For the first week in quite a while, I spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen this week. It was a nice change, and I enjoyed having some time to be elbow deep in bread flour and butter. I’m sure by the time next week rolls around, I’ll be busy again… But, for…
As I mentioned before, I am so lucky to have great blogger friends who have agreed to help me with some guest posts while I recover from my surgery… Today, my good friend Mardi from eat. live. travel. write. is kind enough to share her recipe for spicy merguez moussaka! If you’re not already familiar…
Today, I’m happy to introduce you to my hubby… You’ve heard a lot about him if you read my blog regularly. Normally, he’s pretty quiet, but he agreed to write a guest post for me to give everyone a quick update now that I am home from the hospital. He even took the photographs himself! I’m…
If you’re much like me, you’ve probably rushed around to finish all of your shopping and get the gifts wrapped so that you have next week to focus on food. Granted, I do make a lot of homemade gifts, so I don’t have ALL of my gifts done. But, I would much rather spend the week before Christmas in my kitchen listening to Christmas music while I cook and bake. It sure beats pushing your way through the super-crowded stores looking for last minute gifts! I suppose that it’s also a good time to clean the house if you have guests coming, but we won’t talk much about that.
Since I spent last week introducing you to more cookies than you could ever possibly bake during one holiday season (that’s a challenge… I dare you!), I thought it would good to focus this week’s Friday Favorites post on holiday entertaning! After all, we can’t live on cookies alone (or can we?).
I am always looking for new ways to prepare vegetables. During the winter, I typically do a lot of roasting. Who doesn’t love roasted vegetables?
The thing is, sometimes I don’t plan ahead of time. Roasted vegetables take time and require preheating the oven. That’s when I usually turn to a skillet. Lately, I’ve been using my cast iron skillet a lot, and let me tell you, it preheats much more quickly than my oven does!
Last week, I received a sample of Tasteful Selections potatoes. It’s not often that I receive samples of fresh produce, so I jumped at the chance. From the moment they arrived, I couldn’t wait to start cooking with them. I was especially drawn to the Sunrise Medley that contained gold, red, and purple potatoes.
I find that I tend to only post the “special” recipes that I make here on my blog… When I make something simple and easy for dinner, I often think that it’s not “blog worthy” and skip over it. While I don’t think anyone wants to read about it every time I make grilled chicken…
Why is it that when I make mashed potatoes I always make entirely too much? I’m not sure why I assume that two people can eat six potatoes. When I make baked potatoes, I am much more reasonable… I swear! One evening last week I made roast beef and mashed potatoes for dinner. A few…
I missed last week’s Friday Favorites post because I had the flu, but this week, I am back in full force! The worst part about being sick was that I couldn’t stand even the thought of food. Needless to say, reading and blogging about food was completely off limits. Fortunately, this week, there have been…
I love fish and chips… and I have been craving it for a while now. So, last week, I decided to make some baked fish and chips. Instead of frying everything, I breaded and baked the fish and made some oven fries to serve with it. Both the fish and the fries turned out wonderfully –…
