Linguine with Avocado and Arugula Pesto

Linguine with Avocado and Arugula Pesto

In with August, out with July. And what a July it was! For us it entailed Holiday celebrations, kids home visiting, kids' friends here visiting, packing, trips, boating, swimming, gazing at sunrises and sunsets, jet-skiing, kayaking, playing tennis, backyard badminton, critters in the yard (minks, muskrats, foxes), ducks, blue herons, seagulls, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, [...]

Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie in Toasted Pecan Crust

Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie in Toasted Pecan Crust

Here is a dessert that I posted back in the cold and dreary month of March 2013 when I first launched Mitts and Measures. I strongly feel it warrants a new reminder post now that we're in the heat of summer. As I said the first time..."If I could only have one dessert for the [...]

Grilled Beets with Burrata and Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

I'm not sure if others bloggers would agree with this, but I've realized another thing since starting Mitts and Measures. It's a very distressing thing to be photographing your food and trying to concentrate on the best shots... when there's somebody hungry in the room and waiting for their food. I mean... you've already gone [...]

Peanut Butter Heath Bar Blondies

Peanut Butter Heath Bar Blondies

There are Blondies and then there are Bl-ON-dies! Uh... eyes here. Food, people, food! Okay...so these bars happen to be the latter and a very fine example at that. The recipe here is originally from Magnolia Bakery and after trying them a few years ago, they've been on regular rotation at our house anytime we want a decadent, [...]