Hi friends, It's been so long since I've written a new blog post to share with all of you and I'm dying to catch you up on all the excitement around here. So many things have happened--where do I begin? The very beginning, I suppose. WAY back in February 2013, I pressed 'publish' on my...
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Birthday Menu-Planning and Bucket-List Recipes
My husband seems to be unusually excited about my birthday this year. Don't get me wrong, he ALWAYS gets excited about my birthday, but it's still a week away and he has mentioned his excitement a multitude of times. I'm one of those lucky wives who doesn't have some story about how he totally dropped...
Cookbook of the Week: Barefoot Contessa Foolproof by Ina Garten
This week we will be trying out some new recipes from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust by Ina Garten. I have only made a couple of her recipes in the past, and have had some great results (her chicken pot pie is delish), and one that I would never repeat. (In the interest...
Cookbook of the Week(end): The Chinese Takeout Cookbook by Diana Kuan
One of our favorite dates during high school was Chinese food and a movie on Friday nights. This weekend we are heading up North for a much-needed break, and I'm hoping we can enjoy some good "take-out" at home, since there isn't a Chinese restaurant within about a 30 mile radius of our cabin. We'll...
Cookbook of the Week: Homemade with Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from In Jennie's Kitchen by Jennifer Perillo
This book is fantastic! I have been glued to it since it arrived in my mailbox last week. I fully intend on making nearly every recipe in this cookbook in good time, but for now I will just try out a handful of recipes for our menu this week. Do yourself a favor and buy...
Cookbook of the Week: Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes by Food & Wine
This week I will be trying out recipes from Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes by Food & Wine. It is a compilation of various recipes from several chefs so it has a good variety of things to choose from. On the menu: Greek-Style Lamb Kebabs with Feta Spread Roast Chicken with Herb Butter Cheesy...