Recently I visited one of my favorite baking shops (Sweet Cherry’s Bakery ) and picked up some supplies to make truffles. Valentine’s Day is approaching so I thought I’d knock some chocolates out ahead of time! Now, you can use your imagination here – make milk chocolate or dark chocolate truffles. Add in a flavored liquor or…
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Continue ReadingTrying to eat healthy at our house is always a challenge. Everyone has a different palette. The Wonderful guy has to have meat at all meals and all of us girls are trying to eat healthy. The boy is just plain picky. But last night we made this Asian Chicken Lettuce Wrap recipe and we all…
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Continue ReadingMy Aunt Jane left me a post on my Facebook wall the other day saying “I made your Southern country red potatoes and green beans recipe today…yummy!” I confess, it’s been so long since I’ve made these, I had to stop and think about what she was talking about. I learned to make this shortly…
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Continue ReadingThis Kale Quinoa Black Bean Salad has a light lemony dressing that really balances out the kale. It’s delicious and so good for you!
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Continue ReadingThis is an authentic recipe for making Pad Thai and comes complete with a printable recipe and also a printable for keeping by your wok giving exact directions of what to add when!
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Continue ReadingToday starts the beginning of Chinese New Year! When translated, Chinese New Year means Spring Festival and is the first day of the Chinese calendar and runs to the 15th day or the Lantern Festival, something I think would be beauty to behold with children carrying chinese lanterns winking out their lights in the darkness…
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Continue ReadingValentine’s Day is almost here and I am always looking for a simple chocolate dessert recipe to serve Mr. Wonderful. Hearts made of brownies and strawberries say chocolate romance in a big way. Melt some butter and stir in some chocolate chips, add in eggs and some sugar and flour. Mix it all up and…
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Continue ReadingOkay, I admit it. I’m a sucker for anything with pie crust. So a traditional shepherd’s pie recipe with a crust of mashed potatoes seems sometimes, well….just sad to me. I have no idea how I started making this pie. I may have had something similar at a diner years ago and tried to replicate…
