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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Penne Rustica
Dinner in the amount of time it takes to boil water and cook pasta? Oh yeah! This dish is perfect for a weeknight or a busy day when you need something on the plate fast but you want some wholesomeness also.
Simple Artisan Bread
If you’ve been hanging out at this blog for long, you know I’ve been quite intimidated by the yeast, and usually don’t care for baking…all that measuring and mess and waiting, typically not for me. Lately, I’ve been more adventurous. So this 5 minute artisan bread was all the talk several years ago, the bread […]
Salmon Crème for the Secret Recipe Club
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year month”. It’s no secret, the Secret Recipe Club, reveal is one of my favorite blogging things. Amanda from Amanda’s Cookin is the brain behind all this. There are four groups, I am in group C which is hosted by the warm and friendly Angie of Big Bear’s […]
Mulled Wine at Pig of the Month
I’ve been making mulled wine for years. It’s one of my favorite cold weather drinks. Mine is a spiced warm version of Sangria. It’s aromatherapy and relaxation in a mug. Sensual and comforting, it’s the queen of all warm boozy drinks. I’ve spent year’s preparing this delectable delight, tweaking the recipe a little here and […]
Easy Appetizers at POM
There is so much to do between now and the up coming holidays. Especially since I hate shopping and put it off to the last moment! There is also a lot more entertaining going on this time of year (which I love) so I’ve compiled six easy appetizers to stave off starving guests. Brie en […]
Cranberry Orange Sauce
Growing up I thought cranberry sauce came from a can. I believed that the only way to eat cranberry sauce was in the jellied form. Open the top of the can, partially open the bottom to break the seal and slide out a perfectly tube of jellied cranberry sauce. It was actually kind of a […]
Boursin Stuffed Olives
I remember when I was a child, my mom would always put out a bowl of ripe olives during the holidays. I would take the olives and place one on each of my fingers and for you smarty pants, my thumbs too. Then I’d eat them one at a time. My fingers were the perfect […]
Orange Tarragon Basmati Rice
I love it when the aroma of a dish evokes a mood or a sense of place. It also amazes me how a few simple ingredients can make a dish powerful. Rice is virtually a blank palate ready for an artist to turn the humble grains into something memorable. For this blank palate I choose […]
Taco Seasoning Mix
Little packages of taco seasoning are so convenient. Taco’s are always a crowd pleaser in my house, probably across the nation if one was to judge by the number taco fast food eateries. I’m not against convenient packaged food, but homemade is unequivocally better. So many of the pre-packaged food products are just as easily […]