• Crab Stuffed Ravioli

    This is a guest post from Feast On The Cheap. Mary Anne here. When I sent Mariel the pix for this recipe, I unabashedly called it the best creation yet! Now that’s pretty big talk, considering I’ve been cobbling together culinary inspirations for more than 25 years, but seriously folks…
  • Creamy Avocado Pudding

    Sounds weird right? Well, don't knock it till you try it! Topped with pistachios makes it even better! INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin 1/2 cup of milk 1 ripe avocado 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced 1/4 cup of condensed milk shaved chocolate, for garnish crushed pistachio, for garnish
  • Feeling Stressed? Eat!

    While we're all pretty happy that Mother Nature has ended her snowy spells on most of the country (but seriously, MoNa, leave the poor people in the midwest and south alone...enough with the tornadoes!), the beginning of spring weather signifies the start of your social calendar being packed to the…
  • Grits w/ Lemon Asparagus & Pistachios

    I guess that Spring is supposed to be here. But somehow, while the sun has been out visiting Florida and California, rain and snow have been having an affair in the UP! And, like all affairs, it's been ugly! Today, however, we got some sun back. Hopefully it'll be here to stay this time. To cel…
  • Back to Trader Joe's For More Adventures in Snacking

    Though I'm absolutely and eternally grateful that Trader Joe's has finally chosen to grace New York City with its presence, getting there and schlepping back with bags full of goodies is not the easiest task with or without a car in Manhattan. This weekend, however, I had the fortune of passing by…
  • Cooking in Paris

    I did another trip to Le Cordon Bleu in Paris for more cooking classes since I did it 2 years ago. These are the things I cooked this time: desserts in a glass (coconut cream with pineapple, chocolate mousse and pistachio cream), risotto with zucchini, and boeuf bourguignon. I felt more confident mo…
  • Pistachio Cupcakes

    This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings. I saw some pistachio cupcakes from Annie's Eats that really caught my eye. I love pistachio and I loved how she decorated her cupcakes with chocolate ganache and a sprinkle of chopped pistachio nuts.
  • Pistachio Pudding

    In the hours before I left the US to return to Thailand, I completed some shopping for Ron and Kari. Ron and Kari are missionary friends up in Chiang Mai, Texans who have lived in both Thailand and Kenya for their missionary work and who are accustomed to suffering without the comforts of home. Be…
  • Pistachio Linzer Thumbprints

    Recipe from Tracey's Culinary Adventures Tags: Pistachio Thumbprints Tracey's Culinary Adventu biscuits desserts english snacks
  • Dessert Friday: Pistachio ice…

    Dessert Friday: Pistachio ice cream Ingredients 2 cups milk 1 cup sugar 6 egg yolks, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract 1 pint heavy cream 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pistachios Method Beat milk, sugar and egg yolks in the top of a double boiler…