2009 Favorite Recipes, Blogs and More

Posted on December 31, 2009 - Filed Under Thoughts | 8 Comments

The end is the beginning is the end …
The end of the year is always an interesting time. People turn introspective, looking back on the past year. Evaluating. Discussing. Hey, I do it myself and usually I write about it too. But this year, I wanted to take a different approach.
See, I could write a [...]

Food Trend Predictions for 2010

Posted on December 30, 2009 - Filed Under Thoughts | 3 Comments

Usually, at the end of the year, I do a few year-end wrap ups. I really didn’t want to do days and days of that this year (there will be a fun list post tomorrow though!). So, this year I decided to do it a little differently.
Every year, many publications put out lists of what [...]

10 Delicious New Year’s Eve Appetizers

Posted on December 29, 2009 - Filed Under Appetizers, Recipes, holiday, quick and easy | 3 Comments

What do you do on New Year’s Eve? Nearly every year for as long as I can remember, I have stayed home, watched a movie and ate some delicious food. At midnight, I always have some sort of sparkling wine or champagne.
Back when I was a teen, our family tradition was to eat a spread [...]

Steel Cut Oatmeal Scotchies Cookies Recipe

Posted on December 28, 2009 - Filed Under Cookies, Recipes | 3 Comments

Twas the afternoon before Christmas. No, really. It was.
While Paige napped on Christmas Eve, Will and I set about to make some Oatmeal Scotchies – one of my very favorite cookies. We measured and mixed, and everything was going perfectly … until I discovered that we were out of the rolled oats (as in the [...]

A Very Merry Christmas Eve 2009

Posted on December 24, 2009 - Filed Under holiday | 4 Comments

The wrapping is nearly done. Seventeen gift bags and baskets of cookies and other confections have been made and delivered. The tree is lit, the outdoors decorated. Butter is softening for a few more batches of cookies. The stockings are hung and the milk is chilling for that big guy in the red suit. All [...]

Perfect for Cold Days: Meat-Lovers Chipotle Chili Recipe

Posted on December 23, 2009 - Filed Under Beef, Recipes, cheese, soup | 5 Comments

When the air hits that certain cold temperature and you can see puffs of breath whenever you go outside, you know it’s time for hearty meals. You know, ones that will warm you from the inside out like stews, roasts, chowders … and also chili.
I love chili. It reminds me of ski lodges, chair lifts [...]

Buttery Roasted Shrimp Recipe

Posted on December 22, 2009 - Filed Under Easy Recipes, Recipes, dinner, fish/shellfish, holiday | 2 Comments

Our massive lawn is buried deep beneath snow. Our driveway is still white, though passable even with my little Civic. And those big C9 lights that I rushed to put up a few weeks ago really glisten against the wintery backdrop. It’s a winter wonderland out there.
For the first time in years, Will got on [...]

Last Minute Holiday Treats:
Peppermint Bark Coated Pretzels Recipe

Posted on December 22, 2009 - Filed Under Easy Recipes, Gifting Goodies, Great Gifts, Recipes, holiday | Leave a Comment

Peppermint. Dark chocolate. White chocolate. Those flavors together just scream winter and holidays and good times. It’s hard to believe that I went so many years without tasting this delightful combination, but ever since I did, I’ve been hooked. Love it.
In the past few years, I’ve made a delicious (and easy!) Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark, [...]

Marinated Flank Steak Recipe

Posted on December 18, 2009 - Filed Under Easy Recipes, Eat Local, Recipes, dinner | 2 Comments

Some foods you grow up with, so they naturally become a part of your adult eating repertoire. Other foods you discover as an adult and fall in love with. Flank steak falls decidedly into the second category for me.
Honestly, I hadn’t even heard of flank steak until a few years ago when I spied it [...]

Make This: Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Pie Recipe

Posted on December 17, 2009 - Filed Under Recipes, dessert | Leave a Comment

Do you have a sweet tooth? My kids and I do. Seriously. So does Shawn. We could eat cookies and cakes and pies all day long. But, indulging that sweet tooth daily with cakes and pies and cookies and brownies … well, that wouldn’t exactly be good for us, right? So we don’t. Instead, we [...]

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