Chinese food. Boy, have I been craving Chinese Food this pregnancy but it sure is BAD for you! I am always trying to find at-home Chinese Food recipes that give you that same satisfying flavor of take-out without the unhealthiness. We’ve made our own fried rice and Chicken Tso’s Chicken that come out fantastic (and worth theContinue reading “Beef Lo Mein”
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Cookie Butter Ice Cream
Ok, let’s talk about Cookie Butter for a minute. I had never had it until Santa brought me a jar in my Christmas stocking and we opened it a couple weeks ago, remember? According to the Trader Joe’s website (the only place you can buy Speculoos Cookie Butter) it’s the #2 selling item in theirContinue reading “Cookie Butter Ice Cream”
S’mores Hot Chocolate
Picture it…you’re a kid, it’s been snowing all night long, and you wake up to the announcement of a snow day, what’s better? Then you go outside to sled for hours and it’s not until you step inside, take off your boots and coat that you realize how freezing you’ve been while outside sledding. LuckilyContinue reading “S’mores Hot Chocolate”
Baked Fried Chicken
I know what you’re thinking; “Baked Fried Chicken is an oxymoron, Jess!” But no friends, it’s just a delicious, slightly healther way to indulge in homemade fried chicken. You get the crunchy fried coating of fried chicken without the oil time (and extra calories) of it being 100% fried. I’d love to share howContinue reading “Baked Fried Chicken”
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2013
Ok, I wasn’t going to post until after the New Year, but then I thought it would be fun to do a quick end-of-year round-up of the 2013 Top 10 Posts on this little blog. Here we go…. 10. Baked French Toast 9. $10 Valentine’s Day Centerpiece 8. Strawberry Picking 7. What to Wear –Continue reading “Top 10 Blog Posts of 2013”
Christmas Cookies
Over the weekend was Christmas-cookie-making-weather, aka snowing! I made the dough on Sunday morning but then we went to Edaville Railroad so I waited until yesterday to finish them. I thought I’d pull together some tips and tricks I use for making delicious-tasting and cute-looking Christmas Cookies that can be used any time you’re makingContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”
Party Salad
Now that it’s officially the holiday season I thought I’d share the BEST salad to make for a crowd. I will state up front that I can take no credit for this salad. This is my Aunt Joan’s famous party salad, I don’t know how often she makes it but I do know she servesContinue reading “Party Salad”
Turkey Enchiladas
I bet by now the leftover stuffing and mashed potatoes are gone, the pies are done…but you still have some turkey hanging around, especially if you hosted Thanksgiving! Well, you can only eat so many turkey sammies and turkey pot pies, right? We make this enchilada recipe every year with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and it’sContinue reading “Turkey Enchiladas”
Thanksgiving, Revisited
Did you know I’ve been blogging for 3 years? I know, that’s kind of a long time. But, before this past March, it was sporadic and pretty…basic I would say. Anyway, I have lots of old ideas about Thanksgiving desserts, drinks, and a few other ideas that I thought I’d put all together here andContinue reading “Thanksgiving, Revisited”
Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ah, Pinterest – ever the temptress for trying new recipes! I had a can of pumpkin just hanging out in our pantry so when I saw this recipe for Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies on Pinterest I decided to give it a whirl. I made a few small edits to the recipe, but for theContinue reading “Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies”
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