Buffalo wings might be one of the most quintessential appetizers to serve while watching football. And I really love buffalo flavors, but as that current Burger King buffalo chicken fries commercial proves they can be really messy to eat. And although you can make some good baked ones, they are really the best when you…
How to: Make Your Own Chicken Stock
It is everyone’s favorite time of year again: cold and flu season. Upper respiratory viruses are in full swing every where these days. After narrowly avoiding acquiring the flu from Aj’s family after Christmas, I did finally succumb to some sort of respiratory virus shortly thereafter. And what is the best thing when you’re sick?…
Fig & Apple Bruschetta
It’s wild card weekend! Today marks the start of the NFL playoffs. Tomorrow, the Minnesota Vikings aka the NFC North Champions will be facing off against the Seattle Seahawks. While I follow the Vikings and sort of pick up on other goings on in the NFL through being forced to set a Draft Kings line…
Loaded Breakfast Quesadilla
I’d never had a breakfast quesadilla before I decided to make one for myself. I was actually planning to make myself a breakfast burrito but found myself out of potatoes and I couldn’t bear to make a burrito without potatoes or hashbrowns. So, what else could I do with a large tortilla and all the…
Individual Caramel Apple Snickers Trifles
We have the best New Year’s Eve tradition that we share with my in-laws. We get together deep fry chicken strips, French fries, have all kinds of good food and dessert and then we hang out and play games until midnight, take a break to count down, and play some more games. It’s the perfect…
Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
I’ve only had brussels sprouts a couple times in my life and was kind of ambivalent towards them, I didn’t love them but I didn’t hate them either. Then a coworker who is a total foodie gave me this recipe that she made for her family over the holidays and I knew it was worth…
Slow Cooker Pumpkin French Toast
On Christmas morning we wake up, pass out presents, maybe open a couple but then take a break and have big brunch. So that no one has to slave away in the kitchen for too long, over the past couple of years we’ve been experimenting with various overnight French toasts and slow cooker egg bakes. …
Peppermint Meltaways
I was invited to a friend’s cookies exchange a week ago and although I have this huge list of family Christmas cookies I had to choose from, I decided to look for something new to try. (I should say for my second cookie, I also made Holly Wreaths). To me, mint is one of the…
Holly Wreaths
I don’t know that I can call these cookies, but since they always made an appearance at Aunt ‘Thann’s cookie parties, I’m just going to go with it. Holly Wreaths are basically a rice krispy bar made with cornflakes, shaped into a wreath and garnished with red hot candies. I love how festive these look!…
Ely Pasties
The pasty, a meat pie, is a tradition in Ely, and is not to be confused with pasties (if you don’t know, google it, but don’t do it at work). Pasties (used from here on in reference to the meat pie only) are one of those meals that really feels like home. Pasties were introduced to the…
