Brown butter snickerdoodles. Nope, no brownies here. (They are here, if you're curious.) I'm talking about brown buttah.
December 28, 2017
brownie points
YumDecember 22, 2017
pop-able present
YumCaramel popcorn. Need a last minute gift for your mailman, neighbor, or second cousin twice removed?
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Labels: other desserts, sides and snacks
December 20, 2017
healthy mom, healthy baby #NatureMadePrenatalDHA
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It was always my goal to breastfeed my baby.
Labels: breakfasts, reviews
December 12, 2017
a nontraditional tradition
YumCider cranberry sauce. My husband and I have started an interesting tradition (just two years in a row so far...).
Labels: sides and snacks
December 5, 2017
the height of deliciousness
YumApple cake with brown butter frosting. For the record, this is the tallest one-layer cake I've ever made.
November 30, 2017
sheet pan fan
YumChicken with sweet potatoes and cranberries. I've been making sheet pan suppers for years!
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November 28, 2017
November 14, 2017
hostess heaven #giveaway
YumVietnamese coffee fudge. Vietnamese coffee, which makes use of sweetened condensed milk, is perfect for people who add lots of cream and sugar to their black coffee.
November 7, 2017
October 31, 2017
eyeball pleaser
YumFajita stuffed peppers. While my previous stuffed peppers were good, these were better on all counts.
Labels: poultry
October 24, 2017
October 17, 2017
old favorite
YumRed corn spoon bread. Are there foods you remember from childhood having loved but disappoint you now?
Labels: sides and snacks
October 10, 2017
October 4, 2017
super food #ExperienceScrubDots
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Eggs are incredible.
Labels: breakfasts, reviews
October 2, 2017
furry family members #RecipesWithPurpose
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The recent abundance of natural disasters has inspired me to determine how I would and should handle such events if they happened to me and my family.
Labels: reviews
September 26, 2017
September 19, 2017
and the band played on...#WinWithTonysPizza
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We live next door to a high school.
Labels: reviews, sides and snacks
September 13, 2017
casserole.
YumChicken and broccoli casserole. Does any word elicit a sense of comfort like casserole? I think not.
Labels: poultry
September 5, 2017
plum(b)ing the depths
YumPlum upside-down cake. I got on a real plum kick last summer, but little Eva has greatly limited my kitchen time this year.
August 31, 2017
August 29, 2017
August 22, 2017
fail me not #OXOgoodcookies
YumImpossible Almond Joy pie. Did you know "oxo" was an accepted word on the Words with Friends game? It comes in handy a lot.
Labels: pies and tarts, reviews
August 15, 2017
August 9, 2017
try it with ranch
YumBacon ranch pasta salad. Americans are unique in that they put ranch dressing on just about everything, isn't that true? I suspect folks in Greece or Switzerland aren't dousing their foods with it, but I could be wrong.
Labels: sides and snacks
August 2, 2017
pretty poultry purses
YumChicken pot pie purses. Chicken pot pie is very near the top of my list for of favorite comfort foods of all time.
Labels: poultry
July 25, 2017
put up your dukkahs!
YumPistachio dukkah chicken. Though I'm not what anyone would call an adventurous eater, I've definitely branched out quite a bit during my pregnancy. I don't want to do anything to deter our daughter from eating eagerly and fearlessly!
Labels: poultry
July 18, 2017
attitude of gratitude #CelebrateAllSummer
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I was absolutely overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness and generosity of my family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors during my pregnancy and in the days and weeks following Eva's birth.
Labels: reviews, sides and snacks
July 10, 2017
summer lovin' #SnackSnapShare #SnackStories
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I make no excuses for my sweet tooth. Given the choice between dessert and just about any other food selection, I'll take dessert every time.
Labels: fruits, reviews, sides and snacks
June 29, 2017
June 23, 2017
blitz bliss
YumBlueberry almond blitz küchen. While I will sometimes embark on ambitious baking endeavors, I suspect I'll always prefer the quick fix that delivers a tasty treat.
June 15, 2017
charred, i'm sure
YumGrilled pork kebabs. Pork has always been runner-up to chicken on my list of preferred proteins...until now.
Labels: pork
June 13, 2017
grains on the brain
YumBlueberry and wheat berry salad. If you had told me a few years ago that I'd become smitten with grain salads, I would've laughed in your face (as politely as possible).
Labels: fruits, sides and snacks
June 8, 2017
match made in heaven
YumChicken cheesesteak sloppy joes. It seems like an obvious hybrid (like the zorse), but until I saw it, I had never thought about it before (like the zorse!)!
Labels: poultry
June 6, 2017
same song, different tune
YumBlueberry delight. When you find a delicious recipe that also happens to be versatile, it's a baker's responsibility to try different variations of it.
Labels: fruits, other desserts
June 1, 2017
totally transcendent
YumLazy daisy cake. Bold statement: This is the most delicious cake I've had in quite some time. Our wedding cake* is probably the most recent cake that can even come close!
*Our fresh wedding cake, I should make clear. To say that tasting it out of the freezer on our first anniversary was disappointing would be a drastic understatement.
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Labels: cakes
May 30, 2017
May 25, 2017
lush-ious
YumButterscotch lush. I can't help it. I associate the word "lush" with someone who drinks too much.
Labels: other desserts
May 23, 2017
stuffed.
YumChicken cheesesteak stuffed shells. That single word currently describes the way I feel 24-7.
Labels: poultry
May 18, 2017
more s'mores! #SameTasteNewLook
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S'mores make me feel like a kid again.
Labels: other desserts, reviews
May 15, 2017
genetic predisposition #CleanMyWay #TeamDishCloth
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Both of my grandmas use dish cloths. My mom uses dish cloths. It's only natural that I reach for the dish cloth over the sponge too.
Labels: reviews
May 11, 2017
cool and creamy combo
YumCreamy cucumber dill pasta salad. When I think of summer staples, pasta salad always comes to mind. After all, what's a potluck or picnic without it?
Labels: sides and snacks
May 8, 2017
enthusiastic eaters #DogsLoveNutrishDISH
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We've developed a bit of an odd ritual when supper time comes around.
Labels: poultry
May 2, 2017
April 27, 2017
angeled eggs
YumCucumber dill cream cheese deviled eggs. Are you deviled egged out? I don't think I'll ever reach that point.
Labels: reviews, sides and snacks
April 24, 2017
craving met
YumPeanut butter snack cake. I'm not saying weird pregnancy cravings aren't real--in fact, I'm sure they are--but I haven't really had any.
Labels: cakes
April 19, 2017
second fiddle #RememberBeyond
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For his whole life in our house (19 out of 21 months), Marleau has been the center of attention. That's about to change.
Labels: reviews
April 13, 2017
hash it out
YumPotato hash with kale and apples. I do believe kale might be a pregnant woman's best friend!
Labels: sides and snacks
April 11, 2017
a light delight!
YumCherry cheesecake bars. I struggled with my contribution to our Easter meal (which we celebrated early).
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Labels: fruits, other desserts
April 6, 2017
April 3, 2017
double dang!
YumVanilla bean butter cake. Dang!
That's what I said after my first bite of this cake.
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