These Truffled Mashed Potatoes with Prosciutto and Rosemary are special potatoes. They involve special ingredients that deviate from the traditional mashed potatoes with butter and milk. Now, don’t get me wrong I love those kind of potatoes as well! These potatoes involve those “once in awhile” ingredients that make you feel a little over the top…kind of…
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Continue ReadingMy love for all things “sweet potato” keeps growing. Once something we only ate with brown sugar and butter, full of syrupy sweetness, I now love to eat them in the savory way. Something has developed in my post-40’s tastebuds that loves the blend of sweet and savory and sweet potatoes are one of my favorite ways…
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Continue ReadingWe made these Gingerbread Pancakes last night for dinner. I had them with the Sweet Lemon Cream Sauce from yesterday on them. I sighed, Mr. Wonderful smiled, and Brettley gave them her “they’re really good!” stamp of approval. I may never make regular pancakes again. Between these and the Pumpkin Pancakes I made last year,…
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Continue ReadingIt’s almost December again and time for my 12 Days of Christmas Foodie Wish List. Every year, I try to find things that would make any foodie or home cook extraordinaire happy as pie, (pun intended)! Some of them are giant wishful dreams and some are attainable, but all of them are things I’ve deemed as fabulous…
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Continue ReadingI’m almost embarrassed to post this recipe. It’s so easy. It’s so “don’t even think about it”. But it’s soooooo, so good. Christmas with the kids just begs for something special. Enter the brisket. Fourteen pounds of pure animal red meat. Fourteen pounds of goodness, if cooked properly. Here’s how you do it…so simple, so scrumptious.…
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Continue ReadingEarlier this summer, our son Jason got married. Mr. Wonderful and I did the entire Rehearsal Dinner ourselves. One of the dishes we did, was a mashed potato of sorts, but not just ordinary mashed potatoes, we made my Holiday Mashed Potatoes. Imagine a loaded baked potato in a bowl without the peel. That’s the…
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Continue ReadingBefore I delve into the wonder that is Crème Brûlée, (which means “burnt cream”) here’s a reminder that my Giveaway is still going on. Click here to get a free pair of handmade earrings at no cost to you! This weekend was our February Girl’s Night Out/In. We go out to a restaurant and then come back in…
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Continue ReadingI had intended on posting this the day after I posted the Holiday Sugar Cookie recipe. This is our frosting recipe for the cookies. It’s really easy and makes a lot – I make a double batch of the cookie recipe each year and this is more than enough frosting for a double batch. If…