http://www.cookingforseven.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:28:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week, I received a message asking if I would like to sample some granola from Malachi's Harvest. Of course I said yes - granola is one of my favorite breakfast treats! My analysis: Malachi's harvest is a business run by a homeschooling family of six. They strive to provide nutrient-dense, flavorful, ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/03/review-giveaway-malachis-harvest-granola/ Chocolate & Pudding. HOW could you go wrong with such a combination? Alright, I'll admit it. When I attempted to make these chocolate crepes a month or so ago, they were a complete and utter failure. I must have let the batter sit too long - the crepes were very weak. ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/03/grandmas-cooking-school-chocolate-crepes/ Some things are a bit difficult to make at home. Like whole wheat crackers. It's just hard to make them crispy, tender, and tasty. Here's a recipe that comes very close. Notes: I experimented by adding spices, Parmesan cheese, and nuts to make the crackers more flavorful. The original flavor is very nice as ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/03/homemade-wheat-crackers/ These cookies are a lovely blend of one of favorite flavor pairs - Chocolate & Peanut Butter. In fact, my favorite cookie recipe stars those two ingredients. To be completely honest, I was scared of this recipe. I had my doubts about flourless cookies. So I made a half recipe. But I ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/02/flourless-peanut-butter-cookies/ Brown sugar is such a lovely ingredient. Yet it is just as processed as regular sugar. So I decided to attempt to make my own, using ground natural sugar and molasses.  This article/video from Martha Stewart was very helpful. Admittedly, my sugar was much different than commercial brown sugar. But I ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/02/homemade-brown-sugar/ Devil's Food Cake Chocolate & Almond Biscotti Macadamia Nut Brownies Milan Cookies . Happy Valentine's Day! Follow me on twitter… . http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/02/how-about-some-chocolate/ This summer, Grandma decided that it was time to give us girls some cooking lessons. We planned to begin this fall, but everything got a bit crazy. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that we were able to take our first course: Banana Cream Pie! Grandma is such a patient, ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/02/grandmas-cooking-school-banana-cream-pie/ . ...and got twitter. I'm still learning how it works, but you can click here to view my page. . . On a side note, these Cashew Cookies look scrumptious. This CINNAMON FIG WALNUT BREAD sounds delicious. These Chocolate Cupcakes are adorable. This Creamy Mushroom Soup looks amazing. . http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/02/i-finally-broke-down/ Here was an happy accident: I asked Dad what he would like for supper. His answer: soup. What could be easier, eh? I knew that one of Dad's favorite soups is cream of broccoli, and I was pretty sure I could find some broccoli in the freezer. The catch? The the broccoli ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/02/sausage-and-potato-soup/ . In no particular order, here are my favorite food blogs. I can count on them to have creative, interesting, and quality content. Enjoy! Please note that some of these blogs contain crude humor/profanity, but they have lovely recipes. Have Cake, Will Travel - a bike-addicted, vegan, Swiss expat who lives in CA with ... http://www.cookingforseven.com/2010/01/food-blogs-i-adore/