morsels & sauces

Ree se's Peanut Butter Cups, people ! Or at least something like that. It's almost the fourth of July! That means time for insane dessert treats.  This one qualifies. My mother, back in Illinois, has been complaining about the overabundance of rain and out here in California, we're aching for it. I am sitting in a coffee shop in Fort Bragg with a cup of peppermint tea, the fog is burning off, I just finished reading a collection of short stories ( The Hall of Small Mammals ) that I found delightful and strange, and I am contemplating a day of cooking (from my new cookbook, Honey & Co. (certainly, I will be featuring it here soon)). This is what vacation looks like. Before coming up to Fort Bragg, though, I took some time to convert my recently made chocolate ice cream from Big Gay Ice Cream  into a total diet-busting shake, and let me tell you, it was worth it.  Sure, sure, y ou can make all of this from store-bought ingredients, which...

Part of this Wellness Cleanse has inspired me to be creative with the smoothies.  I like smoothies quite a bit, and I find that you can easily toss all the goodies in the blender, pour the results into two big glasses or jars, and either drink them down right then and there or save them for lunch or a snack at work.  Plus, they are an easy way to get more vegetables (especially) and fruits into our diets, which most of us are sorely lacking.  Finally, if you know you're rushed for time in the morning (as I generally am because I always, and I mean always , underestimate the amount of time I have), you can make it the night before, throw it in a jar, and then grab it as you bolt out the door (hoping to god that you have your phone and your keys). Here are three smoothies I had this week with all kinds of notes about them.  They are intended to be meals in and of themselves, and not just snacks (although the second one down could be just a snack...).  All servi...