Recipe and possibly photos of food items
Let me start by saying my family gets annoyed with my soup attempts. They do not believe that a soup course is necessary with big family meals. This year, though, we were eating Thanksgiving dinner later – around 3:30 pm – due to work schedules. I served the soup at 1 pm as a way… Continue reading Pumpkin Soup with Bleu Cheese and Bacon
The only thing I truly hate about holidays is the amount of time I spend in the kitchen. Now, at my house, this is not truly an issue as the house is small but at others, it isolates the cook. One way I get around it is to make items in advance. Today I made… Continue reading Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Back about four years ago, a friend gave me this pumpkin bread recipe that does not use eggs. Most of my quick breads use three or four eggs and I am not a big egg person so was trying to find ways around it. I love this recipe with a good mug of cocoa in… Continue reading Pumpkin Bread
I love pizza! I also love feta cheese! I was so excited when a recipe for Spinach Feta Personal Pizza came directly to my inbox this morning. I cannot wait to try this recipe out. You will know when I do as I will take a picture of the pizza. The recipe and nutritional information… Continue reading Two of My Favorite Things
The color pumpkin is one of my favorite colors. Case in point, the shirt I have on for the big concert tonight – I have floor tickets to see Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood – is pumpkin colored. My most requested baked good is pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. My favorite season of the year… Continue reading Pumpkin
Last night was a zucchini night at my house. I had come into some zucchini and wanted to use it so that it did not go to waste. I use zucchini – as can be seen in previous posts – a lot and in a varied number of ways so yesterday was no different. I started… Continue reading Zucchini Dinner
Kristen Roby, a blogger at Pressconnects.com, has a post about granola. It got me to thinking about what I do for granola. My mother, many years ago, gave me a Betty Crocker Cookbook. She also typed – yes, it was the day and age of typing – many pages of her favorite recipes which I still… Continue reading Granola
The “rabbit” of most gardens, zucchini is started to ripen and there has to be ways to use it. Here are two of favs! Both recipes are from allrecipes.com. Zucchini Yogurt Multigrain Muffins 1 ½ cups all-purpose, unbleached flour ¾ cup whole wheat flour ¾ cup oat flour (I use 1 ½ cups whole wheat… Continue reading Zucchini Recipes
This Strawberry Tart would be a big hit on Semi-Homemade on the Food Network. I do not remember where I first read how to make it but I believe it was in an article in a women’s magazine that was doing items on margaritas. Strawberry Tart INGREDIENTS 1 store bought tart 1 pint ripe strawberries, washed and… Continue reading Strawberry Tart
This is a modified recipe that I received through SparkPeople. The original recipe calls for quinoa but I couldn’t find it at the local grocery. I made due with what I had on hand. Brown Basmati Rice and Black Bean Salad INGREDIENTS 1 cup brown basmati rice 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 1-1/2 Tbsp.… Continue reading Brown Basmati Rice and Black Bean Salad
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