Monthly Archives: December 2014

Cheeseburger Pizza. New Music From The Harmaleighs.

A lot of the recipes I make for Cheeseburger Pizza are a fusion of an Italian pie and a loaded burger like this Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza. Today’s version replaces the tomato sauce with Thousand Island dressing. The dressing gives the … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Alla Carbonara. Beautiful New Music From Ajimal.

I absolutely adore Carbonara dishes. Bacon, pasta, eggs, cheese? Yes, please. Since pasta carbonara comes together so quickly and uses ingredients I always have on hand, it is one of my go to dinners. I often make my carbonaras with … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Cinnamon Buns. Side Saddle On The Stereo.

Recently my 11 year old son and I took a kid’s baking class at King Arthur Flour. (I am so lucky that fabulous place is right here in my town!) The class was a lot of fun. Flour everywhere? Who … Continue reading

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Kale-Turkey Rice Bowl. New Music From Hiders.

Skymall…cracks me up. Okay, now I am serious. We have a healthy dinner alert! And that’s a good thing when there is kale and cilantro involved. Rice and potatoes in one dish? Sure. A lightly spiced mixture of ground turkey, … Continue reading

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Red Curry Mussels. Cool New Music From Coastgaard.

Got Muscle? This mussel dish was described in Bon Appétit Magazine as ‘Sensational’. What a great word. I’ve OD’ed lately on ‘delicious’, ‘fabulous’, and even worse…’yummy’. It’s hard when you write about food you love every day to keep the … Continue reading

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Short And Sweet. Kiwi-Lemon Cheesecake.

Even though December finds lots of us baking up a storm in the kitchen, sometimes a quick no-bake dessert is a welcome change. Especially if that dessert is cool, creamy and full of cheerful kiwi fruit. The tang of the … Continue reading

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Stuffed Meatloaf Roll. Kat Quinn On The Stereo.

As meatloaf recipes go, this is one mighty good version. The meatloaf is not only stuffed with all sorts of goodies like cheese, vegetables and olives, but it’s baked inside of crescent dough. The original recipe called for baking the … Continue reading

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Prawn Cocktail Crostini. Maybe Listening To Axel Zaren.

I offer you some WTF inspired by today’s recipe. The ever popular shrimp cocktail is reinvented in these tasty prawn and avocado topped crostini. Brandy in the cocktail sauce adds a little kick. Prawn Cocktail Crostini Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados … Continue reading

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Cuban Sliders. Jordan Klassen On The Stereo.

I miss Cuban sandwiches. I lived in Tampa for 8 years and those sandwiches were one of the highlights. Ham, roast pork, pickles, mustard and Swiss cheese on incomparable semi-crusty/semi-chewy Cuban bread that’s pressed in a plancha until hot, crisp … Continue reading

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Chocolate And Berry Pavlova Cake. Cool New Music From Passion Pusher.

This has to be one of the best cakes that I have made recently. A Chocolate And Berry Pavlova Cake alone would have been amazing, but that chocolate collar makes this one show stopper of a dessert. A huge bonus … Continue reading

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