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Tag Archives: Paula Deen
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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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
TIME IS ALMOST UP TO VOTE!!
You Only Have Two Days Left to Vote for my Italian Ravioli with Pesto in the Tyler Florence Wines Ultimate Food & Wine Experience. Please vote today AND tomorrow!! When you vote for me, I owe YOU, so please let me know when … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Contest, Italian Cuisine, Meats, Ravioli, Sauces
Tagged Baked, baked ravioli, Baking, Cabernet Sauvignon, chef tyler florence, cooking contest, Florence, Food, Food Network, Food Network Magazine, foodie friends, Italian cuisine, Italian Ravioli, Kraft Foods, Paula Deen, Pesto, Rachael Ray Show, Ravioli, recipe, recipe contest, restaurants, swanson, Tyler Florence Wine, vote, wine, wine and food pairing, wine experience
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NEW RECIPES USING DARK MEAT CHICKEN
There was a sale at the local market on chicken . . . leg quarters. Well, needless to say, I stocked up the freezer. I am always reminded of Paula Deen liking dark meat for the flavor. I’m sure others feel … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Beans, broccoli, carrots, Chicken, Meats, Mushrooms, Navy beans, pinto beans, Poultry, Sauces, Vegetables
Tagged BROCCOLI, Butter, Cannelloni, chicken, chicken soup, chicken stock, Cook, fresh soup, garden, Garlic, homemade chicken soup, mushrooms, organic, Paula Deen, Poultry, soup, soy, soy milk, soymilk, Stock (food), vegetable soup, vegetables
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LAST But NOT LEAST!
For my last entry into this season’s (Season 2) Real Women of Philadlephia’s Video Host Contest (Sponsored by Kraft and Paula Deen) I knew I had to “pump it up a notch” but keep it simple too!! So, I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Brownies, Cheese, cream cheese, Desserts, Fruit, strawberries
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, Chocolate brownie, Cook, Cool Whip, dessert, Home, Kraft, Paula Deen, Philadelphia cream cheese, real women of philadelphia, Shortcake, strawberries, Strawberry Shortcake, Sugar, Whipped cream
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All The Rage: Gourmet Hotdogs!
With the competition “heating up” at the RWOP (RealWomenofPhiladelphia.com) (Kraft) Video Hosting Contest, I had to “bump it up a notch” and enter an Entree worthy of Philadelphia cream cheese. I think I did it! I got the idea from this month’s … Continue reading
Posted in Contest, cream cheese, Fruit, Peaches
Tagged Avocado, Bell pepper, Cream cheese, cucumber, Food Network Magazine, French fries, Garlic, gourmet, gourmet hotdog, Hot dog, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Olive oil, Oscar Mayer, Paula Deen, realwomenofphiladelphia, roma tomato, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Vinegar
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Fun Friday Treat!
So, I decided to follow one of Ms. P’s (Paula Deen) brownie recipes. (That should tell you right there, this is going to be G O O D!) Her Maggie’s Decadent Brownies found at Food Network.com sounded yummy, but I was … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Sauces, Snacks
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, brownie, brownie sundae, Butter, Chocolate-Raspberry Brownies, Cook, cooking, Flour, ice cream, Paula Deen, Peanut butter, snacks, sundae, Tablespoon
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A Cookbook Could Warm the Heart?
I’m hoping that using a public library could help me win the hearts of Kraft judges with this video pitch for a 30-second web commercial. Perhaps? or Perhaps Not? It was fun trying to film. It was also a little tough … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts and Entertainment, Contests, Cook, cooking contest, cooking creme, Cream cheese, holly springs, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Libraries, Library, nc, North Carolina, Paula Deen, Philadelphia, Philadelphia cooking cream, Philadelphia cream cheese, Public, Public library, recipe, recipe contest, United States, video pitch contest
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Enjoying the Snow with a Christmas Dinner Recap!
Well, I’ve got to show everyone the wonderful snow here in North Carolina. (below) Wow!! 6 inches and it’s still snowing and will be for a few more hours. YEAH!! I’ll be making snow cream again!! A deer appeared first … Continue reading
Posted in corn, Desserts, Ham, Pastries/Breads/Muffins
Tagged Christmas, Ham, North Carolina, Paula Deen, Smithfield Ham, Snow, United States
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