Painting with light
Have you ever tried painting with light? It’s fun, and you can create pretty interesting photos. I used a very basic, small flash light. Quite an electrifying look, don’t you think? Share on...
View ArticleArugula salad with caramelized onions, walnuts, pears, and Gorgonzola cheese
I haven’t posted a single Thanksgiving-related recipe this season, and what am I posting the night before the Thanksgiving Day? Not a recipe for stuffing, pie, pumpkin soup or potato gratin. No. I am...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Here is what I just cooked 3 hours ago: cornish game hens stuffed with dried-fruit-pecan-fig-apple-prosciutto stuffing, served with green beans and roasted sweet potatoes and...
View ArticleCherry gelatin
I don’t want to post any “heavy” recipes today, the day after Thanksgiving. Yesterday, I’ve eaten so much of cornish game hens and blueberry pie, I am not even hungry today at 5:00pm. All I want to...
View ArticleMy favorite pomegranates
I love pomegranate seeds. I love them plain, eating seed by seed as a snack; I love them in my pomegranate martinis. I use them in recipes, and I just plainly love to look at them. Growing up it was my...
View ArticleBacon and egg tartlets with Gouda cheese and green onions
I love my Williams-Sonoma 6 mini-tartlet pan, and I can’t get enough of it: it’s so convenient to bake individually sized little tarts that look so pretty (both sweet and savory). This tart pan makes...
View ArticleHow to make dulce de leche from sweetened condensed milk
I always make my own Dulce de Leche, and it is one of my favorite ingredients to use in dessert recipes. Dulce de Leche is basically a very dense sweetened milk with caramelized sugar. It is usually...
View ArticlePeach shaped sandwich cookies with dulce de leche filling
My yesterday’s post was about how to make homemade Dulce de Leche from sweetened condensed milk, and today’s recipe is one of the ways to use Dulce de Leche in a dessert: in a peach sandwich cookie. I...
View ArticleElks
Elks taking a stroll along the road into the woods. There were so many of them, I wish I had my regular camera with a zoom. Instead, I just had my phone, so the photo quality is not the best, I...
View ArticleFrench roast rabbit with Italian sausage and mustard crust
I’ve had a frozen rabbit in my freezer for a long time. It somehow got blocked by other frozen meats, so for a while I forgot that I even had it. Finally, on a freezer clean-up day, I find a pleasant...
View ArticleColors of the Fall, leaves…
I love Fall, with all its colors and overcast skies: The post Colors of the Fall, leaves… appeared first on Julia's Album.
View ArticleBanana Buttermilk Bundt Cake
Banana Buttermilk Bundt Cake – easy to make bundt cake made with ripe bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla, with lemon glaze on top. This banana cake is just like banana bread but made in a bundt pan. Once...
View ArticleHow to make crepes in a regular skillet
This is my time tested recipe for how to make crepes in a regular skillet, from scratch, at home. Step-by-step photos and instructions on everything about crepes: how to make crepe batter, how to flip...
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