Author Archives: dathoang

Peach Ice Cream

Allow me to dish you up a scoop of summer. A dish of sweet summer peaches. It doesn’t get any better than this. Yes, I’m still on my ice cream kick.  I’m loving my new Kitchen Aide ice cream maker. I just can’t stop making ice cream! This recipe is one of my favorites. Start […]

Green Beans and Roasted Tomatoes

Ah. Summer’s bounty. I can’t keep up with all the wonderful things I want to make. Fresh peaches are ripening on my counter. Beets are waiting to be roasted in my refrigerator. And all those tomatoes! Herbs from the garden. Fresh green beans. As I write this tonight, I see on the news how the […]

Chocolate Gelato

It’s 8 o’clock in the morning and I’m having this for breakfast. Chocolate Gelato. I didn’t wake up this morning and say “I’m having gelato for breakfast!”… I was planning on my regular yogurt and fruit with peanut butter toast. Before I made my breakfast, I decided to take photos of my latest recipe adventure […]

Milk Gelato

Have you ever opened your mouth and tasted something and suddenly time stops? Totally stops. You’re not in charge anymore. You don’t know where you are, who you’re with or what you ate an hour ago? Life… and your palette are frozen in time. Frozen as in a dish of ice cream – or gelato […]

Watermelon, Arugula and Feta Salad

Since it’s been too hot to do anything, let alone cook – I decided to make do with what’s in the frig. I open the door and find arugula left over from the Arugula, Corn and Tomato Salad I made earlier in the week. (By the way, it made Foodbuzz’s Top Nine so if you haven’t checked […]

Arugula, Tomato and Corn Salad

Happy Fourth! I don’t know about where you are but here in Ohio it’s hotter than…er… It’s hot. Too hot. Most cities around here have decided to cancel their fireworks because of the dry grass and shrubs around here. So we’re preparing a COOL salad to take to a friend’s house tonight. It’s fresh, zesty […]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies? I long for the days when I would eat them as fast as I can scoop the gooey morsels off the hot pan. One…then two…three… and beyond that, I would never admit to how many. I stopped making them years ago because of my inability to stop reasonably. It’s […]

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

Here’s a fun, healthy appetizer for your next cookout! This comes from my dear friend Dotti who brought it to my last party. I always get stuck on appetizers and usually make the same old, same old… I was thrilled when she walked in with this…it was so pretty! Make your own cinnamon chips – […]

Mini Caprese Salad

We’re gonna make this quick tonight. The weather is so beautiful and the deck is calling my name. Dinner tonight is simple. Burgers and side salads. This is one of them. So simple…but necessary to share. I found it in a little corner of a Cooking Light magazine. After making it, I knew I had […]

Cherry Couscous

Have you noticed the cherries in the stores these days? Wow! We can’t get enough of them. Today I bring you a bowl of cherries… as in this delicious bowl of Cherry Couscous! The cherries this year are so luscious! We’ve been buying them by the bagfuls and they are gone within a day. I […]