Cooking Club: Dips

Oh man, what a fabulous idea!  Nothing is better than a great dip, and this month we sampled a bunch of them (plus some pretty great wine!)  Ashley hosted (and showed off her beautiful house to all of us nosy folks) and we had a great time.  Check out some of the dips we enjoyed [...]

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A new fondue

This was the appetizer course for the Valentine’s Day meal that Tyler made for us.  We love fondue and are always excited to find new recipes.  Tyler looked at a bunch of different recipes and then put this one together, it is fab!  This one is definitely a keeper! Gruyere and Fontina Cheese Fondue Ingredients: [...]

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Birthday Crab Cakes

Happy 26th birthday Tyler!  To celebrate I made Tyler a tasty dinner of crab cakes, pecan crusted salmon, asparagus, and couscous.  No dessert however, we are both completely burned out on sweets and still have lots of Christmas candy floating around if we need a fix!  I’ve been wanting to make crabcakes forever, but finding [...]

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A taste of the garden

Now that our garden is starting to yield wonderful herbs for us such as basil, parsley, and cilantro, we have been planning our meals around what we can pick in our own backyard!  I had some leftover tomatoes from a meal earlier in the week (store bought, too early for home grown tomatoes!), so I [...]

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Feta and Mushroom Bread Tarts

I had these at Cooking Club this month and decided they’d be a good appetizer for Valentine’s Day.  Tyler surprised me with dinner on V-Day though so we actually didn’t have them until Sunday night.  We just made a whole batch and ate it for dinner!  Yum! Feta and Mushroom Bread Tarts Ingredients: 2 garlic [...]

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Red Pepper Pesto

Ok sorry for the less than amazing photo but 1) sunlight is fading fast in the evenings and 2) this stuff was so good I almost didn’t even stop to photograph it at all, I was all “get in my belly!”  Oh man this pesto is good!  It’s good on pasta, it’s good on sandwiches, [...]

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Cooking Club: Spanish Tapas!

For this month’s Cooking Club we gathered at Nemmie’s adorable little house to make some Spanish Tapas. She provided us with appetizers to snack on including various cheeses: Drunken Goat, San Simon, and Manchego with Rosemary. As well as some Spanish chorizo and Serrano ham. And these really yummy olives, don’t know the name but [...]

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Zucchini Fries

When the July issue of Cooking Light arrived last week I flipped through it while I was laying out by the pool. The recipes for zucchini caught my eye since I know they are in season right now. My father in law made these amazing zucchini boats last summer that I want to try to [...]

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Farmers Market Fresh

I made my first trip of the summer to the local farmers market this weekend and despite the disappointment of no dogs allowed (poor Toby had to wait outside the market) it was a great little trip.  I didn’t find the produce that much cheaper than what I could get at the grocery store, but [...]

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Deviled Eggs

For Father’s Day we gathered with Tyler’s parents and my parents to celebrate together.  I had been looking for an occasion to use the egg tray my mom gave me for Christmas and this was the perfect opportunity!  This was only my second time making deviled eggs, and although I love to eat them, I [...]

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