Showing posts with label Food.
Most importantly, LETS GO IRISH! OK, now back to granola… We have been making homemade granola recently. We now eat it almost every morning for breakfast. We mix it in either Greek yogurt or Trader Joe’s European Style yogurt (I love this yogurt – I usually get the “Whole Milk European Style” and have turned… Continue reading Homemade Granola Christmas Gifts
A Quick and Easy Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner Done Meal This time of year we find ourselves very busy! We have gift buying, gift wrapping, Christmas social events, cookie making, house decorating and many many other To Do items. So, getting dinner on the table isn’t always the easiest of events when you are go… Continue reading Clean-Out-the-Fridge Frittata
At Home Rotisserie Chicken with Carrots and Potatoes One of my favorite go-to meals! This little clay pot is awesome! If you want to make rotisserie worthy chicken at home, then I highly recommend investing in one of these pots. It is so easy to use and the results are amazing – you will never… Continue reading Clay Pot Chicken
This is the easiest bread to make! Promise! Once you make it you won’t believe how simple it is. Just give it a try!Inspired by Joy The Baker – Easy Spicy Garlic Bread Ingredients: 1 cup (8 ounces) of warm water (between 110 and 115 degrees F)2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast1/8 teaspoon white sugar1… Continue reading Super Easy Homemade Bread
For our “Perfect Pair” themed couples shower we served heavy appetizers that were split into 4 stations. Each station was paired with a different wine and beer. We used chalkboards to label the foods and describe each pairing. The stations were in different areas on the first floor of the house to encourage movement and… Continue reading A Perfectly Paired Menu For A Perfect Pair – A Couples Shower Menu
I love using leeks. I think they are a great alternative to onions. Don’t get me wrong…I love onions too – especially when caramelized – but leeks add a refreshingly new flavor to a food or recipe. Anyway… I love leeks, but I don’t love cleaning them… they can be gritty if not cleaned really… Continue reading Did You Know That Leeks Float!? {Super Easy Way To Clean Leeks}
My favorite way to prepare broccoli is by roasting it in the oven. I love when it comes out slightly crispy/almost burnt on the edges and perfectly tender throughout the rest. Until recently I thought that it was such a waste to throw away the stem when a recipe calls for the florets: Florets are… Continue reading Make The Most Of Your Broccoli – How To Use The Broccoli Stem And Make It Taste Good
For our Toddler St. Patrick’s Day Party I made all kinds of green and rainbow foods for the children to enjoy. One was this “Shamrock Shake” named only for its color, not its similarity to McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. It contained several healthy items that were blended together into a smoothie. Some of the children’s mom’s… Continue reading Avocado Banana Almond Milk Shake
Recently, My Favorite Breakfast! I have made this recipe three times since Thursday (it is now Tuesday)…so three times in less than a week. It is out of Deb Perelman’s cookbook The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook. She is the owner/author of one of my favorite cooking blogs, Smitten Kitchen. It is an absolutely fabulous cookbook – I… Continue reading Spice Dutch Baby
My Hubbie’s birthday was last weekend. Unfortunately (and fortunately 🙂 I was away on my sister’s bachelorette destination weekend in Nashville. Of course I wish I could have celebrated with him on the real day, but we made do and celebrated last night! Eliana’s favorite shape right now is a heart. Her favorite color is… Continue reading Bake a Valentine Heart (Birthday) Cake for your Sweetie
