New Year’s Eve Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette
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This salad makes me incredibly happy. There are really only 4 ingredients for the salad part. The sherry shallot vinaigrette isn't very hard either. Sheri, my mother-in-law, loves this salad and first introduced it to me a few months ago. She got the idea at a restaurant in Mississippi. She didn't get to actually try it, but she made a mental note of the delicious factor for later. And Voila! It has flavors that I would never think of pairing, and I think that's why she originally tried it out (and that...
Pork Medallions
Filed under: easy dinners, money-savers, Publix grocery specials
I was thinking about posting about my Uncle John's famous sweet potato pie. Then I started thinking about the intense amount of holiday treats I've been eating all week. So an idea for a simple and lean dinner forms as I sit here, grateful I don't have to work until next Monday and wishing a marathon of The Closer or CSI was on TV. You can whip up some mashed potatoes or steam some vegetables for a side dish. The faux gravy I make for this goes with any side because it is tasty and not...
Aunt Wilma’s Million Dollar Fudge
Filed under: desserts, holiday treats, Truly Southern Recipes
It's the holidays, which means it is time to make sweet delicacies. My Aunt Wilma is an amazing cook, and my mom has been making this for years for folks. Everyone loves this because it doesn't have a gritty or sugary consistency, and it freezes well. It also makes a fine gift. A word to the wise: use the brand names that my mom insisted I type in all caps. It's as "serious as a heart attack" to get the right brands. Aunt Wilma's Million Dollar Fudge Ingredients: 4 ½ cups white granulated sugar one 12 oz....
Holiday Hot Toddy Du Jour: Hot Buttered Rum
Filed under: beverage recipes, desserts, holiday treats, you have got to try this!
As we watch the New Mexico Bowl game and Jack, Joe’s brother, hopes for a Wyoming win (it’s some competition they play with the college bowl games at Christmas), I look forward to the hot buttered rum I will be enjoying after dinner. Beverages are pretty important around here at Christmas time. The fire is glowing in the fireplace, Joe and Jack are discussing beer choices of Nashville and Austin, and we girls are reading and half participating in the discussion topics. The dogs are lounging in front of the fire while we enjoy the vintage tradition...
Hearty Goat Cheese (“if you please!”) Pizza
Filed under: easy dinners, family hilarity, pizza, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
Homemade pizza is a standard at my house. I have a special place in my heart for pizza because my husband charmed me by making a few during our very first dates together. It was a rainy, cold day just like most of the days this week. So we stayed in, he made a pizza for me, and I introduced him to Lost. Making him my Lost buddy was incredibly selfish of me, but that is another story for another time. =)
Allow yourself an hour since this dough needs to rise. Of...
Wintry Crockpot Weather: Low and Slow Pork Loin
Filed under: easy dinners, healthy stuff, money-savers, Publix grocery specials
When the weather gets cold, I crave a warm and easy crockpot meal.
I don't really know how to cook a tofu crockpot meal, and my last soybean excursion boiled over...and all over my kitchen. Usually, I am a pro at these things, but the termite man called to tell me that he was going to be late...and he is a talker. Right when I hung up, my ground soy bean and water mixture boiled over, and boilin' hot okara went everywhere. This would not have happened if I had used my huge pot, but I...A Fresh Tofu Adventure: How to Make Homemade Tofu
Filed under: easy dinners, money-savers, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
Last week, I came across some great vegan blogs. After a couple months on an almost meatless diet, Joe and I have never felt better. I even started going to the track at the Y to run. If you know me, you might be laughing your head off. I am not a runner. I love my spin class, but I am just too pale and lanky to be one of those "runner chicks." After we spent the latter part of the summer grilling mushrooms and salmon on the grill instead of burgers (and not...
9 New Things I Tried in My Kitchen in 2009
2009 has been a great year for so many reasons. Some great things have happened in the lives of my friends and family--weddings, babies, houses, grad school, degrees, jobs, and just all-around happy things. I think I'm the happiest I've ever been this year. My kitchen has definitely seen a lot of happy and interesting adventures over the past year. Heck, my cooking adventures are what keep me partially sane. I decided to write a year in review after being inspired by Daily Blog Tips. They'll be posting a list of all the...
cheesy spaghetti squash casserole
Filed under: easy dinners, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
I bought this awesome spaghetti squash after reading a couple of posts over at D is for Delicate. A previous roommate of mine made stuff with spaghetti squash. It was always weird to me. Heck, still is. I mean, how does it create noodles like that?! I realize that the point of spaghetti squash is to go the low carb way, but I put panko bread crumbs on it anyway. What the hell, right? I bought a load of some sort of cheese a while back at Costco. I cannot for the...
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