Posts Tagged ‘what’s cookin’

  • Tex Mex Cooking

    Saturday February 27, 2010

    We had friends to dinner last week (note:  we’ve done more entertaining in February than we’ve done in the last six months, I think!) and I decided on a tex-mex themed menu.   Perhaps a risky choice, considering our guests are from the great state of Texas, but fortunately, everything turned out great.   Since it was [...]

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  • Cinnamon Raisin Bread

    Saturday February 20, 2010

    Over the blizzard break, I had some time on my hands, so I decided to make the latest recipe for my bread making club.  The “formula” was for Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread and was surprisingly easy and delish.   One of the nice things about the recipe is that it doesn’t call for a bunch of [...]

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  • WFMW: The Best Banana Chip Muffins

    Wednesday February 3, 2010

    This recipe is my favorite way to use up old bananas.  I found it on All Recipes, and made a few modifications to make it healthier and tastier (IMO).

    Mocha Chip Banana Muffins
    Source:  adapted from this recipe
    Wet Ingredients:
    1/2 cup butter (one stick), softened
    1/2 cup natural, unsweetened applesauce
    1 cup white sugar
    1 large egg
    3 ripe bananas
    1 Tbsp instant [...]

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  • WFMW: Grandma’s Autumn Soup

    Wednesday January 27, 2010

    Lately, it seems, whenever and whatever I make for dinner gets panned by my kids.   It can be disheartening to work on a meal only to have it snubbed by the 6 and under crowd.   So, when last night’s dinner got rave reviews, I thought it was blog-worthy.
    This is a recipe from Mike’s mom.  It [...]

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  • Sweet and Sticky Resolutions

    Wednesday January 6, 2010

    “Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” — Mark Twain
    Like many people, after the gluttony of the holidays, I resolved to eat better and exercise more.  But on the second day of 2010, I decided to make cinnamon [...]

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  • Thankful

    Saturday December 5, 2009

    *** Giveaway alert!  I’m giving away a beautiful necklace, courtesy of Tracey Jolley Designs – check it out!! ***
    I’m behind again on my photog-o-blogging, but wanted to give thanks for a great weekend we had over Thanksgiving with my in-laws.
    It started with a super easy getaway on Wednesday night.  Despite leaving during  prime rush hour [...]

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  • Friend Makin Monday on Tuesday – Favorite Fall Recipes

    Tuesday November 17, 2009

    I’m a little late to the dance, but when I saw the theme for this week’s FMM, I knew I wanted to participate. The question is:
    What’s your favorite recipe this time of year?
    I’ve been enjoying the colder weather and the comfort cooking that comes with it. Soups and chilis are high [...]

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  • Bagel-icious

    Saturday November 7, 2009

    The bloggy baking club I’m in, The Half-Baked Beauties, is working its way through The Bread Baker’s Apprentice.  I was excited to see that our next challenge was bagels.   I love bagels!    As I read about our challenge, I learned that two of the ingredients can be hard to find.   In typical TMM fashion, I [...]

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  • Did I mention …

    Saturday October 24, 2009

    I posted my second bread-making review over at Half-Baked Beauties.
    Hop on over if you want to hear about my attempt at making “Greek Celebration Bread“.

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  • Adventures in Bread Making

    Saturday October 10, 2009

    Some of my IRL friends (and friends of friends) decided to join together and try some new recipes in an effort to improve our breadmaking skills.  My friend BG got the group together and our plan is to try two recipes a month out of Peter Reinhart’s  The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of [...]

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