A little over a week ago, Charley’s (our 10 year old Shepherd mix canine) MRI showed a pinched nerve in his lower back where he has a bulging disc. The recommendation by the surgeons is to do…
Bacon and Chive Soufflé
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and once again, I’m working with the Florida Dairy Farmers to bring you another recipe. This recipe is a wonderful way to show that special someone you love them, you can make them…
Pressure Cooker Red Wine Beef Stew
I’m sure it’s still cold where you’re at now. This stew is the perfect comfort food. Last year, Aroma Housewares sent me a digital electric pressure cooker. I have been experimenting with recipes using the pressure cooker…
Birthday Vanilla Cupcakes
Things have been a little crazy around here. Charley, our 10-year old Shepherd mix was supposed to have surgery on his right hip yesterday but he’s been having back problems so the surgery is delayed. Tomorrow, he…
Cheddar and Smoked Summer Sausage Pinwheel Appetizers
I’m back with another appetizer for you. I know it seems cliche. It’s Super Bowl Week and I’m sharing another appetizer. I have something to admit Curtis and I rarely watch the Super Bowl anymore. We switch…
Peanut Butter Cookie Brownies
I have something to admit, I always thought peanut butter cookies were boring or not that impressive. Curtis has asked me to make ‘just’ a plain ol’ peanut butter cookie forever. About 6 months ago, I said…
Sweet & Spicy Four Ingredient Chicken Wings
It’s possible to have crackly and crispy chicken wings without a fryer. I’m in love. Ever since I saw Joanne’s recipe and video on how to make chicken wings in your oven, I knew I wanted to…
Meyer Lemon-Greek Yogurt Pound Cake
I have a confession to make, when I first tried Greek yogurt, I didn’t like it. It was too tart for me. But after trying different flavors and mixing in dried fruits and granola, I love it….
Pistachio Pudding Cupcakes
I love the color green and I love pistachios…pistachio ice cream, you name it. My former co-worker used to make a pistachio cake with pistachio ice cream that I loved. He used a cake mix and extended…
Homemade Taco Seasoning
If I had a dime for every time Curtis has requested tacos for dinner, we would have enough money to build a pool. That sounds so specific but Curtis really wants to build a pool. Haha Every…
Ground Beef Tacos Recipe
No photos but I wanted to share with you the recipe I use for tacos using this taco seasoning recipe. Maybe one day, I’ll update this with photos!
Top 10 Recipes of 2013 – Your favorites!
Happy New Year! It’s January 1, 2014 and I’m looking back on 2013. Wow, what a year. I went to New York, Austin, Chicago, back to New York, and went to Italy, Medford, Oregon, Portland and Las…
Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies
I have always had a fascination with crinkle cookies but I always thought they would be hard or crunchy. Doesn’t the crackle crinkle on top of these cookies evoke hardness or crispness? I’m a soft and chewy…
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie Pie
I have mentioned it before but before this year, I didn’t make my own pie crust, I always bought it. But ever since my friend, Suzanne, and I cooked & baked together earlier this year, she made…
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Sea Salt
Ahh cookies! Lindsay says today, is the day we take over the internet with tons of cookies. For the last couple of weeks, food bloggers from all over the world have been baking, testing and retesting and…
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Goat Cheese
I was catching up on The Pioneer Woman on the Food Network the other day and she shared this amazing recipe for roasted red pepper pasta. I filed it away and knew I wanted to make it…
Skinny! Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshakes
I love milkshakes. I was an expert milkshake maker at Haagen-Dazs when I was in high school! 🙂 I’ll bet you didn’t know that about me. Making milkshakes at home is easy peasy. I also find that…
Cheddar, Blue Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Phyllo Mushroom Appetizers
I’m full on party mode, you guys! These appetizers are so fun. I have to make a confession, this is only the second time I worked with phyllo dough and I’m totally addicted! I only recently started…
Baked Brie with Fig Spread
Things I’m obsessed with in life: cheese, butter and cheese…oh and chocolate. I love cheese so much that when I started working on this project with Whole Foods Market, I knew I wanted to feature their awesome cheese…
Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
For this recipe, once again I’m participating with Land O’Lakes on their Kitchen Conversations panel along with Ree, Brenda, Maria and Sommer! It’s our fourth and final Kitchen Conversation for this year. I have enjoyed working on this so…
Tofu, Kale & Shiitake Mushroom Ramen Noodle Soup
To say I’m obsessed with this ramen noodle soup is a little bit of an understatement. McCormick Gourmet challenged me to create a recipe with these ingredients: ginger, kale, shiitake mushrooms and vegetable stock. I immediately thought…
Greek Salad Celery Appetizers
The great folks at Duda Farm Fresh Foods asked me to come up with an easy appetizer for entertaining…with their celery and I know you’ll like these. Some may say this is too easy…how can it be…
Pepper Chicken with Cashews Stir Fry
For the last week I have been nursing an upper respiratory infection and I’m happy to finally be getting better. Curtis kept telling me to go to the doctor and this time I was the unreasonable one….
Shrimp and Mushroom Potstickers
I have made chicken/turkey potstickers and we love them but I have been wanting to do a seafood version because my sister is a pescatarian (which means she the only “meat” she eats is seafood) and I want…