I love quick, easy, tasty meals that I can get on the table quickly after a long day at work. It’s even better when the recipe only needs one pan to cook in. Cooking in one pan like this reminds me of making hamburger helper in college – except an updated, fresh, more flavorful, and…
Sweet Cinnamon Coffee
If I’m not having a latte, then I normally take my coffee black, being a traditionalist and all. Sometimes on weekend mornings though, a little sweeter coffee is nice. I overheard my coworkers talking about this coffee they had at a little coffee shop in Minneapolis. Something sweeter than black coffee thanks to the honey…
Sate Shrimp with Roasted Tomato Angel Hair Pasta
Have a mentioned that I love Penzeys Spices? One of the reasons is they inspire me to try new spices and seasonings. Their catalogs come with recipes that feature their spices and their stores always have a half dozen or so recipe cards. I first bought Sate Seasoning in order to try it in a…
30 Minute Baked Ziti
Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the start of Lent. During Lent, Catholics abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays in between. Tory & I are planning to post a meat-free meal starting today and continuing every Friday through Easter. Since Lent is a time of [among other things] self-denial,…
Peanut Butter Pie
Last Valentine’s Day I made a pie for a pie contest at work, I had just broken up with my boyfriend and was drowning myself in red wine. Turns out this year was not so different. I again entered the annual Valentine’s Day pie contest, and again was Valentine-less. This year is a little bit…
Baked Chicken Wings with Blackberry Jalapeno Sauce
Have you ever seen the TV show Chopped? As far as cooking shows go, its probably the best. The gist of the show is each chef is given a basket of a few random mystery ingredients and they have to create either an appetizer, dinner, or dessert incorporating each mystery ingredient. Its a pretty fun…
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I’ve mentioned before that my dad’s favorite cookies are oatmeal raisin. Earlier this year, I tried and posted the Pioneer Woman’s brown sugar oatmeal cookies and just knew I could turn them into Oatmeal Raisin. So for my dad’s birthday last year I went for it and made Brown Sugar Oatmeal Raisin cookies. The extra…
Turkey Jalapeno Melt Panini with Avocado Spread
I’ve written before that one of my most favorite things in life is a good sandwich aka slamwich aka sangwich. One of my most favorite slamwich types is the panini. Its hard to find a really good panini these days, I don’t like it when its just meat and cheese smashed between two pieces of bread,…
Tequila Lime Chicken with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and Corn & Black Bean Hash
Derek likes to joke that he is the ‘Le Gourmet Chef’ in our household and I’m just his sous chef. However, its times like these when he comes up with an idea like this that I start to wonder if he has a point. But at least he still needs me to execute the ideas…
Cilantro Lime Rice
Who doesn’t love Chipotle? I mean look at all the copy-cat recipes out there online? Tory and I have tried several times to make burritos and burrito bowls and we have come up with some really tasty dishes but it’s hard to make a direct comparison. One of the most successful pieces out of these…
