It was during my freshman year of college that I discovered Food Network. Specifically, the show I got hooked on was ’30 Minutes a Day with Rachel Ray’. That I didn’t even know about Food Network until college might seem odd to some, but we didn’t have cable growing up so you could say I…
Broccoli Cheese (& Carrot) Soup
Growing up our mom used to make steamed broccoli and carrots that she would top with American cheese and cover it until it melted. As Tory mentioned in her Roasted Broccoli post, this is the only way she used to like broccoli. It also happened to be one of my favorite vegetables; I think the…
Baked Buffalo Cauliflower
Who doesn’t love buffalo wings? Or the flavor of buffalo chicken in a sandwich, or a wrap, or what about buffalo dip, and buffalo pizza? I could go on and on about all the ways that I can make buffalo flavored foods. The newest way I used buffalo though was for this amazing appetizer –…
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
If you like coconut and chocolate, you’ll love these chocolate dipped coconut macaroons. Soft tender, slightly toasted coconut cookies are dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. I also like to think of these as a ‘healthier cookie” since they don’t have any added fat. I’m sure something can prove that wrong but I prefer to live in…
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
My Uncle’s favorite cookies are peanut butter cookies, so when our last hunting trip fell less than a week after his birthday, I knew I had to make these. This is one of those recipes that I get from my trusty Betty Crocker Big Red Cookbook. It’s got a classic peanut butter cookie flavor with…
Pioneer Woman’s Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal raisin cookies are my dad’s favorite and I often make them when we are going to be together. I think that is probably why any other recipe with oatmeal in it catches my eye – it reminds me of my dad and oatmeal raisin. That and I’m on a mission to expand his cookie…
