A fancy name for a simple, warm, comforting dish. Over the past several weeks, I have been watching someone struggle with a difficult life lesson. Of course, it reminds me of some of the more painful lessons in my own life that transformed me into the person I am today. It is really hard to […]
Baked Eggs Bolognese in Brioche
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Ghirardelli English Toffee
Inspired by Lemony Thyme who led me to this recipe from Ghirardelli Chocolate Sometimes when you see a friend try something brave that has always intimidated you (perhaps just a little bit–enough to give you an excuse to never try to actually TRY it yourself), that gives you just the extra boost of courage to […]
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Super Fudgy Gluten Free Brownies
Slightly adapted from Flippin Delicious My gluten free friend Kelly has a birthday this week, so she decided she was going to do an ice cream sundae bar at work for a birthday celebration. She shared this little tidbit of a plan with me and I said “well, then, I need to make brownies!” … […]
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Grilled Italian Garlic Asparagus
Last week when I fired up the grill to make sausage kabobs, I decided to cook up some asparagus on the grill too. (Above is the picture I took BEFORE I sealed it up and threw it on the grill.) So I did one of my favorite grill tricks: I made a packet of veggies […]
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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Mini-Pies
Before we get started talkin’ pie, don’t forget to enter the $100 cookware giveaway! It ends July 1. The other day I was going through my fridge, finding things that need to be tossed and things that need to be used ASAP and I ran across some wonton wrappers. They were in the “better use […]
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Bacon Sundried Tomato Souffle Cups
I think this is the most marvelous invention I’ve ever made … the simple souffle cup. It’s a portable little puff of egg and cheese encased in an edible wonton cup that has Sooooo many possibilities! I’ve made several varieties of them already and this one, I think, just might be my favorite. I mean, […]
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Easy Honey Teriyaki Chicken
A super simple chicken recipe you can have on the table in 20 minutes. It is seriously that fast to make. While the rice cooks, you can have the chicken DONE. Toss in some veggies and you have a complete meal. If you add lots of vegetables, you might need to make more sauce. Fortunately, […]
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Easy Zucchini Pepperoni Pizza Bites
I came home from work hungry the other night with a whole evening in front of me to work on the garden produce. The first thing I pulled out of my fridge was a rather large zucchini. It wasn’t one of those gargantuan sized ones that you could use for a baseball bat, but it […]
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Garden Tomato Pepper Cheese Crisp
My son and I went up to visit my mom and dad this weekend … their garden is producing like mad and, as usual, it is difficult keeping up with it all. The tomatoes and peppers are thick with fruit and mom and dad have been canning tomato juice and salsa, but after 20 jars […]
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Tomato Goat Cheese Tortizza
This “Tortizza” is an Italian festival of tomatoes on a crunchy tortilla base. With fresh tomato pesto for the sauce, slices of heirloom tomato, bits of little “blueberry” tomatoes (they are purple, about the size of grapes, but they’re tomatoes!) topped with crumbled goat cheese and fresh basil leaves, it’s a feast for the eyes and […]
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No Knead Peasant Bread
Adapted just slightly from Alexandra Cooks, with a big thank you to Cooking with Mary & Friends A lovely white bread with a soft, tender inside and a crunchy outside. It requires no bread machine, no kneading, and roughly 3 hours of time to make, from start to finish and most of that time is waiting for the dough […]
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Easy Peppermint Fudge
Adapted ever so slightly from A Spicy Perspective Fudge that is rich and chocolaty, with a festive holiday peppermint crunch on both sides. And it’s super simple and speedy to make too! It is the day after Thanksgiving and I do not care if it is not quite December yet, I am officially declaring it Peppermint […]
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Toffee Grapes
Adapted just slightly from The Nutrition Twins These little bites are an amazing combination of sweet, crunchy, juicy and creamy … they are a bit like one little bite-size caramel apple, but with extra crunch from the toffee. They are the sweeter cousins of the White Chocolate Peanut Grapes–both exceedingly simple, both amazing in their own right. I […]
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Broccoli Cheddar Rice Cups
Adapted very slightly from The Fountain Avenue Kitchen I almost want to apologize for that sugar binge I sent us on … it was a very sugar-y December for me. Luckily I had lots of help to eat it all! It’s time to slow down on sugar, though, and think about staying healthy for the […]
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Lemon Artichoke Chicken w/Capers & Feta Sauce
Inspired by the creamy feta artichoke chicken dip I made not long ago … that dip was so scrumptious, I decided that chicken and artichokes and feta were destined to go together in more ways than one. And so I threw together this chicken artichoke concoction with some feta sauce for pouring over … oh man, was […]
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Asian Sweet & Sour Sauce
Adapted from Chow.com My daughter and I were discussing making egg rolls on the way home one evening. She was on board with that idea right away because we share a mutual fascination with egg rolls. Then I realized that we don’t have any of that bright red sweet & sour sauce you get at the Chinese restaurants […]
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Fluffy Pillow Cornmeal Biscuits
My son asked me for biscuits a week or two ago. I told him to search my blog and he said there were only two biscuit recipes there. That seemed kinda wrong so we made up a new one. It’s marvelous because he’s discovered he likes to make the biscuit dough, so we’ve had several […]
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Crockpot Za’atar Pot Roast
I made this super simple roast for dinner for me and my two almost-adult-like children one day to go with our pillow biscuits. It’s a versatile recipe that you can use for the main course of a dinner, for the meat and au jus for a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich, or for a delicious meaty addition […]
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Making the Perfect Ham
This year, we started celebrating Easter a week early by making this ham … and, for dessert, we were lucky to have a whole collection of delectable chocolates, cookies, cute little Easter cake pops and fancy chocolate covered strawberries from Shari’s Berries … aren’t they gorgeous? In the springtime, I can’t wait for the Easter feast simply […]
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Quick Artichoke Asiago Broccoli
Quick, what do you do when dinner is almost ready and you have just a few minutes to come up with a veggie? Something that will stand up to rest of your fabulous meal and act like it belongs there, something that compliments all the flavors in your table, and perhaps something that steals a little […]
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