Our little taste of Chicago

I figured I would share a bit about the food we ate in Chicago while the memories are still fresh in my mind! I spent a lot of time researching restaurants before we left for our trip because I knew there were plenty of good eats to be had and I didn’t want to [...]

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Back from Chicago!

We are back from our vacation in Chicago (pictures and restaurant reviews to come…uhhh soon-ish) but unfortunately I wasn’t able to complete the TWD recipe in time to post it on Tuesday.  I really want to try this recipe though, so I’m going to make an effort to make it before next Tuesday!   [...]

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Snickerdoodles

I’ve been in the mood to make cookies recently and even though I have several partial bags of chocolate chips and nuts begging to be plucked from their shelf in the pantry, I opted for a simpler recipe that I knew Tyler would go nutso over.  I’ve never really seen the appeal in a cookie [...]

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TWD alternate recipe: Orange Berry Muffins

Tara from Smells Like Home chose this week’s recipe for TWD. As intrigued as I was to try my hand at madeleines, I knew our tiny kitchen could not hold yet another pan, so I took the offered out and made a recipe that had previously been made for TWD before I joined. [...]

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Easy Mexican

I’ve been craving Mexican a lot recently, in fact I have a date with a friend to go out for Mexican food tomorrow night, free espinaca dip, mmmmm! Love those coupons Clearly my cravings were acting up when I made our meal plan for the last week. Chicken enchiladas (I’ll [...]

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TWD: Florida Pie

I finished the pie!  And we’ve already eaten most of it, lol.  It is SO good!  Florida Pie is basically key lime pie with several bursts of coconut.  There is a coconut layer between the crust and the lime layer, then some mixed in with the meringue, and I decided to add some toasted coconut [...]

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Running Behind…

I have every intention of participating in Tuesdays with Dorie this week but I seem to have run very short on time the last few days.  My plan was to make it on Sunday but I only got so far as making the crust before life got in the way!  So I hope to finish [...]

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TWD: Peanut Butter Torte

Yum! What a delicious torte! This recipe gave me the chance to use the springform pans I got for my birthday for the first time. I used the 9.5 inch springform which made for a more level torte, not “domed” like the picture in the cookbook. Tyler and I love the combination of chocolate and [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (May 5, 2008)

Well things are starting to be a little less crazy around here. We have a routine with the dog and I’m no longer an anxious mess, so cooking and eating are actually appealing again I haven’t found any new recipes to try this week but stop in on Tuesday to see [...]

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A quick dish

Despite being extremely preoccupied with the latest addition to our family, I did manage to get food on the table a couple of nights this week!  I haven’t had much time to read through the latest issue of Cooking Light, but this recipe did catch my eye and I put it on our weekly menu.  [...]

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