Theme Week Group

Berry Smoothie Ice Cream Pie

February 16, 2013 By Anne Boeckl + 77 Comments

“PIE IS A SYMBOL OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN MOM AND HER WAY WITH DESSERTS.” Pascale le Draoulec

Well if this mom has a way with desserts, her kids would never know. They don’t eat them much! I don’t know what to say other than I can’t believe they’re mine. But my kids just aren’t sweet eaters. Birthday cakes? Unless it’s plain vanilla, no icing, with a slight sprinkling of powdered sugar…..maybe. Ice cream? Now we’re talking! So when the “fabulous 14”, the fun loving, creative and talented women who brought you Crêpe Week, Beer Week and Soup Week decided on Sweets Week, my head went straight to this recipe.

It has been a really fun week of Sweets for Your Sweetie Pies. The true sweetie pies in my life are my boys (now young men). So I decided on this incredible Berry Smoothie Ice Cream Pie. Every luscious layer of this ice cream pie blends together to have you feeling like you are enjoying your favorite smoothie. Pureed strawberries, bananas and blueberries are combined with vanilla frozen yogurt and stacked on a sweet granola pie crust. Your spoon may not be fast enough and you’ll be wishing you had a straw! And I’ve put together a Pie Package for one lucky winner. . . . . [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creamy Ice Cream, Frozen Treats, Pie, Sweets Week, Theme Weavers Tagged With: banana, blueberry, dessert, Ice Cream, Pie, strawberry, sweet

Pink Prosecco Soup

January 26, 2013 By Anne Boeckl + 61 Comments

“DO YOU HAVE A KINDER, MORE ADAPTABLE FRIEND IN THE FOOD WORLD THAN SOUP?” Judith Martin (Miss Manners)

Well today is the culmination of a week long celebration of SOUP! Fourteen amazing women have come together, again with a theme. This month, we are sharing our best and favorite recipes for soup! And Miss Manners, could not have posed a better question. Soup is one of the most adaptable foods I can think of. Each recipe you will find here today is fabulous as is. But like all soup, you can change it up depending on the season, your personal tastes, or what you have available in your cupboards. I helped to wrap up the week with, what else? This luscious dessert soup. Strawberries lend the sweetness. While yogurt makes it creamy. Prosecco gives it a fizzy tang. And top it off with a little cracked, black pepper for a hint of heat and spice. Ready for more??? [Read more...]

Filed Under: Berries, Soup Week, Theme Week Group Tagged With: dessert, prosecco, soup, strawberry, sweet

Soup Week

January 21, 2013 By Anne Boeckl +

IT’S SOUP WEEK!

Yes! There IS soup for you! And plenty of it!

No need to step up, pick your soup, and move to the left. There is such a wonderful array of soups to be had that I suggest you take your time, mull it over, visit everyone, and try them all! The variety of soup this week is amazing. I enjoy soup all year round and I’m excited for the opportunity to collect new recipes. There’s a give-a-way happening on one of the blogs today. So take a peek and see who is giving away something from Le Creuset. And I will be one of the group who is finishing off the week on Saturday. Naturally, I’ll be offering a dessert soup. I’ll be updating the recipe links as they become available. But clicking on the blog name will get you there as well.

Here’s the ‘souper’ line up:

MONDAY:

TUESDAY:

WEDNESDAY:

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

SATURDAY:

Creamy Mushroom Soup @ Kvetchin’ Kitchen
Shrimp Bisque @ Inside Nana Bread’s Head
Pink Prosecco Soup @ From My Sweet Heart

So please visit everyone. Great recipes. Great fun. And if you don’t . . . well . . they’ll be NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Enjoy!!!

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Pumpkin Ale & Pretzel Caramels

September 26, 2012 By Anne Boeckl + 32 Comments

IT’S BEER WEEK!!!

Yes! Beer week! A week full of beer, breweries and recipes! Brought to you by the same fabulous women who brought you crepe week! I must admit, when I first found out the theme of this week, I winced. I’m more of a martini girl. And the only time I really drink beer is when it’s really hot out and I’m eating spicy food! My favorite beer is actually Red Stripe. And while I thought about some type of savory baking, I was determined to use the beer in a sweet recipe. And so I made these beer caramels!

I am such a sucker for the sweet and salty combination. And I decided to take advantage of one of the seasonal beers to bring depth to the caramel. You really could make beer caramels with any beer of your choice. What’s your favorite? This time I chose . . . . . [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Week, Candy, Theme Weavers Tagged With: beer, Candy, caramel, sweet

Red Velvet Crepes with Sweet Mascarpone Cream

August 18, 2012 By Anne Boeckl + 70 Comments

“DIVERSITY: THE ART OF THINKING INDEPENDENTLY TOGETHER.” Malcolm Forbes

Well today is the culmination of a week long festival of crêpes! I really enjoyed being a part of a group of 12 fabulous ladies who have teamed up with America’s Test Kitchen to show you just how diverse, creative, fun and easy making crêpes can be! It was such a blast working together with these women and I hope that you all got a chance to visit them and to register for the cookbooks and crêpe pan giveaways!

I was really impressed by what everyone had to offer. I enjoy crêpes and have made them before. But this time I used America’s Test Kitchen Crêpe Recipe. They have even offered a video tutorial with great tips and tricks on making the perfect crêpe! It is absolutely foolproof, as is every recipe they offer. It’s really awesome to have such a source that has tested, tweaked and perfected the many recipes we all love to make! And you can register for free to have access to all of the current season of recipes, videos and product reviews!

As you might have guessed, I decided to make dessert crêpes! The vibrant color of my crêpes may give you a hint to the subtle, sweet, cocoa flavor you can expect! And the light, creamy filling is flecked with bits of orange zest to add the right amount of tang to the overall taste! Add a drizzle of ganache and the flavors are no less than harmonious! [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crepe Week, Special Desserts, Theme Weavers Tagged With: cocoa, cream, crepes, dessert, red velvet, sweet

Crepe Week

August 13, 2012 By Anne Boeckl + 30 Comments

BONJOUR MES AMIS AND OOOH LA LA!!! IT’S CRÊPE WEEK!

Well maybe it’s not officially crêpe week. But it is for a group of 12 amazing, talented and creative women who will be featuring their best sweet and savory crêpe recipes all week long!!! What’s very exciting is that America’s Test Kitchen is promoting this Crêpe Week; allowing us the use of their basic crêpe recipe and providing 4 cookbooks as give-a-ways on four of the blogs! So please visit each blog to see who is giving away a cookbook. Register to win! And in addition, Carrie from Bakeaholic Mama will be giving away a crêpe pan, courtesy of King Arthur’s Flour! There will be great tips and tricks for making the perfect crêpe; as well as links to the America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe and to a great video tutorial. What an exciting week! I can’t wait to visit my fellow crêpe makers and I hope to see you there! Here is the line up: