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Category Archives: Vegetables
Who Says NO to Meatballs??
I love using ground turkey for meatballs and I’ve created meatballs using different types of meat before. Turkey, opposed to beef, absorbs the flavor of herbs and spices much better in a short amount of time. To make these turkey … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Italian Cuisine, Meatballs, Meats, onion, Poultry, Sauces, Tomatoes, Turkey
Tagged appetizers, Bell pepper, Entree Recipes, grilled, ground turkey, homemade pasta, italian, Italian sausage, Meatball, minced garlic, Onion
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Tasty Slow Cooked Beef PLUS Dessert
What may seem like a simple meal in the slow cooker can mean a tasty, special meal for two. Ingredients such as garlic, shallots, carrots and jarred piquillo peppers offers a variety of flavors in this easy slow cooked dish. … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, carrots, Cheese, cream cheese, Desserts, Fruit, Meats, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, pineapple, Roast, Sauces, Slow Cooker, Snacks, tarts, Tomatoes, Vegetables
Tagged Angela McClure, baby carrots, Baked Goods, Baking, baking dish, beef recipes, beef stew, Black pepper, carrots, Chef, chili peppers, Cook, Cream cheese, crock pot, dinner, everyday meal, Flavor, Foodie, foodie friends, Home, home cook, Ingredient, Kraft Foods, Lodosa, meat recipes, Paula Deen, peppers, piquillo peppers, Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Show, recipe, Recipes, slow cooker, stew beef, supper, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Tyler Florence, weekly meal, Worcestershire sauce
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Win Announced With LocalTV Interview
I knew that it would be different to be interviewed on TV, but it was more than different. It was such an honor and a “blast” to have Raleigh’s local station, WNCN TV-17‘s own Page Crawford interview me this morning. Page … Continue reading
Posted in carrots, Cheese, Contest, Havarti, Italian Cuisine, Mozzarella, Mushrooms, Pizza, Snacks, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Zucchini
Tagged Angela McClure, Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, baking dish, baking pan, canned carrots, canned tomatoes, carrots, Cary, cook book, cooking contest, Dei Fratelli, del monte, DirecTV, food blog, Food Network, Food Network Magazine, Foodie, foodie friends, groceries, grocery store, harris teeter, havarti cheese, healthy eating, healthy meals, hiding vegetables, home cook, kid's meals, Media General, North Carolina, oven, oven roasted, Page Crawford, Parmesan, Pizza, pizza cheese, pizza pan, pizza sauce, Raleigh, recipe contest, recipe winner, Recipes, Ricotta, ripe, television interview, Time Warner Cable, tomatoes, vegetables, vegetarian, winning recipe, winning recipes, WNCN, WRAL-TV, Zucchini
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A Christmas Favorite
Two years ago I created a recipe for a sweet bread made with spiced apple cider. I took a little from about 4 different recipes and created my own bread using spiced cake mix and yams/sweet potatoes. So glad I … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, cakes, Contest, Desserts, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Pumpkin, Sweet Potatoes, Vegetables
Tagged Bake, Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, Bread, Bread pan, Bruce's, Cake, candied sweet potatoes, candied yams, Cook, Duncan Hines, Long Island, Sweet Potatoes and Yams
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HELP ME WIN A TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO!
When trying to think up a recipe to go along with a Cabernet Sauvignon, I thought up a creative ravioli recipe. I’ve tried ravioli before making them using wanton wrappers. So, after I designed the recipe, I entered it into … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Beef, Contest, Italian Cuisine, Meats, Mushrooms, Ravioli, Tomatoes, Walnuts
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Cook, Home, Olive oil, Ravioli, recipe, Tablespoon, Wonton
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A Wealth of Tomatoes, AGAIN!!
You may remember that I won 2 years in a row (2009 and 2010) in Dei Fratelli’s Ripened Recipe Contest. Where there are 10 winners who win a year’s supply of Dei Fratelli tomato products. Well, one of my recipes … Continue reading
Posted in carrots, cheddar, Cheese, Contest, Havarti, Italian Cuisine, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, Pizza, Sauces, tarts, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Zucchini
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Cook, cooking contest, Dei Fratelli, Fruit and Vegetable, Home, Onion, recipe contest, Tomato, Tomato sauce, Vegetarian Recipes, Zucchini, Zucchini tart
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Unique Tart Worthy of a Crowd
I created a new dessert for my Thanksgiving gathering. Since it was such a hit – I entered it in the Imperial Sugar Company’s Homemade Holidays Recipe Contest. Instead of a pumpkin pie – I had cans of yams or … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Contest, cream cheese, Desserts, Sweet Potatoes, tarts, Vegetables
Tagged Bake, Baked, Baked Goods, brown sugar, candied yams, Cook, Cookware and bakeware, Cream cheese, granulated sugar, Imperial Sugar, Sweet potato, Sweet Potatoes and Yams, Tablespoon, Tart, tart pan, Teaspoon, Thanksgiving
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A “flowering” Thanksgiving
I haven’t cooked with cauliflower that much before. Only when a few florets are included along with broccoli and perhaps some carrots in a dish. But not as a main ingredient in a dish. Since “Mr. Special” and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Beans, casserole, cauliflower, cheddar, Ham, onion, Pork, Sauces, Side Dish, Slow Cooker, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Black pepper, Casserole, Cauliflower, cayenne pepper, Cheese, Cook, crock pot, del monte, Fruit and Vegetable, Garlic, green beans, green onions, Ingredient, slow cooked, slow cooker, Teaspoon, Vermont white cheddar
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What’s Gobble Gobble in Spanish? Turkey Tacos!!
I don’t speak Spanish, but I sure speak “Taco!” I took some browned, lean ground turkey and mixed that with sauteed onions, bell pepper and a packet of low-sodium taco mix. An easy way to get all of those nice spices … Continue reading
Posted in cheddar, Cheese, Meats, Monterey Jack, onion, Poultry, Spanish/Mexican Cuisine, Tacos, Turkey, Vegetables
Tagged Bell pepper, Black pepper, canned tomatoes, Cook, Corn, Dei Fratelli, Garlic, Gluten-free diet, mild, Olive oil, Ortega whole grain corn taco shells, red bell pepper, Roma, romaine lettuce, salsa, Taco, taco seasoning mix, taco shells, tomatoes
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Building Another Better Burger
The Sutter Home® Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest has come and gone. Thank goodness I noticed the deadline soon enough to enter this year. I am usually on top of the dates of the contests I enter every year, … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Havarti, Jarlsberg, Meats, Poultry, Sandwiches, Sauces, Turkey, Vegetables
Tagged Cheese, Cook, edamame, egg plant, gas grill, graffiti eggplant, Grill, grilled, Grilling, ground turkey, hamburgers, Havarti, Home, hummus, Jarlsberg cheese, outdoor cooking, Stuffing, Turkey, turkey bacon, turkey burger
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