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“Fancy up” your Valentine’s Day with a little red velvet
Guest blog post for The Intentional Momma. Valentine’s Day is the one holiday of the year where, depending on your relationship status at this particular point in time, you can either feel blissfully and romantically in love or woefully and … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Cake, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Cooking, Cream Cheese Frosting, Cupcakes, Dessert, Entertaining, Fancy, Fancy Desserts, Food, Holidays, Mediterranean, Pastry, Rabbit Fur Coat, Recipes, Red Velvet, Red Velvet Cake, Red Velvet Cupcakes, Romantic Desserts, Sweets, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Desserts, Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting, Vegetarian
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Holiday Magic. It’s no hocus pocus.
A Guest Blog post for The Intentional Momma Ahhhh…the magic of the holidays, it moves us to display bounding amounts of generosity and love toward one another. There’s an energy in the air that moves our spirit and softens our … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Chocolate, Dessert, Entertaining, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Candy Canes, Chex Mix Holiday Mix, Chocolate, Cooking, Dessert, Drinks, Food, fresh whipped cream, Holiday, Holiday Drinks, Holiday Mix, Holidays, homemade whipped cream, Hot Chocolate, Hot Drinks, M&Ms, Party Mix, Peanuts, Peppermint, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Hot Cocoa, Puppy Chow, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian, whipped cream, White Chocolate Holiday Mix, White Chocolate Party Mix
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Add a romantic picnic to your Fall “to-do” list.
Autumn is my favorite time of year! I’ve never been a huge fan of summer so when there’s relief from the hot sun, I begin to enjoy being outside. There are many favorite things I love about fall, raking leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Dinner, Entertaining, Italian, Lunch, Sandwiches, Savory
Tagged arugula, autumn food, Bread, Cooking, Dinner, Food, French Baguette, gorgonzola cheese, gorgonzola spread, hearty sandwiches, Lunch, Mediterranean, picnic food, picnic sandwiches, picnics, Recipes, rib eye steak, romantic picnics, Sandwiches, Steak, Steak Sandwiches, Summer Foods
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Back to the basics…love, laughter, good health and beer bread.
It’s strange how the less important things in life can so quickly consume us. We look away for just a minute and the water fills up passed our heads, threatening to drown us. Our bodies tread water as fast as … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Entertaining, Lunch, Savory, Sweets
Tagged 4-ingredients, Appetizer, Baking, Beer, Beer Bread, Bread, Brunch, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipes, Self-rising Flour, Side Dishes, Sweets, Vegetarian
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Keep your enemies closer.
Exercise is my nemesis. Nemesis is defined as a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent. Its root is in Greek mythology, meaning “to give what is due”. The Greeks personified vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess in Nemesis, the goddess … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Dinner, Entertaining, Greek, Healthy Meals, Lunch, Savory
Tagged Chicken, Cooking, Dinner, feta, Feta and Spinach stuffed chicken, Feta Stuffed Chicken, Food, Greek, grilled chicken, grilled stuffed chicken, healthy meals, herbed garlic quinoa, herbed quinoa, Lunch, Mediterranean, quinoa, Recipes, Side Dishes, Spinach, Spinach and Feta, stuffed chicken breasts, Summer Foods
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Make new friends…but keep the old.
Moving from Michigan to Colorado 14 years ago was both exciting and scary. It was a big, new adventure for a small-town girl who only made a few, short moves from her hometown of Clinton, a tiny, rural town in Southeastern Michigan. Tearful … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Bread, Dinner, Entertaining, Lunch, Savory, Seafood, Spanish, Vegetarian
Tagged Appetizer, appetizers, basil, Brandy, Bread, Bruschetta, Classic Sangria, Cooking, Dinner, Drinks, feta, Fish, Food, Fruit, grape tomatoes, Grilled scallops, Grilled Scallops Wrapped in Prosciutto, Gruyere, Lunch, Mediterranean, panko bread crumbs, prosciutto, Prosciutto wrapped Scallops, Recipes, Red Wine, Rioja, Sangria, sangria and tapas, scallops, Seafood, small bites, Spinach, stuffed mushrooms, Stuffed mushrooms with spinach, Summer Drinks, Summer Foods, Tapas, Vegetarian, Warm Bruschetta, Wine
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Ten: Love
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Pie, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged All-Peach Pie, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Fruit Pies, Lattice Peach Pie, Lattice Pie Crust, Lattice-Top, Lattice-Top Crust, Love, Pastry, Peach Pie, Peaches, Pie, Pie Crust, Recipes, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets, Vegetarian
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Nine: Patience
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Entertaining, Pie, Sweets, Uncategorized
Tagged Baking, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Cooking, Créme de cacao, Créme de menthe, Dessert, Food, Freezer Pies, Grasshopper, Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie, Grasshopper Pie, Ice Cream Pie, Marshmallows, Mint, Mint Chocolate Pie, Mint Pie, Oreo Crumb Crust, Oreos, Pie, Pie Crust, Recipes, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets, Vegetarian
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Eight: Trustworthiness
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Pie, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Apple Pie, Apple Pie with Pecan Crumb Topping, apples, Baking, Cooking, Crumb Topping, Dessert, Dutch Apple Pie, Food, Fruit, Fruit Pies, Pastry, Pecan Crumb Topping, Pecans, Pie, Pie a la Mode, Pie Crust, Recipes, Summer Food, Summer Pies, Sweets, The Mother of All Apple Pies, Trustworthiness, Vegetarian
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Seven: Humor
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Entertaining, Pie, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Cherry Sauce, Chocolate, Chocolate Pie, Chocolate S'mores Pie, Chocolate S'mores Pie with Jubilee Cherry Sauce, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Graham Cracker Crumb Crust, Graham Cracker Crust, Jubilee Sauce, Marshmallows, Pie, Pie Crust, Recipes, S'mores, Sweet Cherry Sauce, Sweets, Vegetarian
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I'm From Baklava and Ouzo...a love story 