Cooking

Turkey Quesadillas featuring World Harbors Mexican Fajita Marinade

Grace resists taking naps these days. She’s just so over all that baby stuff. Nonetheless, she gets very tired some days. Don’t we all? Once in a while, I can convince her to lay down in my bed – with me and Allie – so that we can encourage Allie to take a nap. Allie [...]

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Buffalo Cheese Ball featuring Simply Dressed by Marzetti

There are a few foods that I absolutely adore and can’t get enough of: feta cheese, buffalo chicken dip, bbq chicken enchiladas, watermelon jam, ice cream, the chocolate cake recipe I made for my dad’s birthday. I agreed to review Marzetti’s new Simply Dressed line of refrigerated salad dressings because one of the flavors is [...]

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Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

Imagine a layer cake with cherries in the center and rich, chocolate ganache covering the top and pouring down over the sides. Sounds decadent, doesn’t it? Now imagine the layers are made of cheesecake. That’s what this is – an Oreo cookie crust topped with a layer of cheesecake, then a layer of cherries, then [...]

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Holiday Entertaining is Expensive – Let Holland House Help!

Because our budget is tight, I watched our Thanksgiving expenses pretty carefully. I was shocked how much it cost to make a simple dinner for our family. If we’d had extra money to spend, I would have gotten some fancy cheese dips from Wegman’s and chestnuts for Joe’s favorite chestnut stuffing. And lots of sparkling [...]

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Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Crumb Topping

Pumpkin pie says Thanksgiving to me. It’s not my favorite pie (that would be pecan), but I’m never able to leave it off of my Thanksgiving menu. This recipe is the best pumpkin pie I’ve ever eaten, due mostly to the thick layer of pecan crumb that I dribble over the pumpkin before baking. It [...]

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Peppermint Hot Chocolate

This is one of those recipes that I’m ashamed to post. It’s too easy to count as a recipe. Last week, I traveled to Utah to participate in some staff meetings for AboutOne. While I was there, I learned of my coworkers’ affinity for a certain flavor of non-dairy creamer. Not a coffee drinker, I [...]

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Bananas Foster Pancakes

As I mentioned two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr, host of Big Daddy’s House on The Food Network, cook in person at Blogalicious. It was really fun. One of the recipes he prepared follows, Bananas Foster Pancakes. I adore bananas foster. I don’t care if it’s plain bananas [...]

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Sun-dried Tomato, Basil, Bacon, and Feta Omelet

As I mentioned, I attended the Blogalicious Weekend (a blogging conference) in Washington, DC this past weekend. I have many thoughts rattling around in my brain as the result of that conference. I may share in the days ahead; I may not. At any rate, Blogalicious was awesome. The people were fabulous, and the hotel [...]

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Banana Crumble featuring Angostura Bitters

I don’t drink alcohol. Did you know that already, Dear Reader? I’m not sure if it’s ever come up before. I don’t object to alcohol; I just don’t partake. There was a time in my life when I enjoyed a drink or six now and then, and there are plenty of stories of debauchery floating [...]

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Easy Pizza Dip

For party food, few things are as easy to prepare or as tasty as dips. This dip in particular is really simple to prepare, and it is always a big hit. You know me. I could eat the whole thing for supper. Or lunch. Any time, really. Easy Pizza Dip Print Ingredients 8 ounces of [...]