Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Appetizer, Blogging Events, Pork, Quick and Easy, Salad, Special Occasion, Vegetable, tagged bacon, easy, egg, gourmet magazine, Pork, Salad on December 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 21
I have to admit that I had a mini-meltdown during menu planning this week. I was all over the place and couldn’t make a decision. Sometimes menu planning is so simple for me – it all just comes together. Other times – not so much. I was just really overthinking [...]
Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Blogging Events, Holiday, Side Dish, Special Occasion, Vegetable, tagged Christmas, gourmet magazine, leeks, onion, Side Dish, thanksgiving, vegetables on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 17
I was so excited to prepare our Thanksgiving feast with my dad this year. It’s rare that we have the chance to be together in the kitchen and we’ve never cooked the Thanksgiving meal together. This was the first year that Thanksgiving was at my parent’s house instead of my [...]
Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Blogging Events, Cake, Chocolate, Special Occasion, tagged Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, flourless, gluten free, gourmet magazine on November 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 14
Saturday was my one year blogiversary! On November 28, 2008 I made my blogging debut with my Dad’s chili recipe. To celebrate reaching the one year mark I decided to make the Flourless Chocolate Cake from The Gourmet Cookbook. I thought it would be a nice departure from Thanksgiving desserts [...]
Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Beef, Big Green Egg, Blogging Events, Pork, Special Occasion, tagged bacon, steak, filet mignon, mushrooms, sauce on November 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 11
One of my favorite things to do is stay in on Friday night and cook a nice dinner. I’m usually pretty tired from a week of working and enjoy hanging out at home, cooking and watching a movie. We save going out for Saturday nights. Brandon commonly requests steak for [...]
Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Blogging Events, Cake, Holiday, Special Occasion, Tarts and Pies, tagged bourbon, cheesecake, cream cheese, Dessert, gourmet magazine, Holiday, pumpkin, thanksgiving on November 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 10
I just finished sampling a slice of this cheesecake. I love cheesecake and I love pumpkin and this combination didn’t disappoint. Brandon’s first comment was, “I can’t believe how much it tastes like pumpkin pie.” I think what I like best about it is that it’s not too sweet. The [...]
Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Blogging Events, Cheese, Holiday, Pasta, Side Dish, Special Occasion, Tried and True, Vegetarian, tagged Cheese, comfort food, macaroni, macaroni and cheese, Pasta, southern, Vegetarian on November 19, 2009 | 15 Comments »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 9
I don’t even know where to start. I don’t want to gush so much that you think I’m crazy but this macaroni and cheese recipe is pretty life changing as far as mac and cheese recipes go. If you think you’ve already found the perfect recipe you still have to [...]
Posted in 68 days of Gourmet, Blogging Events, Chicken/Poultry, Healthy, Quick and Easy, Special Occasion, Tried and True, tagged Chicken/Poultry, poultry, baked chicken, weeknight meals on November 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
68 Days of Gourmet: Day 2
This is my new favorite easy dinner to add to our regular rotation. First thing first, I apologize for the less than stellar photo. I don’t have a lightbox and it gets dark at 5:30. Considering that we never eat until 8 p.m., there’s just no hope for decent dinner [...]
Posted in Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Special Occasion, Tried and True, tagged baking, Cake, Chocolate, chocolate cake, cream cheese, Dessert, frosting on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had a three week break between my temporary job with the American Cancer Society and my new full-time job that I started Monday. I’m not going to lie…I must admit that I enjoyed my brief stint as a housewife. The best perks were having plenty of time to work out (daily run and yoga [...]
Posted in Basics, Cheese, Ethnic, Italian, One Dish, Pasta, Pork, Sausage, Special Occasion, Tomato, tagged basil, Cheese, comfort food, Italian, lasagna, Pasta, Sausage, Tomato, Tomato Sauce on October 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have a confession. There are a few simple things that I just cannot seem to master. Among those are pancakes, gravy, biscuits and lasagna. Seriously, who can’t make pancakes and lasagna? It’s embarrassing. Well, last weekend I was craving traditional lasagna. This is strange for me because I’m not the biggest traditional meat lasagna [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast/Brunch, Fruit, Healthy, Quick and Easy, Special Occasion, tagged Strawberry, summer appetizer, Fruit, cantaloupe, pineapple, skewers on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
These fruit skewers are one of my favorite things to serve at showers, parties and lunches. They only take a few minutes to put together, look beautiful on the plate and are easy to pick up. I vary the fruit depending on what is looking good and in season. The dip incorporates cream cheese, vanilla [...]
