tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17856340124874598532011-12-19T16:04:41.351-06:00One gastronom's adventures in cooking, eating, and all sorts of other fun stuffSunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.comBlogger1421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-3404675283145231882011-12-12T11:50:00.001-06:002011-12-12T16:47:34.837-06:00

Blogger has certainly been making me angry. I had a great post all set up for Thanksgiving where I was going to share my very secret and yummy recipe for sweet potatoes that I just made up this year, and now the post is gone. I didn't even realize it disappeared until I got on here to post something else. Add on top of Blogger hating me (or just deciding that sweet potatoes were too yummy to

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This is the best time of year to live in Oklahoma. The mornings and evenings are crisp, just a slight chill to the air. The afternoons are arm enough to shed the light jacket you may have donned upon your departure in the morning. The leaves that haven't made their way to the ground just yet are bursting out in gorgeous hues of red and orange and gold. Some evenings, you may even be lucky enough

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You're never going to believe this recipe. It's two simple ingredients most people have in their homes at any given time, especially with the holidays coming up. What makes it even better is how insanely easy it is to customize it to your own tastes. I'm not crazy. Not like stalker/slasher/scary crazy. But I love ice cream when it's cold outside. I really love ice cream that doesn't require me

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Want to see what I was baking? I never realized how much I would miss blogging until today. Nothing really happened that would cause me to feel this way. It just sort of clicked. I missed trying out new recipes to share with you all and reading your silly comments back and forth that sometimes had to do with the food but more often then not were just gentle ribbings to get me to post more. I do

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UPDATE: Got the pictures to work! Hallelujah! Sorry, this was supposed to have posted overnight, but Blogger didn't want to cooperate. And apparently the pictures have disappeared. I'm in the process of trying to reload them, so bare with me please. When the hubby and I first got engaged, we had planned this great trip to Italy for our honeymoon. Then the military called and we had to change

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I swear, I meant to post another recipe between my Irish posts, but I haven't been cooking as of late. I'm in a little slump at the moment where standing in the kitchen makes my back and feet hurt so I just haven't been doing it as often. Anyway, I couldn't go back on yet another promise so I dragged my butt into the kitchen and put dinner on the table. Stew. Who doesn't love a nice hearty,

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My parents and some family friends are planning a trip to Ireland and Scotland in the spring. I've been giving them all sorts of tips for Scotland and some fun places they should try to visit while gone. Then, while searching other food blogs today, I stumbled across a post on David Lebovizt's blog about a butter museum in Cork, Ireland. How could I not mention it to my mum? I even told her that

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I promised you cake. I also promised that you'd have it last weekend. I'm obviously not very at keeping promises (but I'm working on it). I'm making it up to you now by giving you my most favorite cake in the whole wide world, even though it's not the cake I promised originally (I'm hoping that by sharing my favorite recipe, you'll forgive me for not giving you the other cake). You see, I was

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Is there anything in this world better than pizza? You can go thin crust a la New York style or deep dish like those living in Chicago. You can also go with a hand tossed variety or thick crust or even a stuffed crust (I've got a point, I swear). Then you top it with a nice tomato sauce, some cheese, and maybe some garden fresh veggies or some meat. It's a total meal that you eat with your hands!

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Commenter number 5! Megs! Congrats to my fellow blogger! Shoot me an email so I can forward your email address along to my CSN rep. For everyone else, please check back here this weekend when I reveal the cake I've got planned for my hubby. If you like coconut, pecans, and chocolate, you'll love this cake!

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I seriously need a new drop leaf table. Mine has seen better days. Between the cats scratching the top every time they got caught up there and the legs starting to get wobbly, I just can't take it anymore. I know where I'd like to get a new one. CSN! Can I just go on for a few minutes about how much I love soup? I mean, seriously. Even if you don't want to make some Chicken Noodle from scratch,

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So a few days late and a dollar short. Sorry, still catching up on my sleep apparently (yeah, I know New Mexico is only an hour behind, but it's also a 12 hour drive, and that takes a lot out of a pregnant girl). Also, I didn't realize just how much I'd miss my baby sister. It's not like she's never been away from home before, but this is also the first grandbaby I'm carrying so it's a bit hard

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Here are some pictures from my vacation. I had a blast and can only wish it lasted longer. Check back in tomorrow for my grandma's fudge recipe. This is first stop on the way up into the mountains. In the very far background, just before the next set of mountains, you can see White Sands National Monument This is the tunnel leading into Cloudcroft, NM, which is a cute little western style town

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I just wanted to give everyone a quick update. I know I've been really lax around here, but life has been very crazy and stressful. I'll be leaving this evening to drive 12 hours with my parents to see my dad's mom in New Mexico for the holiday weekend. A few months ago, she had had some really terrible news from her dr that got us all thinking. I ended up missing out on a family trip to

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I just couldn't wait any longer to tell you all who the winner for my little giveaway was. So here it is, via random.org: Lucky Number 5! Susan I will send you an email right away to get your information. Thank you everyone for entering. I so wish I had enough that each of you could have won, but now that I know there are more people reading, perhaps I'll host another giveaway. Who knows?

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A few weeks ago, I got an email from a CSN representative asking if I'd like to do a review or host a giveaway on this here blog. When I found out how much the gift certificate would be for, I jumped at the chance to do both. Seriously, who doesn't love free stuff (plus this way, I could have the giveaway open to non-US residents as well)? So I went shopping. I ended up choosing a really awesome

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A few years ago, while attending a small Catholic university in the middle of Nowhere, Oklahoma, I began to experiment with cooking. It's actually when I really started to enjoy cooking. Senior year, my roommate decided to not have a meal plan. She never ate int he cafeteria, so why pay for it? As a way to avoid eating in the cafeteria as often as possible, I offered to do the cooking for her.

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I'm baaaacccckkk! Sorry for the delay in posting. I went off the phenergan because I've not been having morning sickness. Yay! The bad thing about it is that I'm actually sleepier when I don't take it (meds that knock you out but don't make you groggy, I can deal with that). Yuck. Anyway, something else that's been fun about being preganant at the start of a new trimester is that I'm finally

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No recipe today, but something just as exciting. I've got a review coming up for a product that I'll be receiving in the mail shortly that will hopefully make us all go on strike against this wretched heat. The great thing about the equipment I'll be receiving is that when I finally live in a bigger home, it will look just as pretty displayed on a hutch in my dining room as it will with something

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I'm sorry. I know that I said that I'd post this several days ago, but I keep passing out. You see, my dr. gave me this great medicine for morning sickness that also puts you to sleep. My new best friend is phenergan, and it is amazing. I don't feel sick, and I get to sleep all night. Anyway, I'm sorry again. And just to make it up to you, here is a picture of my latest sonogram. The baby is

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Oh dear! I'm posting again already! What has happened to me? Oh right, the new layout. I just love it! Anyway, I was dreadfully divided about what to cook for dinner. You see, I was craving spaghetti with beefy tomato sauce, something that has no recipe whatsoever because the sauce comes from a jar. But I also have a super fantastic recipe for a hearty, beefy ragu that I've been wanting to try

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That's funny. Marie Antoinette was not talking about cake-cake (and there is speculation that she was even the person to coin the phrase; it has been attributed to Marie-Therese, wife of Louis XIV, as well). She was talking about something much different. According to The Straight Dope, Marie's "cake" can be defined as follows: The operative term was brioche, a flour-and-water paste that was "

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I know it's been far too long since my last post, and I'm not even sharing anything with you this time around. I'm a horrible blogger at the moment. I did want to let those of you still lurking around that there will be changes coming. I've got a great blog designer working on a new layout and design that will hopefully give me the kick in the butt that I need to start cooking again. If I'm

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I meant to post this a lot sooner, especially since I made this last Saturday and it is now already Wednesday. I've got to be completely honest with you though, you know, cause we're friends. Being in the first trimester sucks. I mean really sucks. I'm either battling nausea or heartburn. I'm exhausted no matter how many hours of sleep I get. I pass out on the couch at 6 and wake up again at 11

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I promised you all my real excuse today. Are you ready for it? I'm pregnant! After trying for the past 7 months, we finally got the result we wanted on a pregnancy test. This will be our very first baby, and we couldn't be happier. So you see, I wasn't lying when I gave you all those silly excuses yesterday. I really have been sick and tired and hurting and all of those other fun things that come

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I know it's been a little while since my last post. I've actually got a really great excuse this time. Are you ready for it? Deep breath... I'm tired. And my stomach hurts. And I'm pretty sure that my mattress has gone on strike because it's left me with this horrible pain in my back. And I've lost my will to do anything because it's so hot here. What? Were my excuses not good enough for you? Ok

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I know, I know. It's been almost a week since my last post. I've got a really good excuse though. Ok, I don't really. It was just a crazy week, and this one is gearing up to be another crazy one too. I wasn't able to participate in the Daring Cooks or You Want Pies with That for June because it's just been so busy around here. All the birthdays and whatnot going on... Anyway. Today I want to

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We've been eating a lot of rice. Between the risottos and steamed rices, you would think the hubby and I would be riced out by now. You'd be wrong though. Ok, that's not really true. I'm starting to get a bit sick of all the rice, but the hubby could eat it at literally every meal and never be bored. Come to think of it, he feels that way about a lot of foods. Sandwiches, potato chips, jerk

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  Just a quick post to thank Krystal Leigh of Missy Sassy Pants for awarding me this Sweet Blog award. I'm not sure what i did to deserve it, but I'll take it. Definitely check out Krystal's blog for some great makeup tips and tricks as well as color pallets of different eyeshadows that are just to die for. I was told to award 10 other bloggers so here are my choices La Marquise des Anges

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It's the weirdest thing. Every time that I make something with onions, I always think of my little sister. She hates onions! Why in the world would making something that so heavily features onions make me think of her? There are so many layers of onion flavor that even if she spent all evening picking out every single tiny piece of onion out of it, it would still taste like onions. Maybe it's

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A few weekends ago, I was at my cousin's house. She has begged me to make her chile rellenos like she grew up eating in Colorado. Smothered in green sauce and stuffed with queso blanco (white cheese, I used Monterey Jack because I couldn't find authentic Mexican cheese at the particular store I went to; they can also be stuffed with meat), chile rellenos are actually pretty simple to make. The

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The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking School in Manhattan and Nick Malgieri. I was beyond excited for this challenge. I've always wanted to tackle the croquembouche ever since the first time I watched my aunt make profiteroles for my cousin's

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Can you believe I joined the Food Revolution more than a month ago? The even better part of that is I've lost 5lbs since then (10 total so far though). It really does work, cutting out all of those horrible processed food. Now, I haven't completely weaned myself off of them just yet, but I'm getting better about it every day. Soon, I'll be off the boxed dinners and fast food completely. But I

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Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of me joining the blogging world. It's been a bit crazy. There was that time I went several months without blogging because my laptop gave up on me. There were a few fails along the way but even more successes. I've made some amazing friends from some really cool places. My friend M, Chris's sister K, and my cousin S In honor of this momentous occassion,

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First off, I'd like to thank everyone for their wonderful comments on the last few posts. It's amazing to get such great feedback. I'd also like to welcome the two new Eaters I've gained over the past couple of days. Bienvenue, wilkommen, and mi casa es su casa! Now on to the fun!  Just this past week, my college roommate, A, was having a pretty rough go at life. She and I have been through a

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I've been lax on the whole Food Revolution. Blame it on the fact that the show is over for the season or the fact that I've been bored in the kitchen (although the past few nights have been a blast). Part of the problem has been that I've been looking at the Revolution as less of a change and more of another diet. It's not. It has to be a change for the better. I'm not saying that you have to

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Our hosts this month, Barbara of Barbara Bakes and Bunnee of Anna+Food have chosen a delicious Stacked Green Chile & Grilled Chicken Enchilada recipe in celebration of Cinco de Mayo! The recipe, featuring a homemade enchilada sauce was found on www.finecooking.com and written by Robb Walsh. Our only rule was that we had to make our own enchilada sauce. Everything else was left up to our

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For May's pie challenge, Erin from Milk & Honey, chose for us to makea pizza pie. What an excellent idea! There are so many great pizzas out there to choose from and so many great pizzerias to visit, it's hard to pick a favorite. There also the debate of Chicago vs. New York style. Now, my family is from the great state of New York, and I'd probably be beaten within an inch of my life if I

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I meant to post this sooner, but I have to be honest with you, hubby and I have been sick. His has been brought on by stress, and I'm pretty sure mine has been brought on by being slightly depressed. I'm not suicidal or anything. I've just been feeling blue (we all have those days, mine just seems like it's been a week of them). Anyway, I'm feeling better today and wanted to share my adventures

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But oh so tasty! My hubby's friend, D, the one who used to come over and hang out with me, is moving to Canada. I didn't find out about this until yesterday afternoon when my hubby called to ask if his friend could coem to dinner (I've never felt more like a mom than right in that moment which is crazy since I'm not a mom at all). Of course that meant that instead of going to the gym like I was

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I bet you forgot all about this, didn't you? Well, I didn't. I know that last Friday was the last epsiode of the season, but that doesn't mean we can't continue with this adventure. So let's carry on. I've been kicking myself every since last Saturday. I spent the afternoon cleaning out my fridge of all the gross foods that should not be a part of anyone's diet and didn't take a single picture

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You remember in my last post how I said I made the maramlade for a recipe in a sweet little cookbook full of Lancashire recipes? You remember how I mentioned that a lovely friend from Leeds sent me that cookbook? I don't think I ever truly thanked her as well as I should have for that cookbook. THANK YOU, ANNE!!! This little cookbook is very small but filled with great recipes that I like to

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It may come as a surprise to you, but I don't really care for marmalade. Oh sure, it's nice and citrusy and is almost always a beautiful orange color, but the batch I tasted in Ireland years ago was so overwhelmingly bitter I had to wonder what they did wrong when they made it. After almost six years, I've finally figured it out. They didn't put rhubarb in it! I came across this super simple

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I really wasn't planning on having two posts in a row dedicated to the Food Revolution, but as I found myself sneaking another bite of this granola, I knew I had to share it now. This granola is like crack! My hubby can't keep his grubby paws off it, and I'm not even trying to keep mine to myself.  From the breakfast section of Food Revolution, this granola has infinite possibilities. It can be

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We're friends, right? You'd tell me if I had lipstick on ym teeth or toiletpaper stuck to my shoe, right? You'd laugh at my lame attempt at a joke even if it wasn't funny, right? So, can I be serious for a few minutes? I know that I joke around a little about my neverending love for Jamie Oliver. I go on and on about how great he is, how cute he is, how much I love the guy. There's more to it

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I know that it would seem strange to have hot chocolate in the middle of April especially since we've been enjoying the sunshine and gardening on our balcony. But this weekend the weather turned typically Oklahoma-Springy, cool and rainy. This is my kind of weather though. I love to sit by the window with a good book and a mug of this hot chocolate in my hands. A few months ago I came across

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Remember a post or two ago how I was telling you that I joined a couple of blogging groups? Remember how I said I'd be posting another one of those blogging challenges soon? Well here it is! Apologies to everyone reading. I  honestly had no intention of having two posts with challenge recipes in a row. Today was tax day which means this past week has been nothing short of crazy. All back to

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The summer before I turned 16, I got to live with my aunt and uncle in Florida. I was there to learn about videography and see if it's what I wanted to do when I grow up. Obviously I didn't go that route, but it was still a really awesome experience. One of the best parts of that long ago summer was the food. It was the first time I tried sushi (blech), the first time I tried plantains (no thanks

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Recently I joined a really cool little baking group called You Want Pie with That. Hosted by the dynamic duo of Jessica, of My Baking Heart, and Amy, of Sing for Your Supper, the group bakes one pie a month that has been decided on in the previous month. After several months of being on hiatus, these two lovely bloggers got together and revamped the old site (which can be found here) and picked a

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I often ask myself why I blog. There are days that just the thought of even cooking makes me want to go to closest McDonald's and eat a cheeseburger. The thought of taking pictures of more food results in me wanting a large order of fries (or chips to you, Anne).Just thinking about trying to type up something worth reading gets me sucking down a chocolate shake. Those are the days I let my hubby

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Unfortunately, I don't have a new recipe for you today. What I do have are pictures of the awesome herb garden my mother-in-law and her husband made for me. Hubby's step-dad made this herb box in less than an hour with some extra wood he had lying around. It's 4 feet long, 3 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. He and my hubby then spent today making two more of these bad boys since his mom and I

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The past couple of weekends I've been noticing that my hubby has had the sniffles. I asked him if he was getting sick and his reply was that he works in a freezer. True, hubby of mine. I let the matter drop (ok, I didn't really since I teased him about being Mr. Sniffles for the past week while gently suggesting he might want to take some medicine). You see, hubby works for the man stocking

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So I got some bad news today via my dad. I'm not really at liberty to discuss it at the moment, but it's definitely made me not care too much about getting this recipe posted. So here are the pictures along with a link to the recipe (edit: ok, I couldn't link to it since it's not from an actual magazine like most of the recipes on Tastebook so I've copied it down for you). My aplogies to you all

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Awhile back I came across a recipe for clementines preserved in honey. I've never had a clementine. I don't think I've ever even seen them in real life. I ripped out the recipe making a note to try it if I ever do come across the little orangey fruit. Another fruit I've never tried or even seen was the blood orange. Imagine my surprise when my local grocery store had a mountain of them just

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They're probably picturing you naked (that was on a card my mom had when I was younger, still cracks me up everytime Ithink about it)! But seriously, if my Irish eyes are smiling, it's probably because I filled my belly with some amazing Irish food. I hate to brag, but the Beef Braised in Guinness I made last night was probably one of the best things I've made in awhile. The Irish Champ that

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I'm a day early for St. Patrick's Day, but that's because we had Irish food last night and will be revisiting the cuisine of the Emerald Isle tomorrow night. I wanted to share this dish with you while I'm taking a break from prepping for tomorrow night's feast (hey, I told you the Irish blood lives strong in me). I've been baking a whiskey cake and getting things ready for tomorrow. My mom and

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I love rhubarb. Ask anyone who knows me and they'll tell you that I'm a rhubarb freak. Rhubarb tart? Yes please. Rhubarb jam? Definitely! Rhubarb swizzle stick in a rhubarb flavored soda? Uh...sure. My best friend even calls me Lady Rhubarb (and she is Lady Sassafras, but that's a whole other story). I only know one other person who loves rhubarb more than me (not saying that there isn't someone

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Can I tell you a secret? My weakness is frozen dinners. I could eat a frozen dinner every day for breakfast (I even did that for about a month). Every meal could come out of my freezer, and I would be insanely happy. One frozen meal that I just cannot eat is the potpie. I remember eating them as a kid, and I'm pretty sure that I liked them. Nowadays though, the thought of eating a potpie makes me

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Tomorrow my baby sister will fly across the country to get ready to take a class that will give her a license to teach english as a second language. I think she's hoping to be able to go to France to teach since she has a degree in French, but I know she'd be happy going just about anywhere as long as it's not Oklahoma. Anyway, to bid her a fond farewell, we had a going away party for her at my

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Sorry about the lack of posts. Unfortunately it's going to continue until at least Sunday. Tax season has been kicking my bum at work (and we haven't even been that busy). That's been causing us to eat out an awful lot (which is not helping my eating healthier goal). I hope to have the time to actually cook somtime this weekend so that I can give you all a good recipe but no promises just yet (

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I've been called a lot of names in my life. Some of them flattering, some of them not so much. One name I've been called that bemuses me is "Little Martha." Yeah, that Martha. I think I may be one of the few food bloggers that does not hold a soft spot in her heart for her. She certainly is a polarizing figure. I haven't met a single person who is just middle of the road on their feelings for her

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This past Sunday, I spent the day with one of my favorite little people in the entire world, my hubby's youngest sister B. B is nine years old, loves the color purple, and has a knack for making me laugh at some of the silliest things. We always play games, we always tell each other stories, and we always have fun together (I've been in her life since she was almost a year old). She's a more shy,

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Earlier this week was Mardi Gras as most of you know. I had the fortune of spending the evening with two of my most favorite people, my hubby and my sister. We got spent the evening in dowtown Tulsa for the parade that was put on by the businesses located in the Blue Dome district. Dinner at McNellie's followed (yummy burgers and beer) where the hubby and the sister played some pool while I tried

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Let me start off by saying that I'm glad I saved this recipe for today. There's no way I could possibly cook in my kitchen with the mountain of dishes still sitting in my sink. I know that we should have washed them last night, but we were both so exhausted that it didn't get done. I also should be cleaning them now instead of posting this, but I like you guys a whole lot more than I do the

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that today is Valentine's Day. It's not my favorite holiday of the year (I shouldn't have to be told when to give love to those close to me; I should be doing that every day), but since this is one of the few I've actually got to spend with my hubby, I'll take it (we've officially spent half of our married life apart due to deployments). We didn't

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Some of you may know that a couple of weeks ago my hubby wrecked my truck. We had a pretty bad ice storm (nothing like the one we had on Christmas Eve and nowhere near as horrific as the one the east coast is seeing right now). Hubby has to get up super early for work (he works 3 days a week and has to be in at 3:30AM). So on this particular Saturday, his first day of the week, he went downstairs

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I spent the entire weekend trying to decide if I wanted to post about my latest failure in the kitchen. You see, I've been super stressed lately about so many things that I just didn't think I should share something yucky with you guys. This morning I decided that since last week is over that I should just get it off my chest. I tried a new recipe for something called a Gypsy Tart. Now, I had

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So, remember a few recipes ago how I asked if anyone had a good recipe for tomato sauce? And do you remember how I said that my family doesn't have one? Well, I felt extremely silly when I went through my recipe box and came across a family recipe in my nana's handwriting for tomato sauce. To be completely honest, this recipe is a really good base. There are so many things that can be added to

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You know, I tried to be nice when I broke things off with you, Jamie. I told you the recipe was good and that the meat was fantastic. I even said I'd make it again. Was it really necessary to have a recipe for Chicken and Leek Stroganoff? Did you think I'd come crawling back to you if I'd only just try this recipe? After all, it's much cheaper to make and ridiculously simple to make. Well you

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Tonight I tried my hand at seafood. Most of you already know that I can't stand the stuff (my limit is tuna from a can mixed with a little mayo and relish; that's it as far as creatures from the sea goes for me). I wanted to do something special for my hubby since he had a really bad day yesterday (wrecking my truck on the ice was the perfect way for him to start his day). I turned to Sandra

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Tonight I decided to not follow the recipe I had picked out at all and to just wing it. I am so glad I did too! I was going to make honey pecan pork chops. I misread the original recipe and bout a pork tenderloin instead of pork tenderloin chops. That was when I decided to go with it and make a recipe of my own. As the hubby and I sat down to dinner (at the table even!), I was apprehensive. I

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UPDATE: So it's definitely not the memory card. It's my laptop. I suppose what I can do instead of getting it fixed is just use my husband's computer to upload the photos otherwise I'll be without a laptop again for who knows how long...again. At least now my hubby's got a laptop that I can borrow so I won't have to stop posting completely. I'll let you all know. So I have no idea why my memory

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UPDATE: Got the computer fixed so now here are the pictures! Dear Jamie, I know this may come as a surprise, but I feel that we need to spend some time apart. The meat you had me buy for the rib of roast with rosemary, although tasty, was just too expensive for me to be able to make it as often as I would like. Sure, the garlic, rosemary, and lemon zest made for a very flavorful marinade. And

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UPDATE: Got the computer fixed so now here are the pictures! UPDATE: I tried to upload pictures for this recipe, but my memory card isn't working. I'm going to see if I can get it to load from a different computer tomorrow, but I can't promise anything. Many apologies... Yesterday I spent the day baking cookies. What do I have to show for it? Several bags of cookies and not one single picture.

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Tomorrow is one of my coworkers birthdays. Eric's one of those really funny guys. He can quote Monty Python, debate politics with you, and complain about customer service all while doing an audit (and does all of those really well). I asked him yesterday what kind of cake he likes and he replied with, "I can tell you what I don't like." Big help there, buddy! The guy likes just about everything

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I'll keep this short and sweet for tonight (the hubby and I have been ill most of the weekend and are just now starting to feel better). Tonight I made steak with whiskey and cream. I got it from a cookbook given to me for Christmas from my college roommate's mom. Best-Ever 30-Minute Cookbook is filled to the brim with fantastic recipes that are perfect for the beginner chef. I'm pretty sure it

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Just a heads up, I've finally got items listed in my shop! You can check it out here or pop on over to the other blog for updates and giveaways! I can't wait to hear what you all think!

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A couple of months ago, my hubby and I went on our second honeymoon. We spent a couple days in Paris and then spent almost a week in Scotland. I'll be honest, Paris is absolutely gorgeous, and I'll definitely go back in the future, but Scotland is where I want to live. I was almost in tears having to come home. One of my favorite things that I ate while in the land of thistle and heather was

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Lately I've been feeling extremely tired. I don't know if I'm getting too much sleep or if it's because I've been eating too much rice. Tonight's meal certainly didn't help. I actually got this recipe from my sister who used to make this all the time for me when she lived with me. Nobody really knows what to call it. I just tell people that it's basically an enchilada bowl. White rice, black

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For those interested, I've opened my own Etsy shop and have started a second blog dedicated to it. You can check out the blog here and the shop here. I haven't listed any items in the shop just yet, but I plan to have it fully operational by the end of the week. I'm so happy to finally be able to share this with all of you!

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After yesterday's disaster, I was a bit hesitant to go back into the kitchen., but they don't say to "get back on the horse" for nothing. I decided to go with something simple that required very little effort. I made chicken two ways. "What's that?" you say. Well, I made chicken two different ways: chicken stuffed with jalapenos and chicken cordon bleu. Neither of these were elaborate nor were

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When I started cooking dinner tonight, I was really excited. I have been wanting to try my hand at pierogies for over a year now. I had so many problems with them which were entirely my fault and had nothing to do with the recipe. It started with not rolling out the dough thin enough. Then, I forgot to check the directions one last time and ended up forgetting to boil the first few dumplings.

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My lovely little sister didn't know what she was getting into when she issued me a challenge in my comments for Tuesday's post. "Maybe you should find some beachy recipe... That doesn't involve seafood. That is my challenge to you young padawan." Your wish is my command (how lucky for me that I came across this recipe while looking for onion soup the other day and had already planned on making it

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Deepest apologies for not posting last night. I was so worn out that I fell asleep on the couch for a little while and then was out at about 9:00. Needless to say, I didn't cook, and the hubby went to get us Wendy's (I can't live without the spicy chicken sandwich). Anyway, I made my hubby's favorite pork chops tonight which of course comes from All Recipes (the spinner app for iPhone has been my

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Everyone knows of my love affair with all things Jamie Oliver. I don't know what it is about that man, but I'll try anything he says tastes good. I think even my hubby is in love with that man's recipes. His recipes, for whatever reason, always make me think of home. They are simple, made with the freshest ingredients, and always seem to come from the heart. With it being so cold still, I thought

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It's been bitterly cold here in the plains. I don't think it got above 20F, but I could be wrong since I was stuck in the office all day. There's still snow on the ground from our Christmas Eve blizzard, and the ice in the parking lot of my apartment is treacherous. With that said, I wanted something hearty, flavorful, and a bit spicy for dinner. Enter Jambalaya. Appropriately named Man

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Special thanks to my dad who emailed me the recipe. Apparently I'm not losing my mind; there really isn't a set recipe that he follows either. This is for you, Tulsa Gentleman: "I use Carroll Shelby's Texas Chili for the start. It comes in a box. Used to be in a sack. I use about 4-5 cans of tomato sauce. Less cans use more water, more cans use less water. Don't know the size of the crock pot.

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Allow me to tell you a story. My dad grew up in New Mexico, a state some people still think you need passport to visit (yes, I have actually been asked that before... goes along with the misconception that we live in teepees and hunt buffalo still here in Oklahoma, but that's another story). Anyway, being from the land of enchantment, my dad has eaten almost as much Mexican food as those living

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I've been waiting since early April to tackle the soup lovingly known as French Onion Soup. I went garage sale-ing with a very dear friend, and I picked up some little white pots that I knew would be perfect for the soup. I knew that they were just going to be sitting in one of my cabinets though. You see, when the hubby was gone and my sister was living with me, I knew I would be eating it alone

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I wanted so badly to make something that would be a hit with anyone that set eyes on it. Who was I kidding?!? We all know that I'm not the best at decorating cakes. Did that stop me from making a 14-layer cake? Not at all.   Before you get all bug-eyed and think, "She's completely lost her mind. Fourteen layers?!?" It's not what you think at all. I came across the recipe on Bakerella and just

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I've got a special present for the few of you that don't have a party to go to either. I made Earl Grey Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting...YUMMY!!! For Christmas this past year, my wonderful godmother got me the most awesome present ever: a cookbook from TasteBook. The site offers pre-made books that can be added to or completely personalized. Imagine my surprise when my book included

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I'm baaaaccckkk! Ok, not really since I don't have a recipe for you today. As I told one lovely reader who took the time to email me, I've been spending the last few months trying to gather some new and tasty recipes to start posting in the new year (can you guess what one of my resolutions for 2010 is going to be?). I really want to thank those of you that have stuck around patiently waiting for

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To make my way back to the blogosphere, I decided to make an Irish feast. I had every intention of posting this last night, but I underestimated how long it would take to cook everything I had planned. Since I didn't post last night as promised, I've decided to give you all three recipes that I used for my dinner last night.During my lunch break yesterday, I was trying to decide what I wanted to

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One night while trying to figure out what to have for dinner, I remembered seeing a new twist on an old classic. Allow me to introduce to you chicken fried steak parmesan. If you head on over to this page on my blog, you'll find the recipe for the chicken fried steak. After you've made the steaks, you just do like you would for chicken parmesan. I'll be honest, when I made this meal, I had

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Yesterday was my quarter century birthday! Before you ask any questions let me answer them. No, I don't feel any older. Yes, I made my own birthday cake. No, it wasn't a layer cake. And yes, it had alcohol in it. Did I cover everything? Great! I started my hatch day by participating in a 5k that just happened to go past my apartment (I was sorely tempted to just head back to bed when I ran by,

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Sorry for the lack of posts again guys. My laptop is still out of commission which makes it difficult to post and impossible to get pictures put up. I have been documenting and taking pictures of the recipes I've been trying out so that once the laptop is running again I can start posting again. Tomorrow is my birthday so I hope to borrow my sister's laptop or maybe even my dad's desktop so I can

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I seem to need to make apologies often on here for my lack of posting. Last weekend when I was sick, my laptop decided it was no longer going to do as I wished and decided to take a long holiday. This had made it nigh on impossible to post any photos (I know other people know of sneaky ways to get around this, but sadly I just haven't had the energy).Add on top of that the phone call I received

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About a month ago I told you guys about the jam exchange Stephchows so graciously hosted. I shared what I sent and sat in eager anticipation wanting to know who had gotten my name and needing to know what kind of jam would be gracing my fridge (for however brief a time it would last).Imagine my delight when I received my package at work a week ago, and tucked inside was two very unique flavors.

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Apologies are in order. I have been ill again and unable to bring myself to cook dinner in the past week. It has also been so sickeningly hot around here that the thought of turning on the oven (or even the stove) has made me want to jump into winter with reckless abandon.For my penance, I bring you Pineapple Chicken, another recipe from my trusty fallback: All Recipes. A bit different, I found

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So here is the FAIL I talked about last time I posted: macarons. Ever since the first time I checked out Tartelette's blog, I have been intrigued with the cookie. Two crispy shelled cookies encasing a creamy sweet center, sounds like a perfect cookie to me (especially if you make a chocolate version).Mrs. Tartelette, being a sweet French lady, has several recipes posted on her blog, each with

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