dinner, ribboned kale salad with farro, winter kale salad recipe | 7 Comments

Kamut Pumpkin Scones with Demerara Sugar Crunch

Posted on November 8, 2011 by cuocaciccia

In the past week there have been vegetable pot pies with potatoes, leeks, and carrots from our garden and flaky, buttery, homemade pie crusts. There was a wholly experimental, but scrumptious six-layer (!!!) strawberry cake (when three would have much … Continue reading →

Posted in Breads, Breakfast, Whole Grains | Tagged buttermilk pumpkin scone, kamut oat pumpkin scones, kamut pumpkin scone recipe with Demerara sugar, perfect pumpkin scones, pumpkin oat scones, pumpkin scone demerara sugar, whole grain pumpkin scones | 6 Comments

Homemade Squash Blossom Quesadillas

Posted on November 1, 2011 by cuocaciccia

One of my favorite months of the year is over. Halloween has come and gone. And I have not posted a single thing related to squash, pumpkins, or the host of phenomenal sweet and savory delights that I enjoy making … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Inept-but-Earnest Cook's Night, Whole Grains | Tagged Gluten free quesadilla with blossoms, homemade tortillas corn, how to make tortilla from masa harina, pumpkin blossom recipe, quesadilla with poblano peppers and squash blossoms, quesadillas with poblano peppers and pumpkin blossom recipe, squash blossom recipe, what to cook with pumpkin blossoms, what to cook with squash blossoms, Yucatan habañero salsa | Leave a comment

Multigrain Barley Flour Scones with Jam

Posted on September 27, 2011 by cuocaciccia

All summer Bob Marley has been singing to me. “Jammin, jammin, jammin.” First it was (the first batch of) strawberry jam. “Yea, I hope dis jammin’ gonna last.” I made lemon verbena-strawberry preserves, lavender-strawberry preserves, and just plain strawberry, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Breads, Breakfast, Jams & Preserves, Jams and Preserves, Whole Grains | Tagged barley flour scone, barley flour scone recipe with multigrain cereal, barley oat scone recipe, jam and scones, multigrain scone recipe, new dates with scones, Scone base recipe | 10 Comments

S’mores in Black and White: Homemade Marshmallows & Dark Chocolate Graham Crackers

Posted on September 14, 2011 by cuocaciccia

S’mores are one of those all-American foods that people outside of the United States, for the most part, do not understand. Beginning with the “jet-puffed” marshmallows, moving onto the dry cookie “graham cracker,” and finishing with a slab of gritty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies, Dessert, Recipes for Egg Whites, Whole Grains | Tagged black and white S'mores recipe, chocolate graham cracker recipe, desserts with egg whites, homemade chocolate graham crackers, homemade marshmallows, homemade S'mores, vanilla bean marshmallows, what to make with graham flour, what to make with leftover egg whites, when to use your best chocolate, whole grain chocolate cookie recipe, Whole wheat flour chocolate graham crackers | 2 Comments

Borlotti Bean Corn Salad and a Pluot-Almond Cake

Posted on September 1, 2011 by cuocaciccia

Even a decade ago, the year I studied in the city of Bologna, Italy, I fanatically sought out unknown fruits and vegetables. For a nineteen-year old Americana, porcini mushrooms and white truffles were a sight to see in the fall. … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Cakes, Nuts, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Vegan, Whole Grains | Tagged basil borlotti corn tomato recipe, borlotti bean salad, corn and borlotti bean salad, pluot almond cake, pluot cake, tongue of fire bean salad, whole wheat almond cake, whole wheat pluot almond cake, whole wheat pluot cake | Leave a comment