frittata (a la rita)

slow cooker pot roast

double glazed chocolate bundt cake


based on this recipe — modified as follows:
  • substituted the pudding ingredient with 1 cup light sour cream;
  • substituted the water ingredient with 1.25 cups low fat buttermilk;
  • folded 1 cup chocolate chips into the batter;
  • applied a chocolate glaze made by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 3 to 4 tablespoons low fat buttermilk until pourable. chilled for an hour and topped with a white glaze made by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 3 to 4 tablespoons whipping cream until pourable.

herbed ricotta tart v2 (a la rita)


recipe: myrecipes – from the june 2010 issue of cooking light magazine.

marble cheesecake brownies

wild and brown rice pilaf (a la rita)

grilled flank steak with chipotle butter

linguine with fresh basil pesto (a la rita)

pesto recipe: simply recipes

chipotle marinated boneless pork ribs

recipe: eating well

devil's food pound cake


based on this recipe — modified as follows:
  • substituted the pudding ingredient with 1 cup light sour cream;
  • substituted the water ingredient with 1.25 cups low fat buttermilk;
  • folded 1 cup chocolate chips into the batter;
  • made the glaze by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 3 to 4 tablespoons whipping cream until pourable.

egg and cheddar burger

provolone burgers with chipotle herb butter


grilled chicken with cherry chipotle sauce

recipe: eating well

chocolate velvet cake

italian meatball burgers

beef and broccoli stir fry (a la rita)

egg salad sandwich (a la rita)

honey mustard pork roast

tarragon scones (a la rita)

spanish pork burgers

recipe: kitchendaily

chocolate coconut brownies

caprese salad with cucumber (a la rita)

watermelon and mozzarella squares (a la rita)

espresso marinated ribeye

chocolate shortbread cookies (a la rita)