Japanese BBQ Glazed Duck over Mashed Sweet Potatoes
We recently got back from our annual duck hunting trip to North Dakota. It wasn’t exactly our most successful hunting trip up there, we had multiple days of 80 degree beautiful sunny, cloudless, no wind days – which while gorgeous and somewhat unseasonably warm, isn’t exactly great duck hunting weather. We had not one but…
French Toast Croissant Breakfast Sandwiches
The other weekend, Derek had a bowling tournament and one of my good friend’s husband’s had to work so we planned a girl’s day. We wanted to make something yummy in my new kitchen so I told Derek he was on his own for lunch before leaving. So the night before we were walking through…
Sesame Soy Tilapia
By now you’ve heard a few stories of how I’ve changed now that I’m a 30 year old, and it’s time for another. I feel it’s appropriate to talk about being 30 for at least a year before people can tell me to shut up; today is even better because it’s one of my oldest…
Spicy Shrimp and Sun Dried Tomatoes with Tortellini in a White Wine Butter Sauce
Last Friday was the end of our fiscal year at work and that meant the potential for a pretty late night for me, so I pretty much told Derek he needed to cook. He texted me several shrimp ideas throughout the day and we settled on trying a hybrid of a couple recipes for shrimp…
Shrimp Tacos with Cheesy Tortillas and Chipotle Mayo
There is this guy named Todd Wilbur who makes copycat recipes for a living and publishes them in books and on his website. Fast food, chain restaurants, packaged food, nothing is safe from his cloning. I’ve mentioned previously that I bought his book Top Secret Recipes Step by Step (#EarnsCommission) just because it had a…
Lobster Mac and Cheese
There is this general rule that cheese and seafood don’t go well together, but mac and cheese seems to be a way to defy that rule. And you want to talk about indulgent put the classic macaroni and cheese comfort food with decadent, buttery lobster and you can’t go wrong. I have had lobster mac…
