Cheesy beer bread

I needed a side for our chili tonight and was growing sick of corn bread and crusty bread. I had remembered a beer cheese bread recipe I saved a while back and decided to whip it up today. This recipe is quite easy and very quick to make and paired with our chili perfectly! A [...]

Crockpot applesauce and Oct 09 Tasty Tools

An easy great way to have homemade applesauce. A few steps and let it go! I found this on A Year of Slow Cooking and it is great! I doubled it for extras to freeze and use in handpies.
I am also submitting this to Joelen’s Tasty Tools Event. Check out her blog at the end [...]

No-Meat Tater Tot Casserole

Cheese and potatoes ..need I say more?? This was a great comfort meal dish from Recipezaar. It went perfectly with out BBQ chicken!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 chopped onion
3 stalks chopped celery
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons half-and-half (or milk)
1 (32 ounce) package frozen frozen tater tots
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Saute onion and celery in oil until tender. Set aside to cool [...]

Fall salad with maple vinaigrette

What a great fall salad from Martha Stewart. I love that this salad utilizes the great apples now coming into season. This was light and tasty and went with so many of our meals.
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 tbsp evoo
1 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp pure maple syrup
1.5 tsp dijon mustard
salt and pepper
endive halved and cored and sliced
watercress
4 celery stalks [...]

Chilean Rice

In addition to our great Lime Soaked Cumin Crusted Skirt Steak dinner, I also made the chilean steak from Joelen’s Culinary Adventures.
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped onion or scallion
2 tablespoons finely diced multi colored bell peppers
2 tablespoons finely diced carrots
2 1/4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth, heated
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons [...]

Penne with Treviso and goat cheese

What a great addition to our weekend bbq. This dish was FABULOUS as all Giada recipes are. This didnt take too long to make , so I was still able to enjoy the bbq without being stuck in the kitchen or having to do too much the day before. Great twist on a regular old [...]

Fruit salsa with cinnamon chips

This recipe is fantastic and was just what I was craving. Easy to make, delicious and can be made a day ahead. Made a great addition to our bbq last weekend.  Found on allrecipes.com
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples – peeled, cored and diced
8 ounces raspberries
1 pound strawberries
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon brown [...]

Buttery Peas

As part of our Chicken Piccata dinner night, I also found this fantastic cooking for two recipe on Cook’s Illustrated. These peas were easy to whip up and a great new way to enjoy them!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:

1
tablespoon unsalted butter

1
small shallot , minced (about 2 teaspoons)

1/2
teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves

1
small clove garlic , minced (about 1/2 teaspoon)

1/2
pound frozen [...]

Parmesan Orzo

I haven’t had orzo before, but after hearing rave reviews from the gals on the cooking chat board, I decided to give it a try. It is great and a pasta-like rice. It cooked up well and had great flavor! I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com and made it just like the recipe, with the [...]

Vegetable Tian

I found this recipe on Annie’s Eats a few days back and knew I definitely wanted to make it, yet omitted the zucchini as we don’t like it very much. I just left it out, but you could sub your own veggies in as necessary!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Olive oil
2 large yellow onions, cut in half and sliced
2 garlic [...]