Turkey Avocado Melt
Smooth avocado pairs with juicy turkey, which is complimented by the slight acidity of tomatoes and the sharpness of cheddar cheese, in this warm and toasty sandwich.
Leek Creamed Corn
A lightened up, homemade version of that from-the-can classic: creamed corn.
Pumpkin Sage Risotto with Baked Apple Chips
For the longest time risotto has intimidated me. I’m not sure if it was fear of not getting the texture just right, uncertainty about how to not turn the grain to mush, or just a lack of knowledge of the method. A fellow foodie co-worker recently told me flat out …
Coffee Spiked Venison Sloppy Joe
The heat wave seems to be subsiding but turning on the oven or stove is still not on the top of my priority list. I saw the crock pot gathering dust on top of the fridge the other day and wondered why we hadn’t thought to pull it out for …
Pita Success
I have been trying for years to find a pita bread that actually puffed up in the oven and didn’t remain something akin to (a very tasty) flatbread. So, I was excited when this month’s Fresh From the Oven Challenge from Slice of My Life was to make pita. It …
Charcoal Grilling 101
I was recently contacted by Gold’n Plump chicken with an offer to sample their new line of chicken bratwursts, Italians, and breakfast sausages. Gold’n Plump is a chicken producer out of Minnesota that offers all natural products through their partnerships with family farmers in the Minnesota and Wisconsin regions. Their …
Chocolate Raspberry Parisian Macaroons
Here in the States, we have been miss-educated. Before your mind wanders too far into what number of thing I could be talking about, remember, this is a food blog. What I am talking about here is the quite tragic, gross miss-representation of a macaroon. Recently, this delectable Parisian cookie …
Broiled Soy Ginger Chicken
Do you ever make something and wonder why you don’t make it more often or use that technique more often? For some reason, I always forget about marinading meat overnight. It’s such an easy way to have an incredibly flavorful meal. Come dinner time, the meat cooks up in a …
Apple-Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
Nothing coaxes sleepy bodies out of bed on a crisp fall Saturday morning like the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls. Add the aroma of spiced apples to the mix, and you’ve got a beckoning that even the appeal of warm covers can’t fight. This month’s Fresh From the Oven …
Brown Bag Challenge – No complaining
This month the Food Network has challenged bloggers to a brown bag challenge. Not a challenge like the mystery baskets on Chopped, but a challenge to make September a month dedicated to bringing your own lunch to work. For some this conjures up nightmarish images of pb&j’s or grade school …