#HotSummerEats: Honey-Lime Chili Grilled Chicken
So.If you follow me on Twitter, you know that the lovely folks at Gourmet Garden sent me a fantastic box of goodies for participating in #HotSummerEats. Little Bowls of lightly dried herbs and tubes...
View Article#HotSummerEats: Panko-Crusted Tilapia Sticks with Dipping Sauce
So.I don't think fish sticks are something that we often think of when it comes to summer food. But here's where I'm coming from: on the Victoria Day weekend, J and I went to visit Toledo and see...
View Article#HotSummerEats: Lemon Cream Pie (Son of Magazine Challenge)
So.Apparently I think of summer and pastry, which is weird, seeing as I will tell you that pastry is my nemesis. I bought a pound of lard earlier this spring for something that has since eluded me....
View Article#HotSummerEats: Grilled Ginger-Marinated Pork Tenderloin
So.It's the end of #HotSummerEats. Huge thanks to Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla for putting together another spectacular event! I have been so happy to participate, even though this...
View ArticleSo Delicious: Hot Wings
So.J and I both like going for wings, but we're getting old. By that, I really mean that he is turning 50 this year and while he wants to eat super spicy food, it's not always the best idea....
View ArticleSon of Magazine Challenge: Creme-FIlled Chocolate Cupcakes
So.I have a confession to make. I have been eating breakfast every morning. While it's been a whole lot of peanut butter toast in the past few weeks, I do sit down and make sure that my body has...
View ArticleTake Out at Home: Sesame Chicken Salad
So.If it hasn't been established already, I love quick dinners. I mean, I like recipes with different techniques that use all of my kitchen utensils, but on a regular basis I'm a quick and dirty kind...
View Article#BookClubCookbookCC: Chicken Tikka Kebabs
So.I posted on Facebook and Twitter recently that I was about to embark upon a new project with some old food blogger friends. That time is finally here! I'm so happy to say that for the next year, I...
View ArticleGot Milk? 6: Lemon BonBon Cookies
So.J and I have been away. On vacation. And not together.Yes, after 8 years of marriage, my husband and I took separate vacations. He went to visit friends in South Carolina and do some audio geek...
View ArticleSecret Recipe Club: Maple Apple Walnut Muffins
So.It's time once again for the Secret Recipe Club! After taking the month of July off, I'm so happy to be back. I missed having the chance to go through another blogger's recipes, select something...
View ArticleBreakfast on the Run: Breakfast Sunshine Cake
So.I'm always on the lookout for good, easy recipes to include in my repertoire. Good is key. Easy makes things even better. While I do draw a great deal of inspiration from Everyday Food and...
View ArticleClassics: Dill Pickles
So.I posted a picture on Facebook of the enormous bag of cucumbers that I bought at the Farmers Market this past Tuesday. I think it was a bushel. Every summer, my one canning project is making dill...
View ArticleOven Baked Crispy Greek Chicken
So.It's funny how sometimes you won't like a specific food in certain preparations. I'm not big on raw tomatoes, but I have yet to meet a tomato sauce I wouldn't eat. I probably have a longer list of...
View ArticleGrillmistress: Cheeseburger Kebabs
So.We had a big pool party last weekend for some of my friends from when I was in Youth Group. Yep, I've known a good number of the people who were here since I was 4. We ate way too much, swam away...
View ArticleSecret Recipe Club: Blue Ribbon Coffee Cake
So.It's not my regular week for Secret Recipe Club, but I offered to pick up an orphan for Group C and post with them this week. I'm really glad I did. Partially because after this month I won't...
View ArticleMile High Vegetable Pie
So.My mom is here for a few days. We've been doing the family thing the last few days: my mom's brothers and spouses, my cousins and spouses and their kids here; and then my mom and her brothers and...
View ArticleSon of Magazine Challenge: Spinach-Stuffed Flank Steak
So.I made this a while ago. Like, I was still working awhile ago. The problem with being inconsistent in my blogging is that things languish on my camera and get forgotten. This is one of those...
View ArticleSon of Magazine Challenge: Mini Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches
So.You know how you mean to do something, get halfway through, become sidetracked, and eventually come back to the original project for the now much smaller job? That is the story with these...
View Article#BookClubCookbookCC: Maple Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts
So.Somehow I let this month slip away from me. Today is the day that my post is due for The Book Club Cooking Crew, and I planned so well I forgot to plan to make and blog my submission. I just hope...
View ArticleSecret Recipe Tailgate Bonus: Chicago Style Pizza
So.I've been busy this month with Secret Recipe Club. My regular Group A post, I picked up an orphan, and now a bonus party for the fifth Monday of the month. Then next week, September is in full...
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