Rebecca Weger

Last night, four of us got together for an evening of wine and chocolate.  Everyone brought something resulting in the following menu:

Pots de creme with whipped cream
Crepes (cherry compote, Nutella, lemon curd)
Chocolate souffle cupcakes with vanilla whipped cream
Soft goat cheese with pecan crackers
Nuts
Lots of wine

Don’t you wish you were there?
Everything was gluten-free.  Tammy made the [...]

The only part of this I can take credit for are the cupcakes, but this was one amazing dinner. Every gathering has its traditions and specialties, those fabulous dishes and immeasurable hours and love expended. This one was a bit special for a few reasons. A big reason is that every item [...]

I was flipping around on TV and saw  Claire on 5 Ingredient Fix.  The premise is simple and brilliant – all her recipes have 5 ingredients or less.  As I wandered over to her website I realized just how appealing that sort of a simple meal form real ingredients is.  While I haven’t tried any [...]

I’m continuing my Crockpot experiments on the weekends as I have time.  Today, I needed some comfort food.  Something warm, creamy, simple and delicious.  Macaroni and cheese.
I’m using Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking as a reference for this experiment.  The book is based on Stephanie O’Dea’s website [...]

Inspiration struck on my walk home from work the other night.  Sliced cooked sweet potatoes. Sliced avocado.  Cooked chicken, shredded.  Onions lightly sauteed. Drizzled with a terriyaki-ish sauce.  It was delish.
I had forgotten how far a simple sauce could go to tie things together and give some zest.  I rarely measure anything, but here’s my [...]

Today was overflowing with food goodness – only some of which got its portrait taken.  Breakfast this morning was nothing to write home about except that it didn’t break the bank and Joseph’s pancakes were enormous.  Let’s just skip ahead to the cupcakes.
I’d read about Babycakes, and seen their cookbook. Reading has nothing on [...]

My first thought after pouring the last of the coconut milk into the soup? “Oh.  You should have saved some of that to drizzle on top of the soup in some fancy pattern.  You’re never going to catch on to this food staging business.”  Luckily, that had nothing to do with how dinner tasted.  That, [...]

It was the first cool weekend day that demanded fresh bread and homemade soup. We went to the market in the morning, picking up what felt like tons of food. When I could no longer figure out how to carry anything we came home (but not before tasting the chocolate-covered bacon at the Piggery).  [...]