I have an interesting project slated for today. We’re having a birthday party for our daughter’s boyfriend tonight. When I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, he first joked about avoiding squirrel parts. Then almost as an afterthought he mentioned a cake his high school french teacher had told him about. Buche...
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Recipes
Kitchen adventure: Buche de Noel
Fish sauce, sriracha and soy– oh my!
Check out my take on these Asian food essentials at MyRecipes.com
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Alecha- Ethiopian comfort food
Recipe here
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Sesame Chicken and Veggie Stirfry
I made Sesame Chicken and Veggies the other night and had to get a picture!
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Pasta Carbonera
This recipe uses very little meat, but even die-hard carnivores love it. When I make it, I double the amounts given here, and we rarely have any leftovers. I sometimes add diced tomato or sweet pepper for more color and flavor. Pasta Carbonera Prep Time: 20 minutes Serves 6 One pound of spaghetti, cooked...
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Recipe: Greek-style yogurt
Today I posted my recipe for greek style yogurt over at myrecipes.com
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When you don’t have enough eggs
The other morning I wanted to make scrambled eggs, but didn’t happen to have enough eggs. I remembered I had a 2-pound package of frozen hash browns from the dollar store. I fried the hash browns up with onion, garlic, jalapeno, and cilantro. At the last minute I added the 4 eggs I did...
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Dinner, maybe?
Baked Herb-Crusted Chicken ~~~~~~~~ Also, don’t miss an interview and giveaways of THREE COPIES my books happening this week at: Cultivating Home and Making Home Now I’m off to swim lessons– as soon as I fix the failed elastic in my son’s swimsuit, that is. Such a glamorous life I lead.
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Freezer cooking this weekend!
This weekend I’ve decided to join Money Saving Mom and Life As Mom‘s freezer cooking challenge. I’ve got lots of ingredients in my freezer and pantry. I just need to translate those into some meals that will come together easily in the next weeks. Here’s my plan: 3 Hamburger Enchilada casseroles (Thursday) 3 dozen...
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Recipe: Spicy Crab Dip
On any given day, I’ll have 3 or 4 ‘gotta try this’ recipes open in my internet browser. And often when I do get around to trying something, I won’t have all the ingredients called for in the recipe. Do I let that stop me? Hardly ever. Some of my most interesting recipes happen...
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