April 2011

The Weekend Dish: 4/30/2011

April 30, 2011 |

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Well, after a rather wet and stormy week, here’s hoping that all of these April showers will bring May flowers. Thoughts are with all of the readers in the south – I hope you all stayed safe and are recovering from the devastating storms. My week has been a bit of a roller coaster. It [...]

Chocolate Biscuit Cake {Royal Wedding Groom Cake}

April 29, 2011 |

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Happy Royal Wedding Day, folks! In just a few short hours Will & Kate will be saying their “I Do’s” and a vast majority of the world will be watching, no doubt bleary-eyed, waiting to see what the bride will be wearing and awing at the pomp and circumstance. I, for one, did not set [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

April 28, 2011 |

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Back when I talked about my Florida vacation and all of the wonderful things about it, I included all of the ice cream that I ate. We made a habit of polishing off a cone just about every evening, which I of course loved! While on vacation, I fell in love with the Chocolate Peanut [...]

Crunchy Good-for-You Granola Bars

April 27, 2011 |

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I’ve been on a bit of a granola kick lately. A little while back I made those chewy, 100% customizable granola bars that are totally fun for mixing and matching ingredients. Then, I shared with you my all-time favorite granola recipe. I am hopelessly addicted to that stuff. I made a batch of it for [...]

I’m in a Food Coma

April 25, 2011 |

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More specifically, the type of carbs and sweets coma that only a holiday can sufficiently provide. It’s possible that I may have OD’ed on dinner rolls, potatoes and multiple rounds of dessert yesterday. Oops. Not only that, but getting holiday food out and sitting down to eat didn’t afford me the opportunity to take pretty [...]

The Weekend Dish: 4/23/2011

April 23, 2011 |

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Happy Saturday once again! It’s Easter weekend, which, for me, sort of signifies the beginning of the “light and refreshing” food season. Lots of fresh berries, flavors like lemon, and things like angel food cake instead of heavy tortes. Not that heavy cakes don’t have their place, do they ever! But once spring and summer [...]

Hot Cross Buns

April 22, 2011 |

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Hot Cross Buns are an old English Easter tradition, and a recipe that has been on my to-make list for some time now (somehow it didn’t end up on my Top 100 though?!). Given the upcoming holiday and my yearning to bake something with yeast (I really need to start making home-baked bread a regular [...]

Broccoli Salad

April 21, 2011 |

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We’ve been over my aversion to vegetables many, many times. I don’t really like them all that much. I really try sometimes because I know they’re good for me, but I was the kid who only ate broccoli when there was Cheez Whiz slathered on top (no exaggeration, true story). Those types of icky feelings [...]

Scalloped Potatoes

April 20, 2011 |

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Scalloped potatoes are legendary in my family. Back in the day when we would all gather at my Grandma’s for a Sunday dinner, if a pan of scalloped potatoes showed up on the table us kids went crazy. Well, more specifically, my cousin Kristy and I would go crazy. To this day, if we’re at [...]