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November 2012

Broccoli Cobbler
November 15, 2012
Broccoli Cobbler

Hi, so the Brussel Sprouts were delicious right? And oh so healthy! They are the perfect Thanksgiving side dish to compliment the delicious turkey. They will also help balance out all that yummy Chipotle and Cheddar Pumpkin Soup. Oh and we can not forget about the Pecan Pie Brownies that we have been secretly eating all […]

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Cranberry Glazed Roasted Brussel Sprouts
November 14, 2012
Cranberry Glazed Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Thanksgiving is in 8 days and you HAVE to add this Cranberry Glazed Roasted Brussel Sprouts to your menu!   Like one week and a day, I am so excited! Thanksgiving is the start of the truly most wonderful time of the year! Cheesy I know, but to me it really is. I love the holidays. […]

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Fluffy Snickerdoodles
November 13, 2012
Fluffy Snickerdoodles

Before today I had never made a cookie with cinnamon. Or without chocolate. I tried to make one the other day, but we all know how that turned out……. Chocolate Butter Pecan Cookies. Cookie dough spiced up with cinnamon and rolled in cinnamon sugar? Holy Yum! Like let your stress melt away. What to cook for […]

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November 12, 2012
Spicy Chipotle and Cheddar Pumpkin Soup.

Sometimes I do not know what to make. I really hate when that happens. It is not that I do not have ideas, I have plenty! Way too many actually…….It is overwhelming! Not enough time to make them all! When I do not know what I am making, I create a new dish…..and I make […]

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Blue Cheese, Cranberry, and Turkey Bundles
November 11, 2012
Blue Cheese, Cranberry, and Turkey Bundles

Black Friday came a little early around here…. And I do not mean the shopping……. I mean the leftovers! Remember the Saucy Cranberry Chicken? Yeah, I stuffed it into some puff pastry dough with lots of yummy cheese! Then baked them till they were flakey and perfect! Blue Cheese! I used the chicken and cranberry […]

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November 9, 2012
Butter Pecan Cookies…Drizzled with Chocolate.

I had every intention to make non-chocolate butter pecan cookies. I had my butter, pecans, sugar, and flour. There was not a chocolate chip, chocolate bar, or box of cocoa powder within 8 feet of me and my mixer. I had a goal, no chocolate! Just some butter and pecans. The cookies went into the […]

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November 8, 2012
Crockpot Cranberry Chicken.

So yeah, photography? I am pretty sure it is not my thing. I mean I may be able to cook, but I am no photographer! Seriously, what on earth does ISO and aperture mean? I never knew there were so many photography terms! There is so much to learn, it can be overwhelming at times. I am learning though, […]

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Popovers.
November 7, 2012
Popovers.

When I was thirteen I made my very first batch of popovers. I had no fancy pan and no prior experience with baking any kind of bread what so ever! I was a baking virgin with some eggs, a Williams Sonoma recipe, and a hand-held mixer. Oh, and lots of butter. My family had just […]

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November 6, 2012
Pecan Pie Brownies.

Move over pumpkin pie, there’s a new Thanksgiving dessert in town! No offense to pumpkin pie and all the other delicious Thanksgiving desserts of course! You might have noticed by now that we are pretty serious about our chocolate around here. So the thought of combining pecan pie with brownies is just genius! This is […]

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November 5, 2012
Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup.

It is November, which means it’s soup weather. It is cold here, like really cold. the perfect weather for Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup in some homemade sourdough bread bowls. Like Panera’s, but better, healthier, and well a lot cheaper. Promise! This soup is sooo good! Why is it that broccoli tastes amazing when combined with […]

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Sourdough Bread Bowls
November 4, 2012
Sourdough Bread Bowls

We kind of like bread over here. Especially with our soup. Most people do. Crusty, flavorful bread hot out of the oven with a smear of butter or dunked in soup, creamy soup. If you have never attempted to make your own bread then I urge you to start now! Nothing beats fresh homemade bread […]

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Chocolate Lava Cakes
November 2, 2012
Chocolate Lava Cakes

Do you ever feel like you are a volcano waiting to explode? Like a ticking time bomb? Yeah, that was me today. A giant volcano full of lava and ready to erupt! Come on admit it, I am not the only one who can feel this way sometimes. You see there are a lot of […]

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