The receptionist at my work likes to celebrate holidays, usually with“misery loves company” lunches- on days such as the day before Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve. These are the days that most people at the office take off, and she is still stuck answering the phones, thus “misery loves company.” For Valentine’s Day she does a pie…
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day right? I love breakfast, especially what we used to call ‘lumberjack’ breakfasts growing up. This means a good stick to your ribs so you can get a lot of work done breakfast. There used to be a restaurant in Ely called Northern Grounds that made the…
I LOVE my Cuisinart Griddler (#EarnsCommission) which can be used as a panini press or has reversible flat plates that are great for making quesadillas. Ironically, when I bought it I had no interest in making panini. I actually wanted to replicate Taco Bell’s Grilled Steak Taquitos. Eventually we moved on to making other things…
I’m not the world’s biggest chocolate fan – which some of you probably cannot believe or even begin to understand. Now don’t get me wrong, I like chocolate and now and I again I really do enjoy a good piece of dark chocolate or a fudgy brownie but I don’t NEED chocolate. Instead, I have…
Summer is the season of BBQs and picnics, neither of which is complete with out a pasta or potato salad. This is just one more reason why I love summer, it presents a fun way to dress up your carbs. Seriously, if I had my way, I would live on carbs: bagels and pasta. In…
I went blueberry picking near my hometown this weekend and after cleaning 4-1/2 gallons of berries, I needed some kind of treat so I whipped up these individual blueberry crisps. Wild blueberries are so much better than store bought – they’re smaller and take a while to pick (even when you get into a good…