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Erika

Another Quick Bread? Chocolate Chips?

Recently I saw on one of the bulletin boards I frequent a thread titled “Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread.”  I was drawn to it instantly. Cranberries and chocolate chips- how could that be...

A Favorite Springtime Salad

Nope. 🙂 Not this one. This is a sneak peak of one to come. Yesterday I put the finishing touches on a pair of recipes for the paper, so this is kind...

Happy Earth Day!

Whew, I almost forgot it was earth day, even though some earth day thoughts have been on my mind.  I do have a food post for later today, but since it is...

A Gardening Update

I know, it may be a little early to start, but I figure I should get into the habit of blogging about the garden.  I’m trying all kinds of crazy and new...

The Million-Dollar Cookie

I had to try them! I simply had to know what kind of a cookie would win one million dollars. A cookie that good, regardless of how many pre-made products it uses...

The Ultimate Multi-Taskers

This week I had the opportunity to do something a little different.  I broke out of my comfort zone and did a little recipe demonstration this week.  It’s not the first time...

I sense a theme this week…

I want to tell you about another lasagna. On Monday I shared with you this amazing dairy-free lasagna, but today I want to share with you a more standard meat and cheese...

I *Heart* Olive-Cheese Bread

When I first saw this recipe at Pioneer Woman Cooks, it didn’t strike my fancy much.  Or ring my bell, or cause me to get all excited.  Olives, cheese, bread…meh.  But then! ...

Dairy-Free Lasagna

So you would look at that title and think to yourself- “is that even possible?” Lasagna is usually loaded with layers of ooey-gooey cheese and creamy stuff. How can one make lasagna...

*Sigh* No More Snow!

It’s been raining and grey for a few days. And while part of me could be annoyed with the rain, we did have a dry fall, and actually, the more rain we...

Black Bean Chilaquiles

Yesterday I spent some time going through my pile of magazines that had shown up while I had the flu.  I looked at them as they came in, but since I wasn’t...

About Those Buttery Sticks…

After being very pleased with the buttery sticks and their performance in this weekend’s cake, I needed to put the remaining sticks to the test in several different ways.  I wanted to...