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I promised a chicken inspired tablescape using the neat chicken planter I got in Myrtle Beach, and here it is! I did seriously look for some chicken plates, LOL, but not to be. Still, the spring green placemats look good with the green on the planter. I do have some chicken napkin rings, so they …
Continue reading Spring Chicken Tablescape and some recipe ideas
With another holiday meal coming up next weekend, I thought I'd share a variation of my Shrimp and Avocado Roumelade appetizer. I fixed it a bit differently and tweaked the recipe too. Start by gathering your ingredients. Remember my thrift store score of these parfait glasses? No one says they can only be used for …
Three recently read books have really caught my attention, two fiction with culinary themes, and a non-fiction cookbook. After doing the sewing/quilting book review series last September, I had a couple of marginal reads to one truly bad read (reviews are on Goodreads) interspersed with quick cozy mystery reads. Then I picked up Delicious by …
It's the first day of spring, so we are ready for a fresh breakfast cake, perfect with a cup of coffee. I had blueberries and a lemon, and set to work creating a recipe for a light and lovely coffee cake. It would be lovely as dessert too. Something with blueberries and a hint of …
Pork loin roasts can be so tender and delicious, and the small ones are perfect for just two, with only enough left over for sliced pork sandwiches the next day. The loin roast has so little fat, and almost no marbling, very lean. It is also very easy to overcook. There are two secrets to …
Making a special dessert for special occasions is a fun thing to do. Whether that occasion is a birthday, anniversary or Valentine's Day, I really like Creme Bruleé, and it is a lot easier to make than you think. I have the ramekins and the kitchen torch, but there are ways to work around those, …
Continue reading Creme Bruleé – A special dessert for special days
Cold days and snow on the ground makes me hungry for tummy-filling, hot, comfort food. Of course, I don't want to spend all day in the kitchen when I could be sewing, so the slow cooker comes out. Sometimes I like to use the post roast seasoning mix from the grocery store, but this time …
I like beef and barley stew, but one of the problems with making it is the quantity it usually makes. I have found that I really don't care for leftover food much anymore, and would rather have something fresh (or at least freshened, LOL, see my Creative Leftovers). For our holiday meal we had a …
Leftovers don't have to be boring, just a simple idea to give the leftover new life is to bake it with cheese. I like these little single serving gratin dishes for this, as it makes the dish fresh and special even for a weeknight meal. Easy to do, for this one I used leftover Penne …
We aren't planning any late night activities tonight, it will be a quiet welcoming of the new year having dinner out with friends and home early. But that doesn't mean I didn't do a bit of decorating. I like to get all the Christmas decorations down by this day, and do a little New Year's …
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