Nutella Coconut Macaroon Nests

Posted on March 28, 2013 by theculinarycapers

I think Easter is one of the most underrated holidays.

Speaking purely secularly here, think about this. You stuff eggs full of candy, hide them around your house, find them, eat all the candy, and then start on your chocolate bunny. Which is a chocolately representation of the magical rabbit that delivered the candy filled eggs to your house in the first place.

Is it any wonder I love Easter?

But beyond indulging my sugar cravings, I love Easter because it’s an excuse to get together with my family. Continue reading →

Pumpkin Bread

Posted on March 21, 2013 by theculinarycapers

Want to know a secret?

I’m not really a huge fan of pumpkin pie.

I’ve never really understood what the big deal is. I think it’s a texture thing. Or maybe I just haven’t had a “real” pumpkin pie yet (although I have sampled quite a few). Continue reading →

Tagalong Cookie Cupcakes

Posted on March 15, 2013 by theculinarycapers

There is an epidemic in this nation. Far more dangerous than global warming, equal pay for women, or your 2nd amendment rights.

Girl Scouts.

In particular, their cookies.

There is really no way to avoid ending up with too many boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Continue reading →

Easy Homemade Pad Thai

Posted on March 7, 2013 by theculinarycapers

If you follow the blog, or have the insider scoop to my life in general, you will have heard that I gave up potatoes and cheese for Lent.

Today, I consumed ice cream, a cupcake, and three oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. So as you can see, abstaining from typically fatty foods is going about as well as could be expected.

The upside to not having my old standbys as an option until April is that I’m experimenting with other types of cuisine. Thai, Indian, Chinese – no one from these countries seem to mind a noted absence of potatoes and cheese.

And while I do find these categories wonderfully delicious, I usually bypass them for my stereotypically American choices of cheeseburgers, fries (and/or tater tots), and pizza.

So imagine my delight when I discovered how easy it can be to make Pad Thai. Continue reading →

Tater Tot Hot Dish Cake

Posted on March 1, 2013 by theculinarycapers

I think I finally lost my marbles.

I gave up potatoes and cheese for Lent, and then decide the theme for my friends’ monthly family dinner should be hot dishes.

For anyone familiar with hot dishes, that pretty much eliminates anything I could possibly eat that night.

What was my solution? (And this is where you can see I really lost it.)

I made tater tot hot dish out of cake. Continue reading →

The Culinary Capers

All things delicious

Monthly Archives: March 2013