12 Monday Apr 2021
Posted in dressings & marinades, gluten free, love to cook, salads
I adore each of the individual components of this salad. Fresh tender spinach, shaved Brussels sprouts, toasted pecans, parmesan crisps, dried cranberries, and warm maple bacon dressing. Together you have salty, savory and sweet with a little crunch and texture in each bite making this Spinach & Brussels Sprout Salad {with Warm Maple Bacon Dressing} a new year-round favorite.
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30 Tuesday Mar 2021
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, casseroles & comfort food, love to cook
Since breakfast is my favorite meal of the day it was only fitting that before March Meatball Madness came to a conclusion that we come up with a Breakfast Meatball. I stumbled on this idea quite by accident.
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20 Saturday Feb 2021
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, gluten free, love to cook, snacks
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apple sauce, apples, applesauce, brown sugar, coconut oil, eggs, gluten free flour, maple syrup, old fashioned oats, vanilla
Happy National Muffin Day!
I set a calendar reminder for this food holiday because I knew it would be an opportunity to spend some time in the kitchen with Ella, my fun-loving, bright, kind and witty bonus-daughter who can hold her own in the kitchen. She’s 11. She’s a natural. And she makes banana bread like nobody’s business!!
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26 Tuesday Jan 2021
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, gluten free, healthy choices, love to cook, Share the Love
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carrots, coconut, crushed pineapple, maple syrup, old fashioned oats, pumpkin puree, raisins, walnuts
These Pumpkin Morning Glory Muffins are meant to be shared. There is so much goodness and love packed into each one.
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28 Friday Aug 2020
Posted in breakfast & brunch, love to cook
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blueberries, bread, cinnamon, cream cheese, eggs, maple syrup, sugar
I am in sweet heaven. Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Roll-Ups are like a cheese Danish, cinnamon roll, blueberry syrup lovefest.
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20 Thursday Aug 2020
Posted in beef, pork, lamb, breakfast & brunch, love to cook
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bacon, bourbon, coconut aminos, fresh rosemary, honey, maple syrup, pecans, sriracha
I am unashamed of my love for bacon. It has and always will be a treat for my taste buds and the epitome of comfort food.
That’s before it’s oven roasted then slathered in Praline & Maple or drizzled with Sriracha Honey or submerged in Peach Bourbon Glaze or brushed with Rosemary & Black Pepper Honey. Candied Bacon is a meat-lover, sweets-lover dream come true!
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15 Sunday Feb 2015
Posted in beef, pork, lamb, international, love to cook
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Boston butt pork roast, cinnamon, clove, honey, ketchup, maple syrup, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sriracha, star anise
Char Sui is Chinese BBQ Pork. Don’t let the word BBQ fool you. This isn’t your typical southern pulled pork BBQ (albeit we love that). No, the flavors and cooking method for Char Sui is quite different. And the results…phenomenal. Juicy, melt-in-your-mouth pork infused with a sweet & sticky marinade. Let us not pass over what makes Char Sui dreamy good. Crispy. Pork Fat. Rules!!
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17 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in cocktails & coffees, love to cook
I’ve been swirling this Winter Harvest Cocktail recipe around in my mind for months. I wanted to create a libation that when sipped brought warm thoughts of Winter Harvest to mind. My cocktail would of course begin with rum. After doing a suitable amount of rum research, I discovered what might just be the perfect flavor pairing for my vision. Pyrat Rum XO Reserve.
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07 Wednesday May 2014
Posted in appetizers, love to cook, snacks
Refrigerator Pickles take the unknown out of making pickles. I know nothing about canning and preserving, although both are on my culinary bucket list. I have however successfully made a couple variations of pickles. These Refrigerator Pickled Green Beans are ready in two days. They are crisp with a slightly spicy zing. Delicious.
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28 Monday Apr 2014
Posted in breakfast & brunch, burgers & sandwiches, love to cook
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Our final recipe from “Team Grilled Cheese” comes from my daughter Shelby. If you’ve been following along, you know I’m attempting to share a different grilled cheese sandwich with our facebook fans every day in April aka National Grilled Cheese Month. Via text messages, recipe inspiration began to pour in. Why not a breakfast grilled cheese?!!
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