This is my new favorite weekday dinner I have always loved Chipotle’s version of burrito bowls and I didn’t have a lot of time to make dinner yesterday so I threw a couple chicken breasts in the crock pot and when I came all I had to do was cut up some veggies make rice [...]
Do you need a quick weeknight meal? well then look no further that is unless mushrooms make you squirm, I don’t know why but for some people they do I started with a recipe from Cooking Light magazine and then tweaked it a bit to better fit our tastes I absolutely LOVE mushrooms so this [...]
Happy Friday! sorry I have not been around much this week, well I have been around, just busy busy busy this week keeps teasing me with the weather one minute it is raining, cloudy and gloomy and the next sunshine! will you make up your mind already? have you ever had a dutch baby? I [...]
Lesson 1 in baking: always read the recipe before you start this will save you the headache that will inevitably come in about 10 minutes when you realize you used up the last of the cinnamon in your oatmeal this morning and secondly you are just shy of a 1/2 cup of brown sugar as [...]
A few weeks ago Groupon sent me a $10 coupon to spend if I used it that day well let’s just say I am not one to pass up free stuff I spent that baby right away and got a few pounds of fresh sausage from Uli’s Famous Sausage their chicken apple sausage is awesome, [...]
I was craving some baked goods Saturday morning and came across these chocolate chip scones as I was perusing options for dinner while the dough came out super sticky (not sure what I did wrong as I followed the directions exactly) the finished product was delicious next time I would probably use mini chocolate chips, [...]
Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats Adapted from Smitten Kitchen Makes 16 2-inch squares or 32 1- x 2-inch small bars 4 ounces (1/4 pound or 1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan 1 10-ounce bag marshmallows Heaping 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (about half a 12-ounce box) Butter [...]
I realize I didn’t post a Thursday Latelies for you this week my bad I had good intentions too but then yesterday got away from me until about 9:30pm at which time I decided to sit on the couch with my husband, watch The Office and then promptly head to bed forgive me? I tried [...]
I am going to be up front with you and tell you that I like pumpkin well that is not entirely true what I meant to say is that I love it I had 8 pumpkin recipes pinned before the 4th of July okay, okay you got me my name is Esther and I have [...]
Nothing screams summer to me more than big juicy strawberries and blueberries Sunday night our friend Natalie came over to ‘get a cooking lesson’ from me instead she blew me away with her beautiful decorating skills (see above) I have been wanting to make this dessert ever sense we went strawberry picking a few weeks [...]
