I know, I am the only one in the area, or within reading distance of my blog, that is not ready with all their gifts. Well, here is another last minute gift you can make for someone on your list. Spicy Almonds Serves: 4 If you’re looking for a unique snack for work or in… Continue reading Another Last Minute Gift
I grew up with my paternal grandmother. One very strong Christmas food memory was Kate’s Two Flavored Fudge – recipe at the bottom of post. I never tried making this until much later in life – never under the tutelage of the master. We always went to my maternal grandmother’s for Christmas Eve. One year,… Continue reading Holiday Food Memory
No, I do not have celiac’s disease. Recently, my aunt, who lives close by, was diagnosed with celiac’s after over a year of trying to “figure out what was wrong.” Her younger sister had been diagnosed about five years ago. Consequently, it is in the family so I look into gluten free items when I… Continue reading Gluten and the Christmas Cookie
I have never before made a trifle. I went out and bought a cheap plastic bowl to make this one in as I didn’t even have a bowl for it. I also, as I have mentioned many times, altered the recipe I found to make myself happy. First off, I made my own gingerbread. … Continue reading Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
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
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
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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