30 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in chicken & turkey, healthy choices, love to cook, Mediterranean
I’m rather proud of our Greek Chicken Meatloaf with Spinach & Feta recipe.
We use ground chicken, which on its own is fairly bland. No worries. Here’s how we bring full blown flavor to this dish.
28 Sunday Dec 2014
Posted in breakfast & brunch, love to cook, sauces
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bacon, cream, eggs, english muffins, hollandaise sauce, spinach
In preparation for Christmas morning breakfast I took a pack of our homemade English Muffins out of the freezer. That would open the door to perhaps Bacon, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches, Eggs Benedict or if I was lucky Eggs Florentine.
Continue reading »27 Saturday Dec 2014
Posted in beef, pork, lamb, love to cook, soups, stews, chili
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bacon, bay leaves, beef, beef broth, carrots, celery, garlic, onion, red wine, thyme
Beef Bourguignon. Boeuf Bourguignon. Beef Burgundy. I think we grew up with this dish. No, not the first two. My Mom made beef burgundy often. The cuts of meat may have started out a bit tough requiring extra cooking love, but the end result was melt in your mouth wonderful. This year’s Christmas Eve Prime Rib was as good as any we’ve had in the past.
Continue reading »26 Friday Dec 2014
Posted in desserts, healthy choices, love to cook, snacks
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carrots, cinnamon, dates, flax seed, ginger, hemp seed, nutmeg, rolled oats, unsweetened coconut, vanilla, walnuts
I sent Shelby an innocent birthday text (back on May 28th). It went something like this….what’s your favorite kind of cake? She threw me for a loop with her response.
Continue reading »24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in appetizers, love to cook, pasta, salads, seafood
Several years ago I got a hankering to attempt the Feast of the Seven Fishes for our Christmas Eve dinner. I carefully selected recipes, ordered specialty items ahead from our local seafood market, and rewrote my plan of attack dozens of times before the big day arrived. I envisioned this becoming our new Christmas Eve traditional dinner and oh how that excited me.
21 Sunday Dec 2014
Posted in international, love to cook, pasta, Sundays with Shelby
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Due to work and life and more life it had been quite some time since our last Sundays with Shelby outing. A year ago we were fighting the crowd at Walmart, shopping for Clark’s Christmas Kids, what an awesome day that was. This year, on the 21st of December, we were shopping for therapy. That’s where the Ramen comes in. Continue reading »
19 Friday Dec 2014
Posted in desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
Who was my Secret Santa this year? Who stumped me so well that I spent an entire week bragging about my amazing Secret Santa to none other than….my Secret Santa? That would be Bethany. The sneaky lady who made me a batch of this incredible European Cookie Butter Fudge (along with many other fabulous gifts).
Continue reading »16 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, Share the Love
I started a tradition last year where I would ask a friend to select a chocolate recipe, anything they like, that I would then recreate and deliver to them to Share the Love. I call these Adventures in Chocolate. This go around I chose my friend & co-worker Jennica. She actually squealed with excitment and headed straight to my Adventures in Chocolate Pinterest Board where she selected this fabulous Ferrero Rocher Cake recipe by Mom’s Dish.
Continue reading »14 Sunday Dec 2014
Posted in appetizers, love to cook, seafood
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I was looking through our food photos and was reminded just how much I adore scallops. Particularly how much I worship the sweet fresh flavor of Sea Scallops. I thought it would be fun to gather my favorites in one post. To all the scallop lovers out there…you’re welcome.
Continue reading »09 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
Coconut Macaroons. Five simple ingredients that will delight an entire office. This I know. I cookie tray tested them on my work family and they passed with flying colors. We will definitely include them in this year’s holiday baking and you should too.
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