This New Year’s day, my husband made one of the most outstanding appetizers I have ever had. He made Tea-Smoked Chicken, and the guests at the party devoured them. Then recently I was gifted with some Gypsy Gold Dust, a Southwestern-style spice mix. When I opened it, that smoked chicken recipe popped into my head. But instead of using tea, I decided to use a really dark coffee. How could that not taste amazing with flavors like cayenne and paprika? Continue reading
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A year ago this week I made a belated New Year’s resolution to only cook with non-processed food. Normally I scoff at the “eat better, work out more” type of resolutions because they seem too negative – like the person is broken and needs to be fixed. So, my resolutions have typically been fun declarations or a goal. For instance, when I turned 28 I decided it was no longer appropriate to use “party” as a verb. When I turned 35 I decided to learn how to play poker. When I was 39 I decided to write a mystery novel. And when I turned 41 my husband joined me in the resolution to give up cooking with processed food. Continue reading
Roasted pears on a bed of cool greens with a lemon vinaigrette creates a salad that’s worthy of a champagne toast.
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This bar cookie is well known amongst 50+ year old WASP’s or their offspring. An olde Englishy favourite, and a nice break from the typical fatty, sugary Christmas cookies. Continue reading
I wanted to share with you my favorite apple pie recipe. I use a refrigerated pie crust (because I’m lazy), and having an apple peeler/corer/slicer makes life super easy. This is the perfect pie if you like both the apples and the crust to be crispy and not mushy. Continue reading
Hi kids! Know where I am today? If you said “sitting at your desk at home like you are every other day,” you are incorrect! I am currently on vacation, and on tap for today is a visit to what’s supposed to be one of the best restaurants* in the country. I’ve had a bunch of great culinary experiences in 2011, mainly because my husband discovered that he loves to cook and bake, but I expect this one to top them all. And so, the Question of the Day: Be it cooking, eating, dining, or watching the Food Network, what was your best culinary experience of 2011? Continue reading
Here is your Thanksgiving Recipe Contest recipes in one handy place so that you can easily bookmark for all of your future holiday entertaining. All of these are amazing and I know that people got a lot of great ideas from them. THANK YOU! (Note: These recipes were based on a budget cap of $25 but amounts have been edited out for length.) Continue reading
I stumbled upon the best Banana Bread I’ve ever tasted, and thought you guys might want to try it. The original recipe is located here. I hope you like it, I can’t stop eating it. I’m going to maybe give the second loaf to my neighbors. Maybe.
Thanks for hanging in there and being patient while I have been composing this. Here are the recipes from our budget $10.00 and under meal for two challenge. Bookmark and enjoy! Continue reading
OK FOOD SLORES! Here is your First Ever Crasstalk Recipe Contest First Ever Winner! We had some formidable, formidable talent! Would Homoviper NurseWrestle Tacky_Tick? Or, would Greenwitch_Refugee try to cast a spell over the Shes_a_Rainbow. OR, maybe the Grand Inquisitor would drill Ross, MissLinda, BaldwinP and the others. Because nobody expects the Grand Inquisition. Continue reading