Here is dip #2 that I made for the party. It is similar to the “Southern Style Salsa” that I make which Courtney loves so I thought I’d try this one and she said it was great too. It comes from a blog called the “Reluctant Entertainer”. This makes a huge batch of dip so … Continue reading
So last night we had a “Pinwheel Party” here and for those of you who don’t know, a Pinwheel Party is when you bribe all your friends with food to come over to your house on a Thursday night for 2 hours and sit and make pinwheels for your daughter’s wedding reception! Courtney and I … Continue reading
Should have made more of this, it was gone quickly! The recipe is from a blog called “Food Wanderings in Asia”. Pretty easy to make, the only hard part was cutting the bread without smooshing it! 1 Italian loaf, about 12″ long 1 stick butter, melted 1/8 cup (or 2 tablespoons) olive oil 3 teaspoons … Continue reading
This was a hit and was all gone at the end of the night. I doubled the batch and served it with some Keebler Townhouse Flatbread Crisps, the Sea Salt and Olive Oil flavor. The recipe comes from Pillsbury. Super easy and super yummy! 1 (8 oz) container soft cream cheese with chives and onions … Continue reading
The house smelled so good when I got home today and this soup tasted so good on a cold winter’s night; I highly recommend it! It’s from a website called “Favorite Family Recipes”. 2 pounds ground beef (this makes a ton of soup so I just added 1 pound of ground beef) 1 onion, chopped … Continue reading
My husband and my son love Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Burritos so when I saw this recipe I knew I had to give it a try ASAP! I have never had Cafe Rio’s version but Bob and Zach said that this was pretty close and also delicious. It comes from a blog called “One Good … Continue reading
I don’t know why this is called a salad because it is really more of a dessert but that is absolutely not a complaint as I love to have something sweet with a meal or before a meal or after a meal or in between meals (yes, I have a small sweet tooth problem!). This … Continue reading
The cooking and cleaning are done so now let the blogging begin! Bob wanted to be in charge of the turkey this year so I happily let him. He received this recipe in an email from Food Network, courtesy of Tyler Florence. I’m not crazy about sage so I asked him to leave that out … Continue reading
Started the Thanksgiving food prep yesterday with these little beauties! The recipe is from the October 19, 2012 issue of “All You” magazine. YUMMY! 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 (7.5 oz) jar Marshmallow Fluff 1 (5 oz) can evaporated milk 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (11 oz) bag white … Continue reading
And here is tonight’s dinner, along with some homemade bread (in the post to follow), perfect for a cold, wet, winter’s day! This recipe also comes from “Betty Crocker’s Soups and Stews”. 2 pounds boneless beef sirloin steak (1″ thick) (I cheated and just bought stew meat) 2 tablespoons oil (didn’t use this) 1 1/2 … Continue reading
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