January 2011

Online Bake Sale: Win cookies from me and support a cause close to my heart

January 31, 2011 |

How would you like to receive some fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies from me this week?! Read on… Fellow food blogger Stephanie, from Steph’s Bite by Bite, has signed up to run the San Diego Rock n’ Roll Marathon as a part of the Team In Training program through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Team [...]

Seven Layer Dip

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It’s Super Bowl week! That means a week full of great dips and appetizers for your Super Bowl party on Sunday. In case you missed it yesterday, you’ll want to check out my 45 Super Bowl Recipes for Super Bowl XLV – a roundup of recipes already on the site that are perfect for game [...]

45 Super Bowl Recipes for Super Bowl XLV

January 30, 2011 |

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The Super Bowl is one week from today and I can’t even pretend to be unbiased. It’s all Black and Gold here in Pittsburgh, and I can’t wait to wave my Terrible Towel next Sunday! Needless to say, the Super Bowl will be a very big deal around these parts, but even if your team [...]

The Weekend Dish: 1/29/2011

January 29, 2011 |

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I have officially begun Super Bowl hoopla here on the site this week. Usually I love the game as an excuse to make all kinds of dips, appetizers and snack food (the next best thing to sweets!), but this year the game is especially sweet. My hometown Pittsburgh Steelers are back in it (3rd time [...]

Three-Cheese Baked Macaroni & Cheese

January 28, 2011 |

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Welcome to January, the month for Macaroni and Cheese! Last year the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board asked me to contribute a recipe to help celebrate, and I shared the Mushroom-Herb Macaroni and Cheese. This year the Board is hosting another month-long celebration, and I was happy to whip up more homemade mac n’ cheese to [...]

Cream Cheese-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeños

January 27, 2011 |

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Let’s start talking Super Bowl! I already got off to a bit of a start with a recap of my Super Bowl cookies, but I think it’s time to dig into some great appetizers, don’t ya think? While we all love our sweets, I think it goes without saying that savory rules the party tables [...]

The Weekend Dish: 1/22/2011

January 22, 2011 |

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I hope everyone is having a nice, safe winter and nobody has been too put out by the snow and ice. I’ve finally got my groove back in the kitchen and have been whipping up a nice variety of treats that I hope you’re enjoying. This week we saw some cookies, some salty snacks, and [...]

Banana Cupcakes with Vanilla Pastry Cream

January 21, 2011 |

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Since I have embraced summer in January this week, inspired by the S’more Nut Bars, I thought I would follow up with these banana cupcakes. As I have mentioned pretty much every single time I make a cupcake recipe, I am a huge, huge, HUGE frosting fan. Adore frosting. Eat it by the spoonful when [...]

S’more Nut Bars

January 20, 2011 |

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When it’s the middle of January and it’s icy, snowy and dreary, the most natural thing to do is make a dessert that reminds you of summer. Long, sunny days and warm evenings. Bonfires and fireflies. And s’mores. Toasting marshmallows on real sticks gathered from the woods and smashing them between graham crackers lined with [...]