I am finally feeling back to normal after all the holiday cheer. We had a great Christmas and New Year but I am ready to take on the new year. And get back on the wagon. It has been a busy 2012 so far but we’ve managed to kicking it off in a delicious and…
Category: Appetizers
My Holiday Plate
Plate as in plates. Lots and lots of plates. Whole lot of eating going on this holiday season. Friday was the family celebration and traditional Pierogi Fest. Homemade and fried to perfection. A delicious way to kick things off. Actually we started with lots of appetizers too. My husband’s liver pâté and I brought these…
Holiday Tradition Redo {Spiced Nuts}
Nuts and the holidays go hand in hand to me. Growing up a bowl of shelled nuts and nut crackers were a fixture on our table beginning at Thanksgiving until the New Year. Their role was multipurpose serving as decoration, conversation piece and belly filler. It was a good excuse to make a mess…
Spicy Goat Cheese
Friday night I finally got had the luxury of time in the kitchen. Seems there never is enough time these days. I can hardly believe it is November already, another month gone in the blink of an eye. Scheduling down weekends need to happen so we can just sit back and enjoy. My sister-in-law and…
In the Box — CSA Week 20 {Tomatillo Banana Salsa}
This week’s CSA box was a manageable size, thank goodness since I am still playing catchup from last week. Not to mention the tomatoes and peppers coming out of my garden. The goodies in this week’s box won’t last long… Slicing Tomatoes Black Cherry Tomatoes Specialty Tomatoes Tomatillos Hot Peppers Onions Eggplant Lettuce The black…
Peaches and Peppers: Three Ways
This past weekend I finally made it to our local farmer’s market. The four year-old wasn’t hard to convince to ride along, her knows there are fresh donuts at the end of the trip. I was pleasantly surprised there was no line! Peaches is what I was after, though I could not pass up the…
Roasted Strawberries
I am still working my way through my latest cookbook. I have had my eye on this strawberry recipe since first browsing the book. This week’s CSA box included 3 pints of strawberries so I knew it was time to give it a try. My sister, who is visiting this week, also brought me some…
St. Patrick’s Day Month {Baked Rueben Dip}
St. Patrick’s Day comes early and often to our town. It generally kicks off the the first weekend in March with a parade. The best parade of the year by far. Most years we would have everyone back to our house after the parade, but last year I was in Minnesota so there ended the…
Bacon Fat Popcorn
We got a little bit of snow here in Chicago and with it came a few days of pause to the regular routine. Tuesday was already a planned day off to take the ten year-old to get braces. Well, the top braces anyway. She was pretty excited to get them on, and they have not…
Football Fare {Buffalo Wing Dip}
Big game in Chicago Sunday, Bears and the Packers. An exciting game for the football world! Gotta give it to the fans that are going to go out and brave the frigid temps to watch the game. I am glad I will be watching it in the warmth of a friend’s house. I’ve been to…