http://persnicketypalate.com A fussy foodie's adventures beyond comfort food Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:42:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/02/02/turtle-cheesecake/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/02/02/turtle-cheesecake/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:13:33 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=8143 My mom's favorite dessert flavor, in cheesecake form: a fantastic birthday gift and even better goodbye (for now) to casein.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/02/02/turtle-cheesecake/feed/ 2 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/19/bananagrahams/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/19/bananagrahams/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:02:31 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=8048 Banana graham crackers, homemade marshmallows, and dark chocolate = an equation for everything from oatmeal to bread pudding!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/19/bananagrahams/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/18/play-with-your-food/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/18/play-with-your-food/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:01:17 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=8052 Peanut butter playdough thickened with coconut flour, and homemade dark chocolate peanut butter cups!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/18/play-with-your-food/feed/ 1 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/17/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/17/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:57:12 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=8023 Wow, has this ever been a busy holiday season! I have been cranking out my handmade Christmas cards for orders since before Thanksgiving, and have probably produced close to 150 in that time—not bad for my first holiday season at it! Some of the cards were donated to Nolan’s preschool for a holiday craft fair [...]]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/17/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/feed/ 1 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/26/thanksgiving-recap-2011/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/26/thanksgiving-recap-2011/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:52:40 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7960 A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/26/thanksgiving-recap-2011/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/27/povitica/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/27/povitica/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:09:25 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7894 The October 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was an unusual filled holiday bread called povitica; I made two gorgeous loaves filled with apples, walnuts and cinnamon.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/27/povitica/feed/ 2 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/21/hot-and-cold/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/21/hot-and-cold/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:46:34 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7127 Honey-sweetened chocolate syrup is a great way to encourage my preschooler to drink more raw milk!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/21/hot-and-cold/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/19/cold-snap/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/19/cold-snap/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:40:06 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7870 Healthy(ish) molasses spice cookies for autumn.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/19/cold-snap/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/29/dregs/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/29/dregs/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:12:37 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7657 The last grape post of the season---canning syrup and pie filling, baking pies, and straining homemade vinegar!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/29/dregs/feed/ 2 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/27/you-cant-do-that-on-blogovision/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/27/you-cant-do-that-on-blogovision/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:01:57 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7403 The August 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was making candy, with at least one incorporating tempered chocolate. I made white chocolate-blueberry marzipan bonbons, chocolate coconut figs, cucumber-elderflower pate de fruits, and chocolate-dipped tahini caramels.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/27/you-cant-do-that-on-blogovision/feed/ 3 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/17/brown-rice-pudding/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/17/brown-rice-pudding/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:56:46 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7382 Creamy brown rice pudding is the perfect vehicle for that extra half-gallon of milk that you need to use up---eat it warm or cold, with fresh or dried fruit, for breakfast or dessert!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/17/brown-rice-pudding/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/13/let-me-count-the-ways/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/13/let-me-count-the-ways/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:07:02 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7327 Pasta embedded with zucchini, creamy zucchini-spinach soup, and even zucchini brownies---yet more ways to eat up that prolific pile of squash.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/13/let-me-count-the-ways/feed/ 1 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/08/semiprecious/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/08/semiprecious/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:10:59 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7295 Candied zucchini jewels and a crunchy lemon glaze crown an incredibly moist zucchini bundt cake.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/08/semiprecious/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/04/potato-beet-gratin/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/04/potato-beet-gratin/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:11:35 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7275 Succulent smoky chicken with peach barbecue sauce on the grill still can't hold a candle to my potato-beet gratin, believe it or not! ]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/04/potato-beet-gratin/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/07/27/mosaic/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/07/27/mosaic/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:14:02 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7179 The July 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was a fresh fraisier cake with exposed fruit. My version was lemon chiffon with vanilla cream, raspberries, peaches, and candied lemons.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/07/27/mosaic/feed/ 4