Reindeer Linzer Cookies
These cute little Reindeer Linzer Cookies are the perfect cookie for any holiday treat platter. With their happy faces poking through the cookie, they will not only be fun to eat but also fun to make. Our cookies are a change-up from the usual ones that are filled with jam as ours have a cookie…
Original Joe’s
It was our 20th anniversary and we couldn’t decide where to go for dinner. We have been doing so much fine dining and cooking lately we wanted to tone it down a bit. We miss the pub dates that we used to have!!! Just the two of us with no distractions. So I said that…
Sliders and Fries/Friday Night Cooking Class
Sliders and Fries/Friday Night Cooking Class Tonight is Sliders and Fries/Friday Night Cooking Class is with Alexia. Welcome, Alexia, another good friend of Amber’s. Alexia chose hamburgers and fries and we changed it up slightly to sliders and shoestring fries. They were delicious!! Ken has been making these little burgers for a while now. I…
The Taste of an Oyster
The Taste of an Oyster The Taste of an Oyster. This is something that I have loved for a long time. I don’t actually remember eating my first oyster but I would have just sucked it up and went for like so many other things I have done in life. I can’t imagine the first…
Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce These Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce are a quick and easy dinner that Ken has enjoyed making for years. We all love it!!!! With a crisp salad and a glass of white wine it is a great spring meal. This is a new recipe we tried, I really…
Strawberry Pineapple Daiquiri
Strawberry Pineapple Daiquiri With summer coming we all want to have some lazy days sitting out back enjoying the weather. Here is a delicious Strawberry Pineapple Daiquiri sipper filled with fresh fruit and a little alcohol too!! It took me a couple of tries (oh darn) to perfect it but I think I got it…
Haru
Haru Here is another fine restaurant, Haru Sushi!! I had the enjoyment of noshing on some great sushi the other day to celebrate Tammy’s birthday. Wow, thirty again??? LOL! Upon entering we were happily greeted and shown to a lovely little booth. The decor is nice and contemporary with a lovely touch of Japan with…
Mini Jalapeno cornmeal muffins
Mini Jalapeno Cornmeal Muffins These Mini Jalapeno Cornmeal Muffins are a family favorite that we have made for years. Great little accompaniment to chili or soups or all by themselves for a snack in a lunch box. Ken added the addition of the jalapeno placed on top. Amber doesn’t like that so I make some…
Friday Night Cooking Class/Saltine Toffee Bark
Saltine Toffee Bark This Saltine Toffee Bark was first introduced to me by my friend Carla. She brought over a lovely bag of this decadent bark for me to try. The three of us quickly consumed the sweet confection. WOW, was it good!!! Then to make it our own we added the sprinkling of pecans….
Chicken Chorizo Paella
Chicken Chorizo Paella This Chicken Chorizo Paella is a request from a great friend named Shelley. Sorry, it has taken me a while to get this to you but I wanted to get a real paella pan. I did some research on paella and found out these five facts for making a great paella. How…
Strawberry Blueberry Crisp
Strawberry Blueberry Crisp Ken bought a few too many strawberries for the baby shower, that I had candy-coated, so he decided to do a Strawberry Blueberry Crisp using my all-time favorite crisp topping. It turned out great. This recipe is great any time of year but fabulous with fresh local sweet berries. I am eating…
Baby Shower Popcorn
Baby Shower Popcorn We welcomed another wee bundle of joy into our neighborhood this past weekend!! Another little girl. I cohosted with a neighbor and did the dessert table. I made Baby Shower Popcorn, little glasses out of mason jars with ribbons and buttons (cute as a button) for water and lemonade. In addition, I…
Cauliflower Lobster Soup
Cauliflower Lobster Soup Here is a really good springtime soup. I had some leftover lobster and a head of cauliflower so I created this Cauliflower Lobster Soup as we had no dinner planned!! I had to come up with something quick!! Thinking we had leftovers in the fridge from Easter dinner I wasn’t worried, but…
