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Mmmmmmmm… Fudge
Since it’s the holiday season, I might as well post a couple of my other favorite holiday recipes.
Patti’s Unfamous Chocolate Walnut Fudge
A smooth and creamy fudge with just the right balance of bitter and sweet. Unlike a lot of fudges that have a gritty texture, most of this recipe’s sugar comes in the [...]
First Snow of the Season… and Chili
It’s official; today is the first snow of the winter season. I normally love snow because it’s so pretty to look at, and I can curl up next to the fireplace, drink hot chocolate….. But we have to get to our small group bible study tonight since I’m making the main dinner entree (chili). I [...]
Good Eats Episodes 4, 5 and 28
Having not touched the book for a few months, I got back to it on Saturday night. I made our entire dinner from the Good Eats book. Unfortunately that wasn’t an easy task since a lot of the recipes call for different cooking temperatures or methods but I ended up coming up with a combination [...]
Bourbon Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
Enough of the depressing stuff; here is the seriously awesome ham that I made for our Easter Dinner for two.
1/2 fully cooked smoked bone-in ham, not spiral cut (about 10 pounds)
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup dijon mustard
6 tablespoons bourbon
Trim all but 1/4 inch of fat from the ham, and score remaining fat in a [...]
Real-time Thanksgiving… Almost
I brined my turkey overnight and got up at 1:30am to turn it over (have to make sure everything is brined evenly!), then got up at 6:00am to start cooking the feast. I took the turkey out of the brine and patted it dry, then seasoned the cavity with salt, pepper and dried thyme, and [...]
$5 Dinner: Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata for under $5 per serving? Yeah… seriously.
The Chicken Piccata itself is $1.79 per serving. With alfredo pasta, green beans, and a roll, this entire meal is still only $2.60 per serving. For about $.75 more, you could add a salad too (a bag of salad mix and a bottle of dressing — no [...]
How does my AEROGARDEN grow?
My aunt gave me an Aerogarden for Christmas. Laugh if you want — this thing actually works. The first batch of herbs didn’t go so well. They started off great, but then their growth was very stunted and the leaves turned yellow. Some digging around on the internet turned up the answer: well water doesn’t [...]
