Being brought up in a British household, I was never a peanut butter fan. It just wasn’t something we grew up with. So years ago, when my late husband’s mom offered me some peanut butter pie, I said, politely, I’ll have “just a sliver”. Well, over that weekend visit, I “sliver-ed” through an entire pie […]
On my last post I shared my Mom’s recipe for “Foolproof Pastry”. But that’s really only half the story, for it wasn’t until I baked this Apple Galette that I knew the pastry recipe was a winner. I love the idea of a galette – it’s basically a freeform pie. You make the pastry and […]
For years I’ve said ” I can’t make pastry”. I’m not sure why I was so adamant about my lack of pastry making ability. I hadn’t even tried it that many times. Well, I can’t say it any more. Over the New Year, I finally tried a recipe my Mom had told me was foolproof […]
This month’s dinner party—- a casual meal with girlfriends I didn’t see near enough of during the holidays. Since we’re all watching our girlish figures (who isn’t in January??) and because the party was on a Friday, I decided to do easy soup and salad, and a yummy low cal dessert. My guests were arriving at 7 […]
First, I must say that pumpkin pie is not one of my favorites. Maybe it’s because I was brought up in a British home – where we just didn’t each pumpkin pie. Or maybe it’s just that I’d rather spend the calories on chocolate. But I thought I should have a pumpkin pie in my repertoire. […]
Greetings from the beach ! Instead of my annual ‘self retreat’ at the beach, this year I am spending a delightful week with old and new friends at their fabulous family beach house. Each of us was asked to prepare dinner one night. Keeping with the ‘island’ theme… I chose to make a cuban inspired meal – […]
Welcome to "a scrumptious life" ! Hi! My name is Val. A business analyst by day, I love to cook and entertain. I have no formal training except for local cooking classes. I've learned by trial and error, so you won't see complicated ideas and recipes here. My motto is "keep it simple..... and delicious". I … Read More
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