I had the Chicken wrap with Pesto Vinaigrette from Trader Joe’s. I really wish they would just give me the recipe, or sell it in a can. The recipe for Basil Vinaigrette on Allrecipe.com looks like a good approximation – I will try this soon and see if it is close enough.

Servings : Makes 24 cupcakes Preparation Time : 20 Minutes Cooking Time : 20 Minutes (23 in my oven) Equipment: 2 traditional metal cupcake sheets set with cupcake doilies Friendly warning! While lots of sugar sprinkle looks great, it ended up crunchy, and that is really not the right mouth feel for a cupcake. Next [...]

I used an Ikea Danish Cake Mix, and used this filling for half of the dough. It was a great hit. 1/3 cup sugar 1/8 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits 1 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 egg white, beaten until foamy 1/4 cup [...]

I was volunteered to host a Halloween bash at Sweety’s daycare. I was assigned with bringing cheese and cracker, and this is the inspiration for this recipe. The final product was not Avida kids-approved. The senior Avidas thought it tasted like cheese crackers, and ate it with their dinner  salad. Servings : Makes crackers Preparation [...]

This recipe is extremely easy, and amazingly tasty. Servings : Makes 2 servings Preparation Time : 1 Minute Cooking Time : 8 Minutes Equipment: Frying pan INGREDIENTS: around 1 lb center-cut salmon fillet cut into 2 portions 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoon capers + liquid from jar [...]

(Still need to figure out how to make the chocolate more runny) My older girls loves loves chocolate lava cakes. This is a spin on the traditional recipe, but we make it in a muffin pan. Servings : Makes a 12 mini lava cakes Preparation Time : 15 Minutes Cooking Time : 10 Minutes Equipment: [...]