Oh, bring on the holiday season. I love baking for things during the holidays…trying new festive recipes that get out of my kitchen in a hurry. These will be gone tomorrow! And I did much better on tasting them than the buttercream sessions earlier in the week. I found this recipe on : Pomegranate White [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Taste of OBX: Tortugas Lie
I know you have waited patiently for it – the best food I ate during my first stay at the OBX: mahi mahi tacos at Tortugas Lie. This is definitely my brother’s type of place. Late lunch consisted of unsweet tea at a bar, mahi mahi tacos with beans and rice, and cocoloco chicken with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Foster's Savory Bread Pudding with Sausage and Spinach
Truly, I’m not a huge fan of breakfast casseroles. They are all pretty similar to me and I’d rather have grits and eggs or pancakes/waffles/french toast. So, when I got to make two this wknd, I had to look for recipes. I made one called Farmer’s Breakfast Casserole, which was good – just needed more [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
I love cookies. Bad, bad cookies! But, when you are making them for 8th grade girls to go along with pizza and get them full of sugar for a sleepover – they are perfect. These are so good – especially right out of the oven. Perfectly chewy! 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp 1 cup [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Majudra – Middle Eastern Peasant Food
Majudra, majadra – however you spell it – spell it my new fave comfort food. Cheap, warm, perfect as a salad topping, caramelized onions – can it get any better? I had seen this as a recipe, and I have had the recipe, but I had not made it yet. Then, 2 weeks ago I [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Roasted Orange Chive Salmon
Is oatmeal a meal? Good, I agree. Its not. Therefore, my first real meal I cooked was SO GOOD. I told my Dad while eating it – that it was the best salmon I have ever had second only to the time I was in Craig, Alaska and had it right off the boat. zest [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mexican Salad
My best friend from high school, most times when I visit her in TN, makes this wonderful salad that I LOVE! This time we didn’t have it, but I did at least walk away with the recipe. Enjoy! 1 can corn, drained1 can black beans, drained and rinsed3/4 cup ranch dressing1/4 cup salsacheese to your [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Double Chocolate Ghirardelli Cookies (2010.9)
These are a wonderful bite of chocolate-y goodness! I made them before my 5k on Saturday, baked some afterwards and baked the rest this morning for the office. YUM! This recipe of the week was definitely a winner and I think you can find the recipe virtually in every cooking magazine at some point – [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Lemon and Herb Roasted Turkey Breast
This might be the best turkey I’ve ever cooked – Thanksgiving or not! Ina Garten comes through again as her little Barefoot Contessa. So thankful she did. I am trying to use things in my freezer so they won’t get to waste when I move at the end of March, and I found this turkey [...]
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