22 Tuesday Dec 2015
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
I had a blast playing Secret Santa at the office this year!! I always do. This yearly tradition has become a great way to welcome in the holidays, with a bit of mischief and good fun.
The week of Thanksgiving we fill out our Santa wish list, then blind draw who we will secretly spoil the week of our annual company Christmas Party. Last week, that all happened in epic proportion. I drew Nick. Nick, who’s favorite candy is Junior Mints.
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06 Sunday Dec 2015
Posted in appetizers, beef, pork, lamb, breakfast & brunch, love to cook
Nothing fancy about this Spicy Sausage Cheese Balls recipe. We just had a craving and conveniently had the ingredients on hand. Or so we thought. They’ll be a bonus recipe at the end for Bisquick from scratch.
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Southwest Stuffed mini-Sweet Peppers {with Quinoa & Spicy Turkey Sausage}
Sausage, Peppers & Caramelized Onion Stromboli {a Groundhog Day Treat}
Italian Sausage Wrapped in Bread Dough {aka Big Pig in a Blanket}
Pepperoncini Beef Sliders {with Pepper Jack Cheese}
Spicy Shrimp & Spinach Quesadilla
Vanilla Rum Balls
03 Thursday Dec 2015
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
At a recent family reunion I discovered these luscious Salted Double Dark Chocolate Cookies. They are rich, crispy on the edges yet soft on the inside, with a hint of sea salt. Can you see that molten chunk of chocolate there? It’s the ‘Double’ in this cookie’s name.
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23 Monday Nov 2015
I’m off this week. Off from work. My day job is running a door lock and hardware company. Strike that. My day job is motivating and hopefully at times inspiring my work family. Ultimately we all want the same, from work. It’s where we make our living, which funds our passions.
This recipe has nothing to do with that. But I wanted to share where I am right now.
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19 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in love to cook, pasta, seafood
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butter, clam juice, garlic, linguine, littleneck clams, parsley, white wine
Linguini with White Clam Sauce. Sometimes simple is simply the best. In the time it takes to cook the pasta, you can prepare the heavenly garlic butter white wine clam sauce.
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11 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in casseroles & comfort food, love to cook, Sundays with Shelby
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Comfort.
When you read the word comfort what comes to mind? Perhaps you are at a place in your life where comfort is most often used as a verb, whether providing or receiving it. Since you’re reading this on my food blog, perhaps comfort food is the first thing you think of.
When I wrote this post about Salisbury Steak I wanted to prepare and share a dish that said “when I am with you I am complete and comfortable”. Continue reading »
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09 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in chicken & turkey, gluten free, international, love to cook, low-carb, lunch bowls, seafood, Weight Watchers
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bean sprouts, carrots, cilantro, eggs, fish sauce, onion, peanut butter, peanuts, scallion, soy sauce, spaghetti squash
Pad Thai is my go-to Thai take-out dish. I love everything about it. Traditionally this is a noodle dish and who doesn’t love noodles, especially when they are stir-fried with eggs! Yum!! Today I decided to lighten it up a bit, so I substituted roasted spaghetti squash “noodles” for the classic rice noodles. Results. Two thumbs up in this house.
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04 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in healthy choices, love to cook, salads, vegetarian, Weight Watchers
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avocado, cucumber, fresh mint, lettuce, pita bread, pomegranate, scallion, sumac, tomatoes
This salad. This Fattoush Salad is flavor love.
I was working hard to use ingredients already on hand. I may be a bit out of control. Pantry and freezer doors are…busting. So I went on offense and typed pita, lettuce, mint, tomato into my search engine field.
Kabam!!! Pow!! Fattoush!
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03 Tuesday Nov 2015
It’s National Sandwich Day. Definitely couldn’t let this one get by without a proper tribute. But I had a slight dilemma. I am currently on grocery store restrictions aka it’s Eat Out of the Fridge/Pantry Week for us. I have promised not to step foot into a store. It’s killing me y’all.
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31 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in appetizers, gluten free, love to cook, low-carb
We spent happy hour enjoying this Loaded Baked Potato Dip with Crispy Baked Potato Wedges, delivered happy and declared that dinner had been served. This is a hearty appetizer.
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