08 Friday Oct 2021
Posted in casseroles & comfort food, love to cook, pasta, side dishes
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butter, cavatappi pasta, dry mustard, flour, gruyere cheese, milk, panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, sharp cheddar, white American cheese
If you want to deliver comfort, bring them The Best Three Cheese Mac ‘n’ Cheese. It works every time!
Super cheesy, ultra creamy, with a little something special to make them go hmmmm.
19 Thursday Aug 2021
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, desserts, love to cook
My dear neighbor Pat gave me this recipe for How To Make a Giant Cinnamon Roll.
She thought of us when she saw it in a magazine and cut it out for me. It’s been laying on my desk patiently waiting.
The ingredients are quite basic, most well stocked pantries could handle. The instructions are straight forward, albeit there is yeast and resting/rising involved. However I’m certain most modest cooks could tackle this recipe.
Yet day after day, week after week, I avoided eye contact. What was it about this recipe that I was avoiding?
18 Wednesday Aug 2021
Posted in appetizers, breakfast & brunch, love to cook, side dishes, snacks
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bacon, cheddar cheese, chives, eggs, flour, mashed potatoes, sour cream
There’s quite the story that goes with this Loaded Baked Potato Tots Recipe.
Last week I shared what would be the first recipe in a new series called College Cooking. My 21 year old bonus-son and his roommates requested some recipe inspiration.
06 Friday Aug 2021
Posted in chicken & turkey, love to cook
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artichoke hearts, butter, chicken, chicken broth, eggs, flour, lemon, white wine
His words were, “This is THE Best Chicken Francese with Artichoke Hearts I’ve ever had!!”
That was good enough for me…
…so I made it for him again the next night.
02 Friday Apr 2021
Posted in love to cook, seafood
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bell peppers, butter, celery, chicken broth, crawfish, flour, onion, scallions
Crawfish Étouffée.
When you have family from New Orleans come into town during Crawfish season, it can only mean one thing!
We’re having a Crawfish Boil!!
And what a glorious boil we had.
But in the end, that 40 pound sack of crawfish was more than we could eat in one sitting and that’s how Crawfish Étouffée came to be.
08 Monday Mar 2021
Posted in appetizers, international, love to cook, pasta, vegetarian
Continuing on my classic Italian recipe exploration I discovered Malfatti, a true Italian comfort food.
These spinach and ricotta ‘dumplings’ are soft and tender and practically melt in your mouth.
07 Sunday Mar 2021
Posted in adventures in chocolate, breads, breakfast & brunch, love to cook, snacks
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chocolate chips, eggs, flour, sour cream, sugar, unsweetened cocoa
This recipe yields 4 dozen Double Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins!!
Does anyone else buy boxes of “Little Bites” muffins for their kids (big or small)??
I can’t believe I’m admitting it – not because I’m a packaged food snob, but because muffins are so darn easy to make at home!
01 Monday Mar 2021
Posted in breads, love to cook, snacks
I found this Homemade Pita Bread step-by-step recipe over at The Kitchn. Do you love this site as much as I do??
I feel like I’m getting free cooking lessons every time I log in.
Back to the Pita Bread. It’s delicious.
21 Saturday Sep 2019
Posted in appetizers, breakfast & brunch, love to cook, salads, vegetarian
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Warm Goat Cheese Fritters. So deliciously crispy on the outside, smooth and creamy on the inside. I love you.
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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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