Pip's Plate

Mmmmm….this dessert always reminds me of summers in Minnesota. My mom always made this cake during the summers with rhubarb right from the yard. It was the only edible thing we really grew.

Serve this with fresh whipped cream. It’s delicious.

Rhubarb Cake

makes 9 x 13 cake pan

I finally found it-Meredith has written on a recipe card(go figure)that would be the last place to look!!

Bake 350-356 mins 9X13 pan

1 1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup oleo/margarine (I prefer Earth Harvest organic)

1 egg

1 t vanilla

1 cup buttermilk

2 cups all purpose flour

1 t baking soda

2 cups diced rhubarb (about 2 large stalks)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and oleo on medium speed for about 1 minute. Add egg and mix in. Add vanilla and buttermilk – mix together. (You can mix by hand too.)

Add flour and baking soda and mix until fully combined. Don’t overmix. Add rhubarb and mix into the batter by hand.

Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch cake pan.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.

This is genius. Two brothers in Maine have established a business called “Catch a Piece of Maine” which allows people to become a partner and receive all the lobsters caught in a lobster trap in one year – all for the mere cost of $2,995.

These partners can also check out how their lobster trap is performing throughout the year by checking in online.

They even tout how it supports local fishermen:

Catch a Piece of Maine’s community supported fishery model directly supports lobsterman and the working waterfront of Maine. Your support allows lobstermen to receive a premium for their product at a time when external economic factors make it hard to make a living from the sea.

Have you ever heard of a blog carnival? I hadn’t until Chef Erik said I should enter Spicy Thai Peanut Noodles to his Veg Head Carnival.

It’s a collection of vegetarian content that Chef Erik has posted to his blog. There appear to be some great recipes on here. I highly recommend checking them out.

I’m mostly curious about the homemade tofu at Modern Beet. It doesn’t look too difficult!

Happy eating.

This is a homemade version of my favorite pizza at Zelo / Bacio / Ciao Bella. You can use goat cheese or not – depending upon your taste preference. This is pretty easy, especially if you buy pizza crust. I really like Boboli ready-to-bake pizza crust. When making my own pizza dough, I really like this recipe from Epicurious.

You could also use premade pizza sauce, but this recipe calls for such an easy way of making your own pizza sauce with ingredients you most likely will already have on hand.

Spicy Pepperoni Pizza

serves: 2-3 (pizza is cut into 6 pieces)

time: 15-20 minutes

1 serving pizza dough or ready-to-bake Boboli crust

1 large garlic clove, minced or pressed

1 1/2 T olive oil

2 t dry Italian seasoning

1/4 cup tomato sauce

2 oz pepperoni

1 jalapeno, sliced thinly

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

2 oz soft goat cheese

Preheat oven to 450.

Place pizza crust on pizza stone or baking sheet. Combine garlic and olive oil in small bowl then brush over crust. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the crust, then spread the tomato sauce over the crust. This is essentially your easy-to-make pizza sauce without dirtying a lot of bowls.

Top with pepperoni, jalapeno, and cheeses.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven, slice into 6 pieces, and serve.

Add more crushed red pepper if you want more spice.