Putting a Little Fun into Monday

I got home after working out this morning and flipped on the last half hour of the Today show. They were talking to Jimmy Buffet’s sister Lucy about her new cookbook. She showed off some delightful little burgers that looked just like the ones I like to get when we go the Cheeseburgers in Paradise. [...]

Dear Ice Cream:

Welcome to Dumpsville: Population, You. There’s a new kid in town. Hawaii…Meet the Heartland.
I’m just kidding, of course, about dumping ice cream. I could never abandon my sweet, creamy love. However….there’s this little problem of me wanting to break out my KA ice cream maker attachment seriously every other day. Not so great for the [...]

It’s Breakfast…I Can’t Have Cake…

I know! I’ll have a muffin! Ha!
I went into the Target on Friday with the intention of purchasing one thing: Dishwasher Liquid. But then I saw that blueberries were on sale. And they looked so very plump and delicious. And I thought about how I hadn’t had a blueberry muffin in a long long time. [...]

A Taste of the South…Up North

I adore Cajun food. The colors, the flavors, the spice. Yum! Of course, being a Midwestern girl through and through, I can’t actually claim to know much (or anything, for that matter) about authentic Cajun cuisine. The closest I’ve ever been to Cajun food is in restaurants around here (like Bourbon Street) and I’m sure [...]

Looking Forward to Fall

Every year about this time, I start thinking of cool, crisp fall days filled with apples, pumpkins and falling leaves. Then I quickly come to my senses and realize that just behind fall is winter, which we all know I loathe! HA! Seriously though, I do love fall. September and October are my favorite months [...]

Cute Little Cupy-cakes! :)

***EDIT (7/22/08)*** Don’t try to use the Caramel Kisses! They don’t hold up very well. I hadn’t gotten one with a caramel kiss myself until LAST NIGHT! It just melted into a puddle at the bottom of the cupcakes. I served these to a bunch of people Saturday night, so I guess no one had [...]

Stuffed with Strawberry Goodness

I came across this recipe for Strawberry-Lime Stuffed Cupcakes on the Food Network last week and it immediately went into my “must try” pile. Armed with a little extra time and a brand new jumbo muffin tin today, I decided to give this a whirl.
I was slightly concerned from the very beginning. After mixing up [...]

You can boil it, broil it, sautee it…

Or skew it! And grill it! I’m talking about shrimp, of course!
I don’t get Cooking Light anymore. Tears!! My mom gave me a gift subscription a while back but I paid zero attention to the giant RENEW NOW envelope that came about three times before my subscription ran out…so needless to say, no more Cooking [...]

The (Un)Fried Chicken

I’ve tried a whole bunch of oven fried chicken recipes and haven’t been overly excited about any of them. I’ve tried coating the chicken in everything from seasoned breadcrumbs to french fried onions to Doritos. It always ends up bland. Or soggy. Or the coating falls off. Or the coating burns before the chicken is [...]

A Family Favorite – And a Flop?

Well, not according to Eric. Whew! What a huge relief! Eric has been bugging me to make his Aunt Mary Ellen’s sugar cookies FOREVER. Eric literally downs 8 in one serving whenever we visit. They are his absolute favorite. In fact, his whole family loves them. Mary Ellen is my FIL’s oldest sister and she’s [...]