Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches with Cookies from Once Upon A Cookie......

     I have been working on some dessert ideas that are unique, fresh & fun...for the kids & the adults!  Personally,  I am not a huge dessert fan,  but there are a few desserts that have crossed my path that I hold dear to my heart.  This is one of them!   I used to eat these on the Ocean City Boardwalk (they were the kind that were packaged & sold from a bicycle ice cream cart!) 
      I have fallen upon the most delicious cookies from 'Once Upon a Cookie'.  The cookies are heavenly and incredibly sturdy to use for these ice cream sanwiches.  In the photos, the cookie on the left is made with the chocolate chip cookie & the cookie on the right is made with the oatmeal raisin cookie (my personal favorite!)  I will be trying experimenting with different cookie & ice cream flavors ~ stay tuned!

Twice Baked Potatoes with Bacon & Cheddar

~Twice Baked Potatoes~            So many delicious morsels to add to this beloved side dish!  Bacon & Cheddar ~ is just the beginning~                                                      ..........stay tuned! 

Glenside Farmers Market

The Glenside Farmers Market

 May thru November @ The Glenside Train Station

Citrus Herbed Crab Cake

  Jumbo lump crab meat is not the
     only star in this crab cake!  Fresh dill, green
     onions & plenty of lemon zest, give this crab
     cake a refreshing flavor, like no other!  Serve
     with confetti rice or quinoa & homemade lime
     mustard sauce...delicious!

Piccata ~ Chicken, Turkey, Veal, Flounder or Talapia

~Chicken Piccata~

This is NOT your average Piccata!

Chicken Piccata is usually dredged in seasoned flour,  & then

cooked in a little oil. The flour allows the meat to absorb the piccata sauce when you pour the sauce over the chicken. 

To grill the meat, makes this meal a bit of a lighter version   

   of Picatta.  It is a rich sauce in flavor, but light in texture with

   capers & fresh lemon zest.   

Best of Philly

"Best of Philly 2003"

Elcy's Coffehouse & Cafe

@ The Glenside Train Station

~While the Kitchen & Food Manager~

Lemon Confetti Quinoa & Shrimp

Quinoa is one of my favorite foods to cook.  It is consindered a  

     superfood & it is a whole grain that is a complete protein  Quinoa  is

 gluten-free & makes a great addition to soups, side dishes or even

     an exciting main dish, like this Lemon Confetti Quinoa & Shrimp

     dish.  Confetti is my version of a medley of seasonal & colorful

     veggies that are diced fine & added to this quinoa dish, rice or

     even small pasta salads.  Quinoa is a newcomer to most, & if you

     are not familiar with it, it may come be a little intimidating to work 

     with.  Never fear ~ it is as simple to cook as it is to cook rice.

     The only trick is to measure out the amount of quinoa that

 you are going to use & rinse it under cold running water

 before you cook it.    I will add chicken, seafood or  beef

stock  instead of  water, to add flavor to the quinoa.

 Then just add your protein and/or veggies.

Enjoy