Drunken Bean Soup with Bacon for the Slow CookerDrunken Bean Soup with Bacon for the Slow CookerI know we’ve all got spring fever; being cooped up in our homes watching snowfall after snowfall through the windows is making us all a little crazy. So do I wish I had something really spring-y to share with you? Of course. But alas, it has been nothing but cold here and soup is still… |
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Buttermilk Glazed Buttermilk Chocolate Snack Cake; OXO Brownie SpatulaButtermilk Glazed Buttermilk Chocolate Snack Cake; OXO Brownie SpatulaThere are compliments, and then there are compliments. Guys, I received just about the sweetest, biggest, best compliment I have ever received on anything I have ever baked or cooked… |
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Maple Doodles: Cookies for Kids’ CancerCookies for Kids’ Cancer is an organization I have been supporting since I first became aware of it. You can read more about my discovering them and what they do here, but basically I became aware of them through OXO, as OXO is one of their big supporters and I work with OXO Blogger Outreach. Anyway, September is National Childhood… |
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Broiled Orange Honey Glazed Chicken ThighsBroiled Orange Honey Glazed Chicken ThighsI mentioned in my post about the Coconut Lime Cookies that I am enjoying my iPad subscription to Everyday Food. This is another recipe that I made within days of discovering it in the May 2013 issue. In its original form, it has rosemary and uses pork chops. But all I had was chicken thighs… |
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Coconut Lime CookiesCoconut Lime CookiesGuys I am so excited! I have the BEST new toy! The perfect set up for any technologically savvy cook/baker who is obsessed with working in the kitchen to her favorite tunes. HUGE thanks to my wonderful hubby and parents, who also chipped in as an early birthday present. Isn’t it gorgeous?These cookies are… |
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Late Night One Bowl Vanilla Sour Cream CakeLate Night One Bowl Vanilla Sour Cream CakePlain or simple are not works I associate with the cooking I do. Ironically, therefore, my baking is pretty much the opposite; I don’t like too many flavors going on at the same time. And when I am sick, as I was over Christmas, I want my desserts to be even more plain. Almost boring even.… |
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Shrimp and Chicken Curry with Apples and Basil; Watermelon SambharA lot of the furnishings in my home have been cobbled together from various hand me downs from family members. Recently, John and I decided that we needed a different approach to the girls’ bedrooms, so we made a trip to IKEA. While we were there, we… |
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Pear and Walnut SaladAn easy-does it salad perfect for fresh pear season! Low calorie, low fat, and a nice luncheon salad alternative. |
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Mixed Greens with Apples, Dates and GorgonzolaMixed Greens with Apples, Dates and Gorgonzola: OXO Salad Dressing Shaker Review & Giveaway!I cannot remember the last time I was so excited over a relatively small, uni-tasking kitchen gadget. OXO contacted me all the way back in the spring about receiving one of their new Salad Dressing Shakers, to review and give away as part of… |
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Boca Negra Cake: #CookForJuliaWhen I was first contacted about cooking a Julia Child recipe and posting about it for PBS’s #CookForJulia celebration of Julia Child in honor of what would have been her upcoming 100th birthday, I was extremely ambivalent. On the one hand, it was PBS and that is exciting! And honoring Julia Child is certainly a cause I can get… |
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