Cate, Author at Chez CateyLou

Andes Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies

March 22, 2013 by Cate 10 Comments

Confession: I have absolutely no self-control when it comes to cookies. I probably eat at least 5 from every batch I make. It is a problem. Another confession: I don’t really like chocolate and mint together. I mean, I’ll eat it, because it has chocolate in it, but it is not my first choice. However I know others love it, so I decided to make some chocolate mint chip cookies this past weekend for a friend’s St. Patrick’s Day party. Any recipe that will go over well with my friends but won’t force me to end up looking like this is a win-win if you ask me! …

Italian Vegetable Stew (Ciambotta)

March 19, 2013 by Cate 11 Comments

They say man cannot live on bread alone. I am not convinced. I think I could live on bread alone. There are so many types! You can put fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, etc into bread – totally a balanced meal. But if I make something other than bread (or anything else baked), then it’s usually soup. I love making soup! And is it a coincidence that it goes so well with bread? Perhaps……

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

March 18, 2013 by Cate 15 Comments

Is there anything better than the smell of fresh bread baking in your kitchen? Yes, fresh bread with cinnamon! I can’t stress enough how amazing our kitchen smelled on this cold, snowy weekend with this cinnamon raisin bread baking in the oven. I really need to bake more with cinnamon. It is such a warm, sweet smell – I absolutely love it!

This cinnamon raisin bread brings back memories of my childhood and the loaf of Sunmaid raisin bread that was a breakfast favorite in my household. It is a nice soft loaf studded with plump raisins and a hint of sweet cinnamon in every bite. A piece of this bread toasted with butter and cinnamon sugar is really helping me get through this Monday morning! …

Irish Brown Bread (with Guinness!)

March 15, 2013 by Cate 10 Comments

This no knead Irish Brown Bread has the most amazing flavor thanks to Guinness and buttermilk. A delicious brown bread that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!

The Better Half and I are Irish through and through. We both have Irish mothers (his Duffy, mine Murphy) and we both went to Notre Dame. So we get a little excited when St. Patrick’s day rolls around!

I wanted to bake something festive, but I draw the line at putting green food coloring in my beautiful bread. It just seems too artificial. So I thought this recipe for Irish Brown Bread from my no-knead cookbook
would be the perfect festive recipe to try out. It is a play on Irish Soda bread, but it uses yeast for the rising, rather than using baking soda. And, it has Guinness in it. Can’t get much more Irish than that!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookie Bars

March 14, 2013 by Cate 6 Comments

When I stumbled upon this recipe on King Arthur’s website I knew I had to make it. (As a side note, I love using King Arthur flour in my baking, and their site has some great recipes!) The salty-sweet combo of the pretzels and chocolate are enough to win me over, but then add in peanut butter? I’m in heaven. And to top it all off, it is so easy! Plus you can make it on a whim because you don’t need to have room temperature ingredients. I knew this would be the perfect recipe to make for my friend’s St. Patrick’s day party.

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