Andrea’s Nut Bars, The Hit of The Party

Thank you to everyone who introduced themselves at the incredible Food for Thought: A News Cafe birthday celebration. What a magical evening! I was asked by many of you to share my recipe for the Nut Bars that were served. Well, here it…

Rich Beef Stew Warms Hearth and Soul

Despite my culinary efforts to force winter upon us, our days continue to be fairly warm.  Cool weather will soon arrive and we will all be ready. The weather needs to catch up to our taste buds, which have already…

Food Goddess Andrea Charroin: Ready, set, GO make holiday gifts! Vanilla extract

Take a deep breath, my friends at Food For Thought: A News Cafe. We have about 10 weeks until Christmas and Hanukkah.

Instead of falling into gift-buying mania, I would like to suggest a useful gift that can easily be made…

Blackberry bounty? Bake blackberry crisp

Blackberries are saying a long goodbye this season. Lucky for us we can enjoy the berry bounty a little longer.  Over the years blackberries have gained more notice  for their high antioxidant strength and are a fantastic source of vitamins…

Zucchini and chocolate produce Good Morning Sunshine Muffins

Well good morning, sunshine!

A lot of Food For Thought readers have been asking me what to do with the extra zucchini from their gardens. Rumor has it that there is a plethora of zucchini in our area that needs our…

Fall for an apricot tart

Our weather is quickly changing. Mornings are becoming crisp, evenings are cooling down. Fall is in the air. Before the  summer season comes to a screeching halt, I like to bake a few of my absolute favorites so we can all…

Life-changing Lemon Bars

I’m no party pooper: Random facts

A little game is going around the Internet where people are “tagged” and then they are asked to join in and write six random things about themselves on their blogs and then “tag” six other people who’ll write six random…

Shortbread offers tall options

I just love shortbread cookies.  So versatile and simple.

I like to keep a batch of  shortbread dough on hand for a quick treat or just to unexpectedly brighten someone’s day  A delightful way to make a simple shortbread cookie spectacular is to…

Andrea Charroin: Fried Green Tomatoes