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Cookbook Challenge

Celebrating The New Year With Bread!

One of the gifts I gave for Christmas this year came back to me.  🙂  As I was picking out cookbooks to give to my family, I really had a difficult time...

Not Quite Drunken Beans

For Sunday Company Dinner we decided it was taco night. Now for some people that may mean hard shells, ground meat, cheese, and trimmings. Not so here. Ours was more of an...

Everyday Pasta

I returned to my cookbook challenge this week and didn’t even realize it. Everyday Pasta by Giada De Laurentiis is a book I picked up simply because. I enjoy both of Giada’s...

Busy, Busy

Wow! I feel like I have just run a marathon! It’s been a busy weekend for me, and I’m looking forward to a day of rest…maybe in another week or so I’ll...

Feeding the Beast

I’ve really been craving vegetables lately. It must be the change of seasons has me craving freshness or something, but I just have not been able to get enough. Add to that...

Cat Cora’s Kitchen

I love Greek food. It’s one of my favorite cuisines- I just love the flavor combinations and the freshness of most Greek inspired food. This past Sunday for Company Dinner it was...

Cakey Cookies

Last nights dinner was a reheating of leftovers, so there certainly isn’t an exciting dinner post. But despite being gone most of the day having fun with the kids, by the time...

Southern Charm

This past Sunday, for Company Dinner, we decided to do the first burger/hot dog cookout of the year. We couldn’t have planned it better. The weather was perfect for grilling, and I...

Bonus Points

Yesterday I earned bonus points towards my Cookbook Challenge. I have a list of all my cookbooks- 66 of them to be exact, but there is a small group of cookbooks not...

Pure Genius

Wolfgang Puck is truly a genius. Last night I made Wolfgang’s Beef Goulash for dinner, and it was truly spectacular. I found the recipe in my yet-to-be-used cookbook Food Network Favorites: Recipes...

Lip-Smacking Good

The other day I was determined to check another cookbook off my list of cookbooks to cook from. I turned to the “Sunday Game Of The Week” on the CLBB. The premise...

The Spaetzle Experiment

It’s been a while since I checked another cookbook of my list. Cooking on a budget has had me reign in the number of new recipes I’m trying, so I haven’t felt...