It was Dana’s turn to venture down to the southeast burbs for Blogging Night, of course Nina (Dana’s dog) came along as well because I prefer if Nina joins when Dana visits. Dana found this recipe for a tomato tart from the Pioneer Woman, and we (and by “we” I mean Dana) made one adjustment…
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 –…
Goulash
I can say with a great deal of confidence that something is fundamentally wrong with my sister, the better half of this blog. I say this for one single reason: she hates goulash. What is wrong with her? No one in their right mind hates goulash-it’s America’s favorite casserole. I’m not sure where she would…
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…
Cookie Kits
2004 was the inaugural hunting season at my Uncle’s farm in North Dakota and I was going up hunting with my dad, uncle, cousin and grandfather. Naturally, I baked something to bring as my contribution to duck camp. I brought up grasshopper bars and pumpkin bars. After a weekend of hunting when saying goodbye, my…
Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
I’ve been catching some heat recently for not posting anything in a few weeks. In my defense, I have been super busy, basically just using my house as a place to sleep, and I haven’t been cooking anything other than roasted veggies and rice (my go-to easy meal that I will eventually get around to…
Dill Veggie Dip
I got this recipe from my [at the time future] mother-in-law who learned to make it when her parents owned a small café in our hometown. It is a classic dill veggie dip that goes great on fresh veggies or if you’re like my husband makes a nice change on baked potatoes from the standard…
Tangy Vinegar Coleslaw
I’m not the world’s biggest coleslaw fan. When it’s served as a side at restaurants it seems like a crap-shoot whether or not it will actually be good coleslaw or not. So when my husband came back from a weekend fishing at a friend’s cabin and told me we had to make this coleslaw, I was…
