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There is something so awesome about Girl Scout cookies. From childhood memories of selling them myself (though, I never made it past Brownie) to a secret love for the little buggers, they are awesome. So, when I saw something like 20 boxes in my father’s pantry, I first worried that he was stocking up for…
I often wonder how I portray myself on this old blog of mind. People tell me they like my writing style and I sit and try to figure out what that means. Simply, I just try to be myself. No, there are some stories you are never going to get. Mainly because without a martini or two,…
Slow cooker tomato soup is creamy and comforting, and pairs exceptionally well next to a grilled cheese sandwich. This easy slow cooker recipe is a must make! A rant about not soup…. Before I get to the Slow Cooker Tomato Soup, there is something I must say about an incredibly popular book series. Hunger Games……
Salted peanut butter Nutella cookies will capture your heart with their chewy, chocolate-hazelnut goodness, accented with salted peanut butter. Let’s talk Pinterest. I know I am late to the game with this post, but I am running on empty and Pinterest is an easy topic. Before I was addicted to it, pinning delicious meals and treats…
Matcha-chocolate marble cake is moist, full of flavor, and brimming with bold green color. Delicious with a warm cup of tea or coffee. Today is brought to you by the color green, the letter O, and some mascara. But mostly the color green, as in chocolate-matcha marble cake. (That will teach me for photographing green…
Baked fish is a healthy choice for lunch or dinner. Lemon and fresh parsley give this baked fish dinner a huge burst of flavor. Every now and then Handsome and I get dressed up and go out for a few drinks and nice meal. I’m sure we’re not the only people who like a little…
Honey oat bread is hearty sandwich bread, and perfect for toasting. The outer crust is rich and sweet, with a tender crumb inside. Since I had yesterday to be all publicly pouty and I’m not one to stay down in the dumps very long, lets kick today off with some awesomeness. First, that honey oat bread recipe below….
Pimento cheese sirloin sliders are a delicious and easy New Year’s Eve appetizer. Also the perfect snacks during the New Year’s Day football games! Christmas came and went and now its time to ring in the new year with snazzy parties and fancy cocktails. I have been invited to a few of such events, but as…
Broccoli cheddar soup is thick, creamy, and comforting. This homemade soup is a Panera copy cat recipe. It’s filling too, so with a simple salad and dinner rolls, your meatless meal is complete. Holy post holiday madness, Batman. I am so glad I don’t work Mondays because I really need today to just recover. For anyone who…
Eggnog cupcakes are an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will want seconds of! Top them off with fluffy eggnog frosting and you have a delicious treat! Seriously, what’s a birthday without some cupcakes, and in this case, eggnog cupcakes!? I hope everyone is prepped and ready for Christmas day and enjoying some quality time today….
Christmas dinner at its finest includes making Glazed Cornish Hens with Pomegranate-Rice Stuffing. Elegant, but incredibly easy to make, and gorgeous, too. Christmas wouldn’t be the same (in this modern world of ours) without Christmas dinner and the specials on TV. I love finding the same classic movies on over and over again, starting around Thanksgiving….
Spinach artichoke dip is a snack dip that everyone loves. This Olive Garden copy cat recipe will have you staying home rather than eating out to get your fill of it! I warned you, and it happened – the evil Olive Garden across the street is open for business. I am not to be trusted. The idea of…
This are getting hectic this holiday season, but the great cheese steak challenge continues with some local Delaware chains. Claymont Steak Shop and Pat’s are two locals hat I can remember throughout my entire childhood for quick weeknight meals when no one was willing to cook. When it comes down to it though, can either…
Tortellini bake with rose sauce is quick and easy meatless meal. Loaded with lots of cheese and marinara sauce, it’s a comfort food dish that everyone will love. What is a Rose Sauce? Don’t let the phrase “rose sauce” fool you. There’s no wine in this recipe. Rose sauce is basically the love child of red…
Ramen noodle soup is a comfort food favorite. This ramen recipe uses Japanese flavors to season tender pieces of pork, scallions, ginger, and spinach. Making the soup is easier than ever, because it’s made in a slow cooker! Soups can be an experience. Holding a warm bowl of broth and breathing in all of the…
Sweet and French-toast flavor contrasted by the salty bacon. Say Hello to Maple French toast bacon cupcakes. The name is a mouthful, and so are the cupcakes… a mouthful of deliciousness! Want to streamline your baking, speed up your cooking and spend less time in the kitchen? Check your salt situation before you start baking…. Oh and…
Slow cooker hamburger soup is a hearty, warm, comforting bowl of kid-friendly food. It cooks up easily in a slow cooker, making it an easy weeknight meal. Hamburger Soup Hamburger Soup is a thick and hearty meal to warm you up. Bonus, kids love it (adults do too). It has the beefy body of a chili, with…
Pilgrim sandwich: A compilation of Thanksgiving leftovers, tucked inside of a hearty roll. It’s the perfect day-after-Thanksgiving lunch! The best part about Thanksgiving? The leftovers, duh!For as long as I can remember, a local sub shop has offered a sandwich all year round that is a carb-oholic’s dream come true. The sandwich starts with a…
Some of you already have seen these pics, on my Facebook page, but I wanted to give my step’s sister’s bridal shower a bit more love and expand a bit on the menu. Spinach Bake recipe from Our Best Bites Red Velvet Cupcake recipe from The Novice Chef Creamy Tomato Soup hiding in that little…
Split pea soup made in a slow cooker is full of flavor! After a few minutes of prep time, it cooks low and slow all day, doing the hard work for you. A thick and hearty dinner with zero effort. There are some meals that don’t exactly bring the man rushing in to the table…
Chai pumpkin spice thumbprints are tiny cookies with great big taste! Flavors of pumpkin and chai pair with soft, chewy cookies to make the perfect fall treat! Oh boy, have I been holding out on you. Pause, now re-read that last sentence with a liiittle more enthusiasm. Because I’m not lying and the moment I saw…
Lemon grilled chicken fettucine Alfredo is a kicked up version of classic fettucine Alfredo. Chicken breast, bursting with lemon flavor, is grilled and served with a creamy Alfredo sauce. Here it is a few days before my step-sister’s bridal shower (which I am in charge of) and as time slips by, I can’t help but think of…
Who’s ready for Halloween martini recipes that are frightfully delicious? No matter if you’re throwing a Halloween party or are just looking for a simple Halloween martini that you can sip the night away with, these tasty cocktails have you covered. The fun part about making festive cocktails and martinis is that you can easily…
London broil, served with a delicious herb butter. There isn’t a meat eater alive that won’t drool over this steak for dinner. We’re going to the chaple and we’re gunna get married. No, not me! This special Friday broadcast of Pass the Sushi is to celebrate Steph from Steph’s Bite by Bite‘s wedding! I can’t imagine the…
Ranch beef burgers may become your new favorite burger! Perfectly seasoned beef, crispy bacon and cheese, piled onto whole grain buns with your favorite burger fixins! The weather seems to have finally broken from unforgiving levels of humidity and turned cool to match my over excited Fall mood. This weekend happened to be one of…
Cherry Coke float cupcakes. You are in for a seriously amazing treat when you create these chocolaty cupcakes. Stuffed with cherry pie filling, rich cocoa, and vanilla, these cupcakes are rich, decadent, and oh, so delicious! How about we end this week with a bit of a bang…. Ok, more than bit of a bang….
Ribeye steak is delicious on its own, but when it’s flavored with fresh rosemary and grilled to perfection, this tender cut of beef becomes a masterpiece for dinner! Have you guys seen that new TV show, New Girl? It stars Zooey Deschanel who is a recently dumped girl trying to break free from her model friends and…
Grilled artichokes have an amazing flavor that you must taste to believe! Grilling artichokes is so easy to do, there’s no reason not to try this recipe! Artichokes. Seriously, could I know any less about a particular vegetable? Sure, I could. Wikipedia artichokes, learn everything there is to know, but sometimes, I like to let things remain…
Granola breakfast cookies are little bites of healthy goodness, ready to help you kick start your morning! These cookies are full of dark chocolate and almonds, making them perfectly sweet, without tasting like dessert. A few weeks ago I was contacted by Small Planet Foods asking if I would like to sample some of the products from…
Grilled Swordfish steaks are easy to make and delicious, too. They look fancy, but they are a no-fuss, flavorful, healthy dinner. Ever wonder about who should pay on the first date? With more and more people meeting on the internet, I read an interesting article on Chow the other day, about first dates and the bill. Now,…
Coconut bars are chewy, sweet, and incredibly easy to make. Let’s get back to some basics. The bar. Put the vodka down, that’s my stick. I’m talking about delicious baked treats. Maybe it’s because I post for a food blog every day, but I often lean towards fancy sweets, complicated cakes, adorable cupcakes, and decadent…
Tequila is delicious in many recipes, including these tequila rose strawberry popsicles! The perfect adult frozen treat. This is a public service announcement. First and foremost, it’s my birthday month so we have to party down. Which also means you should also all be actively trying to convince Handsome of all the awesome kitcheness I…
Homemade spicy Italian sausage may look difficult to make yourself, but it really isn’t. Sure, it takes some time, but the results are definitely worth it! I used to think I was tough. I thought I was rough, hard around the edges and out of my 3 co-workers the the most intimating. Yeah, I was gangster. Until…
Root beer float popsicles are the summer treat that everyone will want to eat. The taste of a cold, frosty rootbeer float, frozen onto a stick. I have mentioned on here (half a dozen times or so) that I am girly-impaired. Seriously, I should get the little window cling and everything, because it is it’s…
Black bean brownies are all of the rage, so I really thought I’d like them, but I didn’t. They can’t all be winners, right? As far as recipes go, this one was a failure for me. And frankly, it would be unrealistic to assume everything that comes out of my kitchen is covered in awesomesauce….
Overnight slow cooker apple-cinnamon oatmeal makes for a hearty, healthy breakfast. On the coldest of days, it’ll warm you up from the inside out. Because it’s made in a slow cooker, you can wake up to a warm breakfast any day of the week. Oh, I know what you’re thinking, ‘Oaaaatmeaaaal.” Sigh, “But Kita, we…
Colorado red chile enchiladas sauce makes incredible red chile enchiladas. Yeah, this girl ain’t messing around today. Tell Bobby Flay to get his cute ass down here, because I have a recipe for you that would kick his sauce lovin’ booty to the ground. You’ll want to master the recipe for this Colorado red chile sauce…
Iron skillet pan seared burger patties of perfection? Sold. The From Away Burger. This was a recipe I had to try. I am a meatarian any which way you slice it. I’ll enthusiastically take a slab of beef over the worlds most tantalizing desserts every single time. I’m not sure how my parents programmed me…
Two perfect dishes, one insanely delicious mash-up. Pizza casserole, better known as Bubble Up Pizza, is so easy to make that even kids can do it—and it uses just a few common ingredients that are easy to keep on hand. Get ready for the perfect weeknight meal and easy dinner recipe that satisfies the whole…
Strawberry lemonade popsicles are just the sweet treat we need on a hot summer day. They’re super easy to make, and of course, super delicious, too.