i've been a little bit obsessed with soups lately. maybe it's because it's so cold outside and they warm you right up, or maybe it's because they're just so dang good. or maybe it's because they're generally inexpensive to make and after the holidays over-spending, well, it's nice to cut back a ...
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pulled pork sandwiches
growing up in canada we had turkey for both thanksgiving and christmas. keep in mind, though, that those holidays are 2 months apart in the great white north - so it was doable. since moving to the states i've discovered that cooking turkeys 1 month apart means that i am so turkey-ed out by the time ...
chicken & wild rice soup
chicken and wild rice soup. this is one of my faves. it only has a few ingredients, but they're all so healthy (which is great for my new year's resolution...which i'm sure is the same as most other people's!) and even though those ingredients are pretty simple, they offer a huge depth of flavor. i ...
oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe
we've been cooped up inside the last little while. it's winter and it's snowing outside, and i decided way back in december that it was hibernation time. don't get me wrong - we still go out to play in the snow on occasion, but that only lasts for 1/2 hour before we're all frozen. so we bake lots ...
banana chip mint cookies
my mom is a cookie queen. even with 8 kids at home, she always managed to have homemade cookies in our lunches everyday. it made the kids in my class extremely jealous! they would always try to trade their jos louis cakes, or passion flakies for some of my moms cookies. and these cookies - banana ...
homemade turkey stuffing recipe
thanksgiving is right around the corner! have you put any thought yet into what your spread will look like this year? are you going to make all your tried and true recipes? your grandmother's recipes? or will you be adventurous and try something new? a few weeks ago i tried my sister's stuffing ...
southern biscuits and gravy
confession: i'm not southern. i'm not even close. so when my husband suggested we eat biscuits and gravy the other day, i had no idea what he was talking about. i had to google it. it turns out the gravy is made with sausage and a white sauce (flour, milk, salt, and pepper) and you serve it with ...
german chocolate cake
my husband has always been a huge fan of german chocolate cake. when we lived in nyc and would go to magnolia bakery, that's what he would always order. (my favorite was the white chocolate macadamia cheesecake...not that you're interested in what i liked there, but man, it was heaven!) anyway, i ...
Fall Flavors :: Tuscan Bean Soup & Apple Chicken Salad
In case nobody else has noticed - though I'm sure you most certainly have - fall is in full swing! Nighttime is coming faster each and every day, the weather outside is getting much cooler, and everyone seems to be feeling a little bit more blase than usual - but not in our house! Well, not at ...
pumpkin & cream cheese muffins
it must be fall because my family is craving these pumpkin & cream cheese muffins. we make them every year. my youngest, especially, loves these! they're sweet enough that he calls them pumpkin cupcakes. whatever makes him happy! these muffins are made with 3 simple parts - the pumpkin muffin ...