Valentines Day is TOMORROW! If you need some menu suggestions, here are a few tried and true recipes – all reader favorites – to serve up on the Day of Love. Number 1: Chocolate Covered Strawberry Truffles Valentines Day is all about boxes of truffles. I’m convinced their production is at an all time high….
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The 5 Most Popular Recipes of 2014
Is 2014 over already? Man, did it fly by. It was my first year blogging, and it was tons of fun. I learned so much about food styling, photography, and web design. I say goodbye to 2014 with fond memories, and I am so excited to get onto 2015! My resolutions: practice, practice, practice my…
Grain Free Thumbprints with Apple Butter Filling
I believe everyone deserves a cookie. They are the perfect bite. They can be chewy or crispy; always delicious. They can be topped with ice cream or dipped in milk. Yes, I love health food, but life is all about balance. Kale salad is so good for you, and so is the occasional cookie. Just…
Peanut Butter Gingersnaps
Life lessons I have learned from cooking: 1) Perfection is overrated. Burn marks? No way, that’s caramelization. It adds flavor. An oval pizza crust? Call it rustic, its all the rage in the food world. Quirks are what make food (and ourselves!) special, and once you accept them others will too. 2) Make the food,…
My Holiday Cookie Tray
Its the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you be of good cheer Its the most wonderful time of the year! “Laurel! You have GOT to stop singinggggg!” I think I am driving my sister crazy. Totally crazy. She’s resorted to holding a pillow over her ears…
Provencal Potatoes
Roasted potatoes make me weak in the knees. Crispy browned skins, creamy and fluffy interiors. Need I say more? We have all fallen under the roasted potato spell, and if you haven’t, boy have I got a recipe for you. And it couldn’t be simpler. Wash some potatoes, any variety you like. This time I…
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Bites
Do you have a lot of travel plans? This time of year I find I do a lot of traveling. California for Thanksgiving, Montana for Christmas, Washington in between. And boy do I love it. Going to some of my favorite familiar travel destinations as well as exploring new locations just gives me a thrill!…
Almost Famous Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin. Cinnamon. Nutmeg. These are the flavors of fall. Flavors for fuzzy socks and warm blankets. Flavors that sound like the crackling of a wood fire or the rustling of leaves. Flavors meant for coffee and conversations. These iconic flavors incorporated into my Almost Famous Pumpkin Pie. This pie is perfect for your thanksgiving table….
Enchilada Lasagna
This dish is known by a few different titles – Enchilada Casserole, Enchilada Lasagna or Stacked Enchiladas. Whatever you choose to call these beauties, they are equally delicious by any name! This recipe is my go-to when feeding a crowd. It is delicious, easy to make, and serves up to nine people. Layering in the…
Butternut Apple Soup with Nutty Spiced Croutons
When soup season arrives, I am one happy lady. It is the epitome of comfort food in my book. Warm steamy soup is ladled into bowls and then quickly vanishes. Some crusty gluten free bread finishes the job, mopping up any last morsels of the delicious liquid. So satisfying. I haven’t always loved soup, though….