Ever want to impress people? Homemade ice cream is definitely the way to go! I love this ice cream recipe for three reasons: (1) because it’s a “no churn” recipe, aka doesn’t need an ice cream machine; (2) because of the subtle honey flavor; and (3) because it can be “soft-” or “hard-“serve! I technically have an ice cream machine, but the singular previous time that I tried to use it, I didn’t freeze the basin long enough I think and my ice cream got kinda solid, but then was extremely crystallized when put into the freezer. This recipe does have some crystals,…
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Continue ReadingSo my tastes have really changed in the past three years since I graduated college. (Probably even in college, but I ate mostly quesadillas, bacon bits, and Mac and cheese, so it’s not like I’d have known.) I like mushrooms now. Not really by themselves, but in risotto or in a steak sauce or in SMOG pie, but then again I was sauteeing up some mushrooms the other day and actually enjoyed picking out mushrooms and eating them. So apparently I’m a liar too. But coconut was one of those things I would never touch previously. The texture was funny…
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I hadn’t gotten around to typing this up from our last D&D night, but I think the timing is perfect–this is an awesome crockpot recipe for the holidays! I’m actually going to try these out with another jelly flavor as an appetizer for hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I’ll let you know how that goes. These crockpot jelly bbq meatballs are about the weirdest things I’ve ever seen, but they’re also one of the most delicious things I’ve ever tasted. I’m not sure who would have ever thought–grape jelly + bbq sauce, yum! But boy, am I sure glad that…
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What is soup without a sandwich? Or a sandwich without soup? Inconthevable! (Anyone? Princess Bride, yo.) So of course I had to give you a bonus weekend post for all that yummy broccoli cheddar soup you’re planning to make, right? We’ve had some apples lying about, and somehow pairing them with ham sounded good. I’m not sure why, but I can attest that it was mighty delicious. And super easy to make. I decided to top mine with tomatoes, which I really enjoyed as well, but I leave them off for Tyler since he pretty much hates them in their entirety.…
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Installment 2 of Copycat week! The first installment was stuffed chicken marsala! Chicken Bellagio is hands-down one of my favorite meals of all time! And I eat a lot, so that should tell you something. This recipe is another one that shows you can have all the comforts and cravings of restaurant meals at home! Courtesy of the Cheesecake Factory. As far as I know I haven’t heard or seen of it anywhere else, so I’m going with that. In fact, it’s about the only dish (other than happy hour apps) that I order when I go there. It’s a huge portion,…
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Last week was one heck of a stressful week. I’m sure everyone can agree. But I don’t want to talk politics…I want to declare this week…COPYCAT WEEK! Bum, bum bum! No, you’re not allowed to just repeat what I say–repeat what I say. I mean Restaurant copycat week. I’m going to share some of my favorite, make-at-home restaurant recipes. I won’t spoil the surprise, but the three recipes I have planned to shareare from the following: Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory, and Panera! I’ll leave you to guess exactly which recipes for the other two. But this Stuffed Chicken Marsala is…
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I’ll be honest, I don’t usually get excited about vegetarian recipes. No offense to any vegetarians! I just grew up in a household where my mom had the plate: protein main dish, side dish, vegetable. Pretty much every night. So while the vegetables were fine, and sometimes we got my mom’s amazing garlic bread, or “tha saw tha” (which was basically rice with scrambled eggs), it was always the protein that was the main focus! So when I saw this date night mushroom pasta with goat cheese over at Pinch of Yum and went “ooh, yum,” I knew I should try it!…
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Happy Tyler-and-my-sister’s birthday! (Yes, they have the same birthday: November 5th!) I think these doughnuts are Tyler’s favorite thing of all time and it’s been three years since I’ve come into his life with full fattening potential. I like these doughnuts, but honestly if it was me personally, they’d be a touch too much work for something that doesn’t have chocolate. They’re only too much work because I always think that I can cut up strawberries while they’re baking for the first two minutes. DON’T DO THAT. I’ve tried. It takes way longer to dice up strawberries than you think.…
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I’m finishing up this four part series for you in lieu of a Friday review post! But I know you’re all dying to hear about more cheesecakey goodness. I know, I know. It’s a little early for the Christmas/holiday recipes, but honestly, I just wanted to use these adorable candy cane sprinkles that I got at the Bloomsburg Fair (see my review of the Bloomsburg Fair in a previous post). Plus I figured I’d get a head start and tuck away a recipe or two that I know are up to par for the holidays! When it does get to be holiday…
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Onto the third recipe in my series of mini cheesecakes! I’ve really been on a dessert kick…with these four recipes, Monday as and before that cookie dough icing brownies and reverse strawberry shortcake. I hope I’m helping to fatten you up for the cold winter ahead! But first we gotta get through fall. I say “get through” as if fall isn’t my favorite season! Autumn leaves, crisp sweater weather, walks with the pup, and all those fall recipes…what’s not to love? Actually it’s good that I mentioned the reverse strawberry shortcake, because here’s the perfect suggestion! Leftover strawberry soup from the reverse strawberry…
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I just love the idea of a cheesecake base that’s adaptable to so many different flavors! Here’s the third in my four part series, because who doesn’t love cookies and creme??? It really could be called oreo cheesecake as well, but cookies and creme now reminds me of one of my all-time popular recipes: cookies and creme cookies! So of course we need it in cheesecake form! I think, if you had to ask me, my two favorites out of the four were this one and the dulche de leche one. (Shhhh, don’t tell the others.) That said, Tyler’s by far was the…
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Cheesecake, cheesecake, everybody try some yums! You probably don’t get the singsong voice via reading text, but it’s going through my head right now. These cheesecakes have been a long-time coming actually. I was debating about what size springform pans I should invest in for several days, and then once I got the pans, I haven’t been able to find an ingredient or two at the grocery…and I just really want cheesecake! Cheesecake has been at the tip of my tongue for like a week now. So look out for the not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR parts…
