Author: hautepepper

Hollymead Mondays

French Silk Chocolate Pie

This makes every Monday better! It’s another Hollymead Monday! This weekend we celebrated the hub’s 30th birthday. He is a big chocolate lover so I consulted the Hollymead recipe box and look what I found… French Silk Chocolate Pie is something to behold and love. It is perfect for any […]

 
Recipes

The Best BLT

I think I hit the wall… I have come to understand that there is a point every summer where I hit this wall. It usually has to do with the fact that I have not taken a vacation and everyone around me is coming and going. I don’t know how it […]

 
Recipes

Split Pea Soup

Remember how winter was really wintry? Summer has been really watery in Pittsburgh. I know that rain is not unusual for this part of the country but still… I wish I could send some of the rain to my in-laws in California, I bet they would really enjoy it. In some […]

 
Recipes

Blueberry Mojito – 4th of July Special

Happy Birthday America!!! You are looking pretty good for being 239 years old. I’ll have to get the secret to how you stay looking so good for an old lady. I was feeling pretty patriotic lately and especially feeling the blueberries (see blueberry shortcakes). I was so excited about blueberries. I […]