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Tag Archives: cooking
Today is National Spaghetti Day
Since today is National Spaghetti Day, here’s my FAVE! Italian Chicken Sausage Topped Quinoa Pasta Yummy! What’s your fave spaghetti recipe?? Related articles National spaghetti day (eatocracy.cnn.com) January 4 – National Spaghetti Day (foodimentary.com) 4 Great Recipes for National Spaghetti … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Italian Cuisine, Poultry, Spaghetti, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken sausage, cooking, Home, Italian cuisine, Italy, Johnsonville Chicken Sausage, linguine, mushrooms, National Spaghetti Day, Pasta, Quinoa, quinoa pasta, quinoa spaghetti, Soups and Stews, Spaghetti, Tomato sauce
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My Recipe is in the FINALS!!
My recipe Italian Ravioli with Pesto is a Finalist in the Tyler Florence Ultimate Wine and Food Sweepstakes !! THANKS to Everyone Who Voted for My Dish!!! So, now it’s up to Tyler Florence, himself, to review the final recipes and decide on … Continue reading
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas . . .
Yesterday was the finale of my wrapping and bagging of all of the Christmas gifts. All is now under the tree. Not sure if we could get anymore under there. Today, I’ve been busy baking cookies and baking Red Velvet … Continue reading
Posted in cakes, Cheese, cream cheese, Desserts
Tagged A Visit from St. Nicholas, Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, Baking and Confections, Cake, Christmas, Clement Clarke Moore, cooking, cream cheese frosting, decorate cupcakes, Food, Holidays, Home, Literature, mini-cakes, night before christmas, Opinions, red velvet, Santa Claus
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Cookies Good Enough for Santa!
Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. I have made many blog entries and have created some great recipes this year. I’ve also won a few contests as well. So, if you don’t mind Santa, I … Continue reading
Posted in cakes, Cheese, Contest, Cookies, cream cheese, Desserts, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Uncategorized
Tagged Baked Goods, Baking, Baking and Confections, Butter, Christmas, Christmas Cookie, Cocoa solids, Cookie, cooking, Epicurious, Holiday Cookies, Home, North Carolina, Santa, Tablespoon
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A Stuffed Sweet Valentine
I wanted to make something different for Valentine’s Day. So, I read a recipe for stuffed cherry cupcakes last week and got an idea. I would create my own recipe using strawberry-filled cupcakes. When I looked for my cupcake pan, I found … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, cakes, cream cheese, Desserts, Eggs, Fruit, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Snacks, strawberries, Uncategorized
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Baking and Confections, Cake, cooking, Cupcake, dessert, Desserts, frosted, heart-shaped, holiday, Holiday Cookies, holiday treats, Home, mini-cakes, Spreads and Fillings, strawberries, Strawberry Shortcake, treats, Valentine, Valentine Day, Valentines Day, vanilla frosting
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A Stuffed Fave
Hopefully, my stuffed pork tenderloin I made yesterday can help win in the Heinz & Ocean Spray Ultimate Challenge Recipe Contest. With the contest, you have to create a dish using Heinz Chili Sauce and Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce. I … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Pears, Pork, Roast, Sauces
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, Cook, cooking, Cookware and bakeware, country sausage, cranberry sauce, Fruit and Vegetable, Garlic, Heinz, Hot sauce, Meat, mild sausage, Ocean Spray, Olive oil, Onion, oven, pear, pork sausage, Pork tenderloin, recipe, sage, Sausage, stuffed tenderloin, Tablespoon, whole berry
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Pancake Supper
A long time ago, I remember weekly pancake suppers at a church. Very fond memories, because I really wasn’t sure how the women in the kitchen were creating such luscious pancakes. They didn’t taste like ordinary pancakes. Perhaps it was the love … Continue reading
Posted in Bananas, Breakfast, Fruit, Grapes, Peaches, Pears, strawberries
Tagged bananas, breakfast, cooking, Flip, Flour, Fruit, Griddle, Pancake, ripe bananas, strawberries, Syrup, Teaspoon
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Spread “Up to the Rim”
I came up with a versatile sauce that can be used to accent many different dishes. This sweet sauce has a bold ginger flavor accented by way of Saucy Mama’s Pacific Rim Ginger Dressing. So far, this is by far, … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Catfish, Fish, Peaches, Sandwiches, Sauces, Seafood, Tilapia
Tagged cooking, dressing, Drizzle, fish sandwich, ginger, Home, open-faced, Pacific Rim, peach, saucy mama, Tablespoon, tilapia
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East Meets South Tacos
I used Sauce Mama’s Pacific Rim Ginger Dressing in this tasty taco. I have created a lot of chicken dishes before with ground ginger or fresh ginger, but this was so flavorful that I really think that this dressing added … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Chicken, Cucumbers/Pickles, Meats, Monterey Jack, Poultry, Sauces, Spanish/Mexican Cuisine, Tacos, Tomatoes, Tortilla, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, cooking, cucumber, ginger, ginger dressing, ginger recipes, Monterey Jack, Olive oil, Recipes, saucy mama, Tablespoon, Taco, Tomato, Tortilla, Zest (ingredient)
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