Extreme as in extremely delicious. I ran across this recipe for butternut squash mac n’ cheese with caramelized onions, apples and bacon and knew I had to give it a try. I had a handful of butternut squashes collecting on the counter from our CSA, caramelized onions in the freezer, few leftover bacon slices that…
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Salted Caramel Bars
If the salted caramel sauce didn’t do the trick to winning friends and influencing people you may need to try these… Salted Caramel Bars Recipe Type: Dessert Prep time: 25 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour 10 mins Serves: 30 This recipe requires all your attention, it is best to have all…
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Two words: salted caramel. Salted Caramel Sauce #ratingval# from #reviews# reviews Print Recipe Type: Dessert Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 10 This recipe requires all your attention, it is best to have all ingredients prepped in advance. Ingredients 1 C. sugar 1/4 C. water 2 T. light…
Thanksgiving {Sprouts and Rolls}
December, really? UGH! Flash back to Thanksgiving, a whole week ago… We enjoyed a delicious dinner at my sister’s house with her family and our friends. It was fun and we tried a menu that was not so traditional. The turkey was grilled on the grill and was so juicy. The resulting gravy was smokey…
A Little Knowledge…
…is a dangerous thing! Especially when it involves peanut butter and chocolate. Cookies with peanut butter and chocolate. You know Peanut Butter Blossoms. Learning how easy it is to make those could prove lethal. So easy in fact my daughter taught be how to make them last weekend. I thought she was mistaken when she…
Casual Friday
Back in the day Friday nights meant happy hour with friends. This was before cell phones, text messages, Facebook, emails. We all knew where to go and when to be there. Progress my ass. I loved those simple casual outings. Even if it was just for an hour it marked the end of the week…
Roast a Rainbow
Still facing a fridge of leftovers. Unrelated, my camera is on the fritz. Likely I changed some setting that resulted in crappy pictures. Maybe I need a new camera. Likely I just want a new camera. Back to leftovers. The bottom portion of our fridge is jam backed with CSA vegetables that I need to…
Lasagna Tart
Friday’s kitchen time produced a delicious evening. The spicy goat cheese was just the start. A lasagna tart the finish. Another simple dish that is full of flavor. The recipe comes together quickly and definitely has weeknight potential. Don’t let a homemade crust scare you off. Lemon zest in the crust adds an expected brightness…
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 24 {Summer Recap}
The warm summer days have become those rainy cold fall days, though we did get a nice final summer weekend to put it to rest. The main season of our CSA deliveries have ended and the fall deliveries have begun. Here are some of my favorites from the summer… Summer Squash “Lasagna”. This is an…