The holidays are here, which means the gift buying madness has been in full swing for almost a month. Scrambling at the last minute to find some presents for that relative you really just don’t know what to get for them so you put it off until Christmas Eve, then spend the whole day freaking out whatRead More
During the holidays, you tend to see a lot of fudge floating around. The most common flavors that I see are your basic chocolate and then of course, peanut butter. After making some peanut butter fudge for my family, I wanted to see what some other popular flavors were that we hadn’t tried out yet…thenRead More
In our Vegetables, Grains, and Starches class in culinary school, Ratatouille was one of the dishes that we made. When I told friends and family about what we made that night, I realized that very few of them had actually tried it, which surprised me…but they’d heard of the name before because of the movie. Read More
For some reason, I forgot all about these little desserts…until recently when I saw them posted on Facebook. The second I saw them, the memories flashed back in my head of being a kid and shoving as many of these things into my mouth that I could get. Although my family worships peanut butter (literally…myRead More
Growing up in our family, we were big fans of Hamburger Helper. It was quick, easy, and delicious. My mom could whip up a batch of this and serve it with some corn and green beans, and we’d have a complete meal. Within the past couple of years, I’ve learned a little too much aboutRead More
Over Thanksgiving break, I made a boo boo. My sister-in-law’s mom absolutely LOVES the s’mores candy bars that I make, and I had promised to make her a couple when we all got together for Thanksgiving. Well, 58 things down on my to-do list later, and I completely forgot about making these for her…and didn’tRead More
It’s December already! Where has the year gone? Either way, this time of year is my favorite. Fires crackling in the fireplace, beautifully decorated and lit Christmas tree, all the Christmas lights on people’s homes, the music…and of course, the food. Ironically, this is the time of year that I tend to lose a few pounds. Read More
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of devouring these delicious little guys at a Pampered Chef party. This recipe is part of the Brownie Pan recipes, and since I’m a huge fan of anything cinnamon and sugar, naturally I ate as many of these that I could without getting into trouble for taking tooRead More
This is the first of many Pampered Chef recipes that are going to show up on this blog. Why? Because they have SOOO many recipes to experiment with, it’s not even funny. So, here’s to the first of many! If you’ve made these before, you may notice a slight variation in the recipe from theRead More
For our first cooking class in culinary school, it was Stocks, Sauces, and Soups. I’ve heard about Hollandaise, how it’s very easy to mess it up…and quickly. Not beating the eggs enough, overcooking the yolks so they end up scrambling, not using the right temperature, etc. So, to be honest, that first class we madeRead More
