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Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

      Knead to Please this St. Patrick’s Day If you’ve been reluctant to make bread because you don’t want to mess around with yeast, then this recipe is for you!   Can bread with a chewy, craggy crust and a tender moist interior …read more

Meet Your New Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Sandwich

Meet Your New Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Sandwich

    Reuben Sandwich Braid What’s not to love about St. Patrick’s Day? The wearing o’ the green, leprechaun pinches, and green food coloring in everything from breakfast to beer (well maybe not that so much). Plus, I’m excited about the traditional St. Pat’s dinner of …read more

The Secret Life of Cauliflower

The Secret Life of Cauliflower

  The Secret Life of Cauliflower Unassuming cauliflower is being featured all over the hottest restaurant’s menus as it’s transformed into appetizers, soups, salads and even served as an entrée. And there’s the ever popular Cauliflower Pizza Crust Cauliflower Rice and Fauxtaytoes!  Do you wonder …read more

DIY Cream of (Fill in the Blank) Soup

DIY Cream of (Fill in the Blank) Soup

e DIY Condensed Cream of (Fill in the Blank) Soup Simple Soup Switch is Cheaper, Healthier and Delicious You probably have lots of quick, easy recipes that call for condensed cream soups, like cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, or cream of celery. At any …read more

This Mardi Gras tradition takes the (king) cake

This Mardi Gras tradition takes the (king) cake

    It’s almost time for Mardi Gras! This calls for a celebration and in true New Orleans fashion – everyone’s invited. And this is when you’ll want this Short Cut Mardi Gras King Cake recipe!    Mardi Gras is a celebration of food, music, …read more

Easy Breakfast Casserole is Just Peachy

Easy Breakfast Casserole is Just Peachy

  Peaches and Cream Breakfast Casserole I’m on a mission to save breakfast. I’m an evangelical breakfast zealot. And this peaches and cream breakfast casserole is my proclamation, a divine blend of sweet peaches and creamy goodness that will convert even the staunchest morning skeptics.  …read more

Elevate Your Mornings with “Grab-and-Go” Breakfast Burritos

Elevate Your Mornings with “Grab-and-Go” Breakfast Burritos

  Elevate Your Mornings with Meal Prep Breakfast Burritos Feeding a family is … hectic. I think we can all agree about that.  Starting the day right is a gift you give yourself and your family, and nothing sets the tone like a wholesome breakfast. …read more

Chocolate Mousse Filled Popovers

Chocolate Mousse Filled Popovers

    Chocolate and popover lovers rejoice! It’s time for chocolate mousse filled popovers!  Hooray!!! It’s no secret I loves me some popovers. I’ll eat them plain, right out of the oven.   Sometimes I don’t even slather them with butter.   HA! Just kidding! …read more

Practically Perfect Popovers  Made goof-proof in a Muffin Tin

Practically Perfect Popovers  Made goof-proof in a Muffin Tin

    Why are people so excited about popovers?   Could it be the golden, crisp exterior?   Or the melt-in-your-mouth tender interior?   In short, yes, and yes.   In either case, I believe the thing that makes popovers truly irresistible is the thrill …read more

Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Mousse and Balsamic Strawberries

Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Mousse and Balsamic Strawberries

  A decadent Valentine’s dessert with a surprise twist.   This Valentine’s Day have I got a treat for you! Are you sitting down? Drum roll please!!! Red velvet waffles with cream cheese mousse and balsamic strawberries topped with sliced almonds.   And the angels sing! …read more

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries for a Valentine’s Day Treat

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries for a Valentine’s Day Treat

  It’s almost Valentine’s Day!   The holiday dedicated to love, or as my single friends call it – Independence Day.     While the skeptical among us may think it’s a holiday created by mass marketers to sell cards, chocolate and flowers (and there …read more

Strawberry Cheesecake Truffle Bites

Strawberry Cheesecake Truffle Bites

    Look what I made! I call them Strawberry Cheesecake Truffle Bites!   This is what happens if I’m left alone in the kitchen too long.   I start out to make super healthy, organic, fennel twig, green tea, echinacea, kale, smoothie cookie bars …read more