With many people adopting meatless recipes to serve for Meatless Monday’s, I decided to update an old-time, cold weather comfort food dish: stuffed pasta shells. I’ve updated my old recipe with kale. One of the healthiest vegetables you can eat, kale…
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Bourbon-Molasses Braised Beef
This was very good and easy to make. Make sure the meat is cut into smaller chunks before you brown it. The smaller chunks were more tender. It took about a hour and a half to simmer down. Nice thick…
Hot Mulled Sherried Apple Cider
In this mulled cider recipe, apple cider is simmered with orange, honey, cloves, and cinnamon, then given a mild boozy kick from amontillado sherry added just before serving. Keep this sweet-smelling punch warm in a slow cooker at a holiday…
Kale & Bacon Quiche with Hash Brown Crust
Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole is the perfect breakfast for feeding a crowd. Hearty and so delicious, everyone will clean their plates! Ingredients:30oz bag frozen hash browns1lb sausage, browned & drained8oz shredded cheddar cheese8oz shredded mozzarella cheese6 green onions, sliced…
Calientito (Warm Pear Cider)
Baby, It’s Cold Outside! Warming up is easy to do with this tasty pear calientito. You can serve it in your favorite mug or try these chic and eco-friendly mugs. These festive handcrafted mugs made from Asian pears are sure…
Hot Rum Cow
The resulting drink was very rich and flavorful. The warmth of the Flor de Caña 7 year old dark rum I used (as a substitute for Bacardi 8yr) really shone through and combined almost seamlessly with the bitters and vanilla.…
Krispy Easter Eggs
Haunting visuals aside, these adorable little ovoid (vocabulary word alert!) wonders are nothing more than Rice Kripie Treats that have been thrown into a wacky-looking Easter egg machine and, minutes later, come out the other end looking like Easter eggs.…
Candied apples
Ingredients 1/2 cup water1 cup cinnamon candies (recommended: Red Hots)6 small red apples, peeled, and coredCream Cheese Topping, recipe followsFreshly parsley or mint leaves, for garnish Cream Cheese Topping: 2 ounces cream cheese1 cup powdered sugar1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract1 tablespoon…
HOUSTON’S SASHIMI TUNA SALAD
The amazing thing about this dish is that everything but the tuna can be made ahead of time so it’s no-fuss when it comes time to eat. The flavors are so fresh and bright… mixed greens with a cilantro-ginger vinaigrette…
Lemon Cheesecake w/ Blueberries
You might think that a springform pan falls into this category, but I use mine all of the time and find it to be very important in my kitchen arsenal. It just does things that no other pan can do!…