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Red Velvet Hot Chocolate {with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream}
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and romance is in the air. This will be our first Valentine’s Day together. I want it to be special. Sweet. Luscious. Filled with love. So I’ve made you this Red Velvet Hot Chocolate with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream. May you start your special day with a cup of sweet chocolate love. xo
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Chinese New Year Exploration {Sundays with Shelby}
For the past twenty years, in a round-about way, I’ve celebrated Chinese New Year. By day (and sometimes night) I manage an import company, who’s core factories are located in Taiwan, mainland China, and the Philippines. I’ve developed close relationships with my business partners in Asia and love hearing about their family traditions. I really do. However, being completely honest here, I most relate Chinese New Year to factory shut-downs which result in inventory shortages. There I said it. It’s my job to manage it I know, no fault of the factories. Whew…there I said that too. This year I’ve decided as a company we will {embrace} Chinese New Year. We won’t curse it. We won’t dread it. We will…
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Wonton Soup {with Shrimp & Kale}
I’ve been warming up my Chinese cooking skills (skills is a strong word, I broke out some recipes) this week and decided to try my hand at Wonton Soup.
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Pappardelle & Peas with Ricotta Pesto {Weight Watchers}
Pappardelle pasta became a new favorite last winter. It’s luxurious actually. This Pappardelle & Peas with Ricotta Pesto recipe, adapted from my Weight Watchers cookbook, has just the right amount of richness while still being calorically friendly.
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Cheesy Garlic & Herb Pull-Apart Bread {with Maryland Crab Dip}
It’s Super Bowl Sunday and I had resigned myself to the idea that I wasn’t going to put on a big spread, even though this is the 2nd biggest eating holiday of the year, after Thanksgiving. Nope, wasn’t going to do it. Although, somehow a roast chicken dinner just didn’t scream Football the way I was starting to feel Football. So as any good coach would do….let’s drop back and punt. We have no stake in the outcome of this game so really it’s got to be about the food (and the commercials). Paying tribute to both teams for making it to the Big Game…we are having Sourdough (in honor of the San…
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Sausage, Peppers & Caramelized Onion Stromboli {a Groundhog Day Treat}
Earlier in the week, we began discussing what we would cook on Super Bowl Sunday. All the foodie websites and fb pages were alive with recipe ideas and exchanges. The possibilities ranged from good old favorites like wings and nachos to the more exotic Salmon Wraps and Filipino Spring Rolls. I had every intention of hosting a virtual Super Bowl Party on my fb page, even planned a week of recipes and posts centered around that theme. But when it came time to make the announcement….we took it in a totally different direction. Here is the Party Announcement I shared on our fb page.
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Baked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Chicken Wing shortage? Now that would be a ‘fowl play’ just two days before Game Time. It is estimated that American’s will eat 1.23 billion chicken wings this Super Bowl weekend or an average of 4 wings per person. There’s no question we LOVE our Super Bowl food, so much so that it has become the 2nd largest eating holiday, after Thanksgiving. While I think the chicken wing shortage story has been refuted by the National Chicken Council, let me offer up a Chicken Wing alternative just in case. Baked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs.
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Southwest Stuffed mini-Sweet Peppers {with Quinoa & Spicy Turkey Sausage}
These beautiful mini-Sweet Peppers were smiling at me as I strolled through the produce isle. How could I resist their vibrant ‘happy’ colors? When it’s January, and the tornado sirens are echoing in the distance and torrential rains are beating on the window, a little ray of sunshine for dinner seemed just right. So we kicked up our recipe with a little spice and created Southwest Stuffed mini-Sweet Peppers {with Quinoa & Spicy Turkey Sausage}.
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Pepperoncini Pot Roast {Crock Pot Recipe}
Pepperoncini Pot Roast {Crock Pot Recipe}. First, let me say that this is a fabulous Pot Roast recipe without doing any work. Place the roast in your crock pot, sprinkle with garlic powder, salt & pepper, pour in a jar of pepperoncini peppers – liquid and all, set it on low for 8 – 10 hours, and go about your business.
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Pepperoncini Beef Sliders {with Pepper Jack Cheese}
Pepperoncini Beef Sliders with Pepper Jack Cheese. Game Changer.
