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May 15

Strut Your Stuff Weekly Meme – Week 7

This week I’m seeking some culinary help. My lovely husband discovered some wild Morel Mushrooms and at his buddy’s urging, picked a huge bowlful of these strange looking delicacies for me!    Only one problem…I have no idea h (read full article)

cooking, meme, Strut Your Stuff

May 11

Lemon Drop Cookie Recipe

Here’s a fantastically easy cookie recipe that scored an A+ during last week’s Teacher Appreciation week. The edges are crunchy with a soft chewy middle. The burst of lemon is perfectly complimented by the sugary crust of the cookie. It’s a (read full article)

cooking, recipe, tips

May 08

Uncle Ben’s Recipe Contest

Uncle Ben’s is a product I use quite often in many of my recipes. It’s such a versatile ingredient. It makes a great side dish simply served plain with a little salt, some butter and herbs mixed in. Add it to soups or stews to increase the hardi (read full article)

contest, cooking, giveaway

May 06

Cuori di Carciofo Pasta Mostarda Salsa (Artichoke Heart Pasta with Mustard Sauce) - Recipe

I admit I've never had Artichoke hearts! Shocked? Please don't be. I love cooking but I don't consider myself a foodie since I cringe at the thought of certain foods. Green gets me, especially when it's got the name of a bodily organ in the tit (read full article)

cooking, recipe

Apr 06

Heavenly Deviled Eggs

With Easter now behind us, of course there’s deviled eggs on the menu. I’ve had deviled eggs in a range of flavors but my secret ingredient made it just a bit healthier than the standard version. First we start with perfectly hard boiled egg (read full article)

cooking, recipe, tips

Mar 26

A New Kind of Revolution: Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Celebrity British Chef, Jamie Oliver, has a new show debuting tonigh on ABC. Food Revolution takes place in Huntington, WV. A recent study showed this town to be the unhealthiest town in America. Their eating habits, not unlike many Americans, are (read full article)

cooking, healthy living, PSA

Mar 25

Tasty Fried Donut Discs – Bobby Flay Style

Earlier in the month I was on a hunt; a donut hunt! I may have found complete disaster that day but a few weeks later I discovered yummy success with a recipe from Bobby Flay. Your heard me correctly. I said this is a Bobby Flay recipe! Who knew (read full article)

cooking, recipe

Mar 25

Win BIG with The Real Food Project

One of my favorite Food Network chefs if Bobby Flay! Most of his recipes make my taste buds do the “dance of joy”! There are a few of his dishes I find a little too spicy but I simply scale back the heat. The risk of cooking like a southwestern (read full article)

cooking, family, sweepstakes

Mar 16

BBQ Bacon Wrapped Hawaiian Shrimp Dinner Recipe

BBQ. mmmmm Bacon. more mmmmm Add them to shrimp? The ULITIMATE mmmmmmmm! I don’t have any Irish dish or green shamrock to share with you today. Just this scrumptious dinner I made the other night! I created this dish after realizing bacon was t (read full article)

cooking, recipe

Mar 12

Donut Hunter finds a D.I.S.A.S.T.E.R.

They look good don’t they? Well don’t let looks fool you. It like your mama always said “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover!” and boy was she right on! One of the things I miss the most about city life is fresh Krispy Kreme donuts. Th (read full article)

cooking, recipe

Feb 16

Paula Deen’s Pumpkin Baked Pasta (with some minor changes)

I made this Sunday night after realizing the chicken I planned to bake was still frozen. I knew there was some cream in the fridge, large black tiger shrimp in the freezer, and pumpkin puree in the cabinet. Surely I could find a recipe utilizing wha (read full article)

cooking, recipe

Feb 14

President’s Day 2010

Happy President’s Day! President’s Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in February to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. February 22 and February 12 respectively. Here some fun ways to celebrate the day while keeping t (read full article)

cooking, craft, kids

Feb 13

How to Make Birthday Cake Petit Fours

Yesterday was J-Man’s 9th birthday. He wanted to take homemade chocolate/vanilla cupcakes to school. After checking my baking supplies, I noticed I didn’t have  any cupcake papers. WHAT!?! I know I had some but the kitchen gremlins must hav (read full article)

cooking, kids, recipe, tips

Jan 23

Saturday is National Pie Day

HAPPY National Pie Day! There are many activities and promotions going on all over the country to honor National Pie Day! Check it out here. In St. Paul a Pie Contest and auction will be held at Godlen Fig Fine Foods at 790 Grand Avenue to raise (read full article)

cooking, holiday, just for fun

Dec 06

Cupcake Rescue Tips

With the holiday baking season in full swing, there's bound to be a batch of cupcakes or a sheet cake or two that doesn't want to come out like it should. Here's a couple of cupcake rescue ideas that will prevent you from re-baking another batch.If (read full article)

cooking, tips

Nov 25

Last Minute Holiday Recipes

We have been invited to a friend's home for Thanksgiving Dinner this year so it looks like my kitchen will get a break from tomorrow's cooking marathon! I can hear it screaming a big "THANK YOU" right now! Lol I'm sure all of you who are cooking alr (read full article)

cooking, holiday, meal planning, recipe, tips

Nov 03

All about the BBQ Sauce

I like short simple easy recipes. I thought BBQ sauce was complicated so I never bothered, especially when I can buy the stuff for $1 on sale at the grocery store! After watching Bobby, The Neely's, and Sunny whip up sauce after sauce in no time fla (read full article)

cooking, recipe, tips

Oct 13

Apple Walnut Stuft Pork Chops

A few weeks ago hubster asked for some pork chops at the grocery meat counter. We didn't notice till we got home they were VERY thick (maybe 2" thick???). I've always wanted to make stuffed pork chops but the dish always appeared complicated plus I c (read full article)

cooking, recipe

Oct 06

Dinner in a Flash Challenge

As a busy mom with an equally busy family, it's a challenge is to get a nutritious dinner on the table in the brief time when everyone's schedule allows you to come together as a family. For us, today's schedule is particularly hectic.School 8am - 3p (read full article)

cooking, tips

Oct 01

Choco-Raisin Nut Cookies

It's a simple cake mix cookie recipe and sooo very good. "How good?" you ask. They're so good my hubby, who doesn't have a big sweet tooth, has requested we keep these in the cookie jar. Not overly sweet but jam packed with flavor. Chocolate chunks. (read full article)

cooking, recipe

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