by messienessie_62pahm | May 1, 2012 | Comfort Food, Live, Luscious Desserts, Treats
When I was 7 years old, my mother stayed up late one night, in our house on Kent Street in Riverside, California and baked the most-perfect coconut cake I have ever seen or tasted in my life. Granted — it was my very first coconut cake experience and the only...
by messienessie_62pahm | Mar 19, 2012 | Gluten-Free, Live, Luscious Desserts
Coombs Family Farms Maple Syrup sent me and the rest of the Virtual Potluck folks a sample of their wares. We got the choice of maple sugar or maple syrup. Since I have a household that adores real maple syrup — we chose the syrup. My favorite is grade B,...
by messienessie_62pahm | Feb 20, 2012 | Chocolate and Cocoa, Live, Low or No Sugar, Luscious Desserts
I’m in the midst of building a better me (gluten-free and lower sugar) — but that is a hard road most days, because I’m a chocoholic. Luckily the VP gang and I all received big boxes, chock full of avocados from So Cal Avocados. Delicious...
by messienessie_62pahm | Feb 9, 2012 | Comfort Food, Holiday Fare, Live, Luscious Desserts
Nobody wants to spend their whole night in the kitchen on Valentine’s Day. You want to cook, present, eat and get on with the canoodling– am I right? In this, our final V-Day menu we show that cooking at home on Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jan 17, 2012 | Chocolate and Cocoa, Healthful Eats, Live, Luscious Desserts
Now, you’re probably thinking, “OK, GF, now that’s a mighty big claim you’re making — BEST. . .EVER? and did you say, with QUINOA!??!” Yes, I did and BTW, did I tell you it’s flourless and gluten-free? No, I will not back down...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jan 13, 2012 | Comfort Food, Healthful Eats, Live, Luscious Desserts
I have an affinity for the layered, exotic flavors intrinsic in Indian food — heady mixes of Garam Masala or curry, the darkly- scented lushness of cardamom, coriander and caraway and the vibrant colors of turmeric, saffron and red chilis — these warm me,...
