In my never-ending quest to find meals that everyone likes and are easy-to-prepare, I have come across another “weeknight winner”. Believe me, I love to cook elaborate and time-consuming meals but during the week, when the kids are in school, forgheddaboutit. It needs to be quick, easy and good. This recipe happened to be a Grand Prize Winner in Taste…
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Mixed Green Salad with Pears, Goat Cheese and a Fig Vinaigrette
It’s Thanksgiving and you want to participate in the “making of the meal” on a more highly respected level than just bringing the salad. However, the year you showed up with the weird tofu appetizer to the Turkey Day celebration you sealed your own dumb fate and have infinitely submerged yourself into salad making duty until kingdom come. You are now known as “the beast of…
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Butternut Squash-Tangerine Soup with Pistachio Gremolata
Over the past weeks my appetite has been spinning (in a good way) with all the butternut squash soup recipes posted in the blogosphere. Everyone has their take on how this soup should be made and I wanted to play too. Over the years I’ve made butternut squash soups in many variations. However, when I saw this recipe, I just knew it would be…
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Slow-Cooked Moroccan Short Ribs
As the weather has finally turned Fall-ish in my part of the world, I have been craving, craving, craving stews, meats, braises, roasts…basically anything hearty. When I saw these Slow-Cooked Moroccan Short Ribs I knew I would be making them soon. First, I adore beef short ribs and anything Moroccan reminds of the flavors I once experienced first-hand while in Casablanca. However,…
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Kitty Litter Cake
This Kitty Litter Cake is the ultimate Halloween gross-out dessert. It’s absolutely delicious, but it’s guaranteed to spook anyone who lays eyes on it. Don’t even think about hosting your party without this eerie treat! Litter Box Cake Indulge in this purr-fectly unique Kitty Litter Cake! This quirky dessert recipe will have your guests doing a double take as they…
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Pork Medallions with Cider Sauce
If you want easy, I’ve got you covered. If you want simple, got that too. If you want to appear as if you spent some quality time in the kitchen but only have thirty minutes to get something on the table, this one’s for you. But most importantly, do you want your food to taste like you are eating a sinful…
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Graveyard Grub – Ghosts on a Stick
Tricky-treat-making during the month of October can be fun for the whole family, especially the kids. Yesterday afternoon we whipped these up in no time at all. From start to finish they take only about ten minutes to put together. These Ghosts on a Stick are the perfect treat to bring to a Halloween Party. With a delicious pear underneath the coating,…
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Blood Red Punch
Boo! I told you I loved Halloween! It’s October 1st, the beginning of my favorite month of the year! What would a Halloween celebration be without Blood Red Punch? It would be boring, that’s what. Seriously, a Halloween party needs a scary drink. However, if you are a Halloween nut like me, you don’t need a party to make a wicked…
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