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This Frozen Strawberry Margarita is a single-serve recipe perfect for a night in! It’s fresh, sweet, tart, and ready in just 5 minutes! Looking for more cocktail recipes to add to your list? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve got the ultimate solution for you: a mind-blowingly delicious Frozen Strawberry Margarita! This easy peasy frozen…
This is a hearty steak salad for carnivores who need a little extra green in their diet. With all the flavors and juices from the steak, I didn’t use any dressing, but feel free to pair this with a light vinaigrette if desired. Things are picking up as spring is looming in the distance while cold…
These Chocolate Chip Pancakes are a quick easy way to bring morning smiles. Bring on the butter and syrup! It’s amazing what a little sunlight is good for. There are tiny blue flowers popping up in the weeds that are overrunning my garden. I am taking that as the imminent arrival of spring. If these…
Almond Green Tea Cupcakes, light, fluffy, and you can even pretend that it’s healthy. I decided to invest in my future the other day. I spent a whole ten hard earned dollars on scratch off tickets. Why? Because I had a $10 bill hanging out in my pocket for three weeks for the car wash…
Nothing says cozy like a quiet mountain cabin easily an hour from anything major with a large fireplace and a balcony with a view that goes on for miles out over the woods. Or a big pot of homemade chicken and dumplings. Lucky for me, that’s exactly how I got to spend Mountain Lake Hotel…
Pie Month. It came. It went. And I’m terribly sad to see it go. I took on pie month as a challenge to myself to conquer pie dough. And conquer I did. There was a double crust with shortening A traditional dough, replacing the water with vodka for a flaky crust. One from the pros at Cook’s Illustrated, with…
Early sunsets are not good for a darned thing. With the sun setting at like noon, I’ve been acting like an old woman. Just feed me, give me my pills, and put me to bed to the tune of Jeopardy. Ok, maybe not that bad, but it certainly feels like it. I never knew I was…
Did anyone else see that whirlwind of craziness that just passed through this weekend? I’m pretty sure I have a weeks worth of scrubbing to do before I can even think about bringing out the holiday boxes. Part of me really wishes I could skip the cleaning part and just throw glitter all over everything….
It’s been cold and wet and something about that has things weighing down on me. There is a lot on my plate and it gets you thinking. Sometimes you just can’t help it. My mamma was the type of woman who could pack a car in less than an hour and hit the road without looking back….
Don’t know about you, but I am in serious denial. Denial that Thanksgiving is next week. Denial that Christmas is like 39 days away. Denial that I won’t be able to try all the new recipes I had planned for you. Denial that my house needs a top to bottom scrubbing before anyone can set…
There’s been a lot going on for the last few weeks in the world. For my part, and many not so far away from me, a lot of the busyness has been dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. In my neighborhood, we got lucky. Really lucky. My boyfriend only had to help his grandparents with some…
If one things scares me in the kitchen, it’s dough. We only had pie once a year in my house, one pumpkin and one apple.. All homemade by my father that we would dish out on Thanksgiving day to anyone who would eat them, because we didn’t. That is my whole pie experience All 26 years…
Kick those cookie dough cravings to the curb with these edible Cookie Dough Bites! They’re easy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. Plus, there’s no baking involved! Looking for easy no-bake cookie dough bites? Forget baked cookies. These delicious little bites are an easy way to curb that sweet tooth without making…
If you are anything at all like me, you are still trying to gather your pumpkins and figure out what your costume will be for the upcoming Halloween festivities. Yeah, I am the master and commander of having my stuff together. I may not have carved a pumpkin yet, but I can toss you some awesome Halloween themed recipes…
Move over, ordinary whipped cream! This French whipped cream, aka Chantilly Cream, is the ultimate easy dessert. Perfect for eating on its own or with your favorite dessert recipes. Ingredients How to Make Chantilly Cream First, wash and drain the raspberries, then pulse them in a food processor until pureed. Strain the puree through a…
Let’s get real, have a little <3 to <3 shall we? My foodies, friends, and fellow bloggers, this one’s for you. Lately, things just haven’t been the same around here. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was a little down on the whole blog thing and couldn’t figure out why. I am…
This week’s Diggin’ it Tuesday is all about taking 5. So shake off the rest of the work week and drama and enjoy: Lack of cell phone reception. (That’s right no way to check texts, emails or tweets. And I love it.) Mountain biking on cold slippery trails (And being muddy. I’m weird and I…
This round of Digging it Tuesday is all about clinging to the summer sun. This weekend I packed a ton of last minute summer loving and even though Fall is here and we are full into soups, stews, and the sun setting way to early (killing my rides by the way). Random end of season…
This Turkey Chili is a perfect hearty soup for fall. While the recipe calls for ground turkey, you can substitute shredded turkey to make good use of your thanksgiving leftovers. What could possibly take the place of this meat mavens love of all things flame kissed and charbroiled and boot my weekly grill recipe now…
Just for the record, caramel, apples, and I don’t get along very well. Caramel and anything else, no bigs. Caramel and apples and something just goes all sorts of wrong in my kitchen. Caramel ends up everywhere besides where it is supposed to be and usually ends up with me doing a lot of extra…
First there was Baked, the most beautiful and fun cookbook we had seen in a while. Followed up two years later with Baked Explorations, which sent food bloggers and bakers alike back into the kitchen with a flurry of new recipes and classic flavors reinvented for an updated audience ready and eager to taste test….
Remember when you were a kid and summer lasted forever. You could spend all day every day laying in the sun, running around in the grass and the worry of returning to busy school days never even bothered you. Now that I’m an adult and don’t get summers off, it seems to fly by. Food…
A random collection of things I am diggin on this week: 3 minute dryness undo avacodo awesomeness Teal nail polish. For someone who never wears nail polish, this stuff is addictive. My new web site design… because change is good. The super early edition of Baked Elements that I can’t wait to review This awesome…
How do you feel about tipping? What if it was suddenly forced on you? The two of us went to one of my favorite restaurants the other night, had a decent meal, average service, and enjoyed ourselves. When the bill was brought out, the numbers looked right and we were just about to throw the card into…
The yogurt fairy came, and not just any yogurt fairy, but the fancy pants Chibani yogurt fairy came! And what does one do with 6 giant sized containers of yogurt? Well, after eating a lot of yogurt, one makes frozen yogurt, because one (and I’m not saying who) just realized not too long ago that…
I’m not saying another year has come and gone, but this cake ain’t for no one. This tic mark represents the year I officially turn ‘old’ according to my boyfriend, and that I have to start revising previous years for fear of the trade them in, trade them up policy. It’s ok, you should hear what I…
Today I set out to cross off a baked treat that has been on my list for quite some time. Then, while working out of the giant behemoth that is Baking Illustrated I got sucked into several other recipes that I have got to try. Baking Illustraited is amazing, not just for its tried…
A Classic juicy burger, topped with cheese and bacon. Yeah, you have it fixed in your mind. This Ultimate Steak House burger is that burger. So. Good. Let’s talk meat. The perfect fat kid meal for any time of year. Burgers. Is it thin patties on a griddle top that make the best burger or…
This is the kind of brownie I would pick out from the dessert table a mile away. The dense, gooey, thick kind of brownie that goes best paired with an ice cold glass of milk. If there is one thing I am a sucker for every time, it’s a great brownie. These ‘Mississippi Mud Brownies’…
Yeah, you that right. Chocolate Martini Pudding Pops. Bring on the heat. Bring on the raging dog days of summer, the long mountain bike rides, and all the sweat. Because when you have a batch of these rich chocolate frozen treats waiting for you at home, it’s all worth it. Slushed is a perky recipe…
The other day my parents told me a friend of the family’s kid was reading my website. My first thought was cool. My second thought was, damn, do I curse too much? (Not possible, I am way more filtered on here than in the real world, snugglier too). I’m always shocked to find that people…
For reasons unknown to me, I woke up and decided to cut the soda habit on Saturday morning. We can call this a quarter life crisis or something, but it’s time to make some changes. I allowed myself one Pepsi on Saturday while at work and haven’t had once since. I’m staying strong. Pray for…
Forget store-bought lemon curd and whip up a batch of the best homemade lemon curd! It’s super quick to make and adds an intense tart lemon flavor to anything your heart desires. Looking for an easy lemon curd recipe? This fresh lemon curd is bursting with zingy flavor, perfect for lemon lovers. Eat it on…
Curb your sweet tooth with this Toll House Pie recipe! It’s the perfect combination of gooey chocolate chips and a buttery pie crust, making it a must-try for lovers of decadent dessert recipes! Looking for the perfect Toll House Pie Recipe? We’ve got you covered with our delicious Toll House Chocolate Chip Pie! You’ll love…
About 5 years ago, with the horrid economy looming over head, I was lucky to be laid off. I left a job that I had come to think was important, I was making very good money and had been since I was fresh out of high school, the savings account was well stocked, and I…
It is time to stalk the beef aisle for a cheap smaller brisket. Throw that into your cart and get down to business. Smoked Brisket Burgers, yeah, you read that right. Things are starting to heat up around here, and as much as I would like to hold out until the first official day of…
This Lemon Drop Cake is just tart enough to almost pucker your lips, and sweet enough to have you scraping every bit of frosting up.
Confession time: I have a problem with books. Like, I have about 4 dozen too many. Books I will never use, books I had to have, books that were simply too cheap to not earn a place in a box in my father’s attic never to be seen again on my book shelf. So, even though…
Craving a cozy, comforting breakfast? Look no further than classic biscuits and gravy! This down-home dish features warm, fluffy buttermilk biscuits smothered in a creamy, peppery sausage gravy. What is Biscuits and Gravy? Biscuits and gravy is a classic Southern comfort food dish that consists of soft, fluffy biscuits smothered in a creamy, savory gravy….
Who’s got two thumbs up and is addicted to Instagram? This girl. I know that I am like 4 years late to the party. Sue me. When Handsome first got his smart phone, I was addicted to Angry Birds. I wanted to play with the little gadget any chance I got so we finally…