Last year I gave you all a round-up of cookies perfect for the holiday season … and I plan to do the same again this year! I mean, what is better than contemplating cookies to help you get over your turkey hang-over? Next week I will be posting my entry for Challenge 8 of Project [...]
Monday, November 22, 2010
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the left-overs. With as much as we cook it’s never a surprise that we can’t eat it all, which is fine by me. I love a breakfast of cornbread stuffing and turkey before I start putting up my Christmas decorations. Usually we have so much left over [...]
Monday, November 15, 2010
I love nothing more than a creamy, cheesy casserole. When you strike the right balance between healthy vegetables and cheesy sauce it is a thing of beauty. Butternut squash is my favorite winter squash. With a mild, slightly sweet flavor it is perfect for roasting, blending into soups, and baking into casseroles. The mild flavor [...]
Monday, November 8, 2010
When Casey from Tastestopping approached me about participating in the November Kitchen Play event, how could I say no? She asked me to deconstruct the classic pumpkin pie using Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin from Nestlé Kitchens*. Canned pumpkin is a very versatile ingredient and is a pantry staple for me year round. It can stand [...]
Thursday, November 4, 2010
I am exhausted. Project Food Blog has been, and continues to be, intense, I’ve had friends in from out of the country, I have four family birthdays coming up, and I am still working three part-time jobs. On top of it all looms the specter of Thanksgiving and all the preparation that entails. I am [...]
Friday, October 15, 2010
I have the secret for making EVERY vegetable, as long as you are a carnivore, taste better. It is not a very well kept secret, since EVERYONE knows about bacon. This recipe started out as green bean bundles from a cookbook I borrowed from my mother. The beans were blanched then slow roasted which left [...]
Friday, December 25, 2009
Today I am celebrating Christmas with my family and friends. I wish you and yours a happy holiday season, a very Merry Christmas, and a day filled with joy! Next week we will discuss more party food for all those New Year’s Eve parties coming up. Let’s get a jump start, shall we? Here are [...]
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
I am not a big fan of crab in a general sense. In fact I am not a fan of shellfish overall. That said, I love, and have always loved, crab cakes. I like the mix of flavors, the different textures, and I find the creaminess of the crab mixture hard to resist. So, in [...]
Friday, December 11, 2009
There is something magic about a soft, chewy chocolate cookie. Crinkle cookies are an attractive addition to any platter of cookies. I have a recipe that was given to me by a friend long ago which is lovely on its own, but you know me and my propensity to tinker. Inspired by my Chocolate Spice [...]
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wait! Before you hit the back button just hear me out. I know fruit cake gets a bad rap, and most of the time it is well deserved. Be it the candied citron, the fluorescent cherries, or insipidly sweet cake, most fruit cake is in fact very bad. Terrible even. I’m still asking you to [...]
Thursday, November 25, 2010
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