JessicaJaeger

No Pudge

On those days when your body is screaming for a sweet dessert but your mind is trying to keep you focussed on you diet/weight maintenance/management routine…I have the perfect solution: No Pudge Brownies! I will tell you right now they are not an equal replacement to a regular full-fat and calorie brownie, but they sureContinue reading “No Pudge”

Zac & Martha

I have a season’s pass on our DVR scheduled to record the Martha Stewart show every day. I love it. I get so many ideas from her! I love how she’s so casual and sometimes attitudinal on her show, and she is completely obsessed with J. Crew, almost as much as I am. So whenContinue reading “Zac & Martha”

Crab Cakes and Salad

After a weekend away filled with skiing and apres-ski snacking, my husband and I got home Monday night needing a light, quick, and delicious meal. We decided on crab cakes with a little salad. I thought we should make homemade dressing, which always comes out so great I wonder why I don’t do it more!Continue reading “Crab Cakes and Salad”

Adventures in Ravioli-Making

I’ll start this post by telling/showing you the end of our adventure – a scrumptious meal of handmade shrimp and mascarpone cheese-filled ravioli with a truffle butter/white wine sauce. And here is the tale of our adventure: We began by rolling out pasta dough to the #4 thickness setting on our pasta maker. We usedContinue reading “Adventures in Ravioli-Making”

salle de baine

When we moved into our home 2 years ago we knew project #1 would be gutting our upstairs bathroom (it was 100% 1950’s rose pink, we did that a year ago) and project #2 would be gutting our downstairs bathroom (it was 100% green and black, I affectionately called it our mint chocolate chip bathroom).Continue reading “salle de baine”

Happy New Year – mini donuts

To ring in the New Year, we made mini donuts this morning for breakfast – they came out so cute! You need a mini donut maker for this recipe. Basic Donut Batter Recipe (makes 5 to 8 mini donuts) from Sunbeam Donuts 3/4C flour 1/4C sugar 3/4 Tsp baking powder 4 1/2 Tbs melted butterContinue reading “Happy New Year – mini donuts”

Fresh Pasta

My husband got me a pasta maker for Christmas and I’ve been dying to try it out since the moment I unwrapped the box Christmas morning. The first thing we made was fresh fettuccine. Recipe for 1/2lb of pasta: 2 eggs 1 3/4C Unbleached flour Water Mix flour and eggs with a flat paddle inContinue reading “Fresh Pasta”

Christmas Morning Coffee Cake Muffins

These muffins are so delicious and were just the perfect treat to eat before we opened gifts on Christmas Morning. The center layer of streusel combined with the moist cake make them scrumptious! Coffee Cake Muffins from Martha Stewart Living Streusel Topping 1C packed dark-brown sugar 1C all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) 1/2 Tsp saltContinue reading “Christmas Morning Coffee Cake Muffins”

Merry Christmas!!!!

Cioppino

Cioppino is a delicious tomato-based fish stew originating in San Francisco and I just LOVE it. I’m sharing Giada De Laurentiis’ recipe with you because it’s quick, easy, and one of the most delicious homemade versions we’ve made. I half this recipe and it’s still a lot of soup! Note: Cioppino recipes call for aContinue reading “Cioppino”