It’s chilly, it’s raining, it’s just downright dreary. How to combat this scenario? Couch potato: Snuggle on the couch and watch a movie or read a book. What, couch too far? Ok, stay in bed with a good book and a cup of tea. Kitchen Diva: It’s the holidays, you’re supposed to be filling the house …
Day 4 of the 12 Days of Cookies is a keeper. I LOVE shortbread, it is hands down my all-time favorite cookie. During the holidays I usually bake a batch of classic Scottish Shortbread. This year, I am adding Strawberry Vanilla Shortbread Cookies from Use Real Butter to the rotation. Sweet strawberries and a hefty dose of vanilla …
Ramping up for the holidays? Here is a recipe that is easy, delicious and thanks to your handy dandy Instant Pot, ready in minutes. You will need, first and foremost, a can opener. Yep, a can opener, indispensable. You’ll also need, chicken, white beans (can), chicken stock or broth (can), roasted peppers (can), corn (yes, …
Happy Holidays from my kitchen to yours. Sitting in my kitchen right now finding ways to avoid cleaning the mess I made earlier in the day. Sheesh. All I needed to do was make a holiday cheese board for a friend’s open house and put the finishing touches on my goodie box for Food52’s Holiday Gift Swap. …
Day 3 and once again I reached into the 2018 vault. I went straight to a shortbread riff I posted in March, Grapefruit Thyme Shortbread. I absolutely love these cookies. The recipe is from my classmate, JJ, also known as KidDoc JJ. She has a wonderful site, KIDDOCJJ that not only has delicious recipes but, …
Dratz! I missed National Cookie Day yesterday! I spent my time not baking cookies, but going thru my posts to find which cookie post was the most popular one on 3Jamigos. I am so going to have to figure out how to use Google analytics efficiently. So after a time consuming search of all my …
This would not be the first post I have written on nuts. I’m nutty bout’ nuts. What shrimp was to Bubba in Forrest Gump is what nuts are to me. Roast them, toast them, caramelize them, boil em’-put em’ in salads, cookies, cakes, granola, gosh, just about anything. There are “nibble nuts” (that sounds weird), which …
The other morning I met a friend I hadn’t seen in a while for coffee. Thanksgiving had us talking about the holidays. We caught up on the kids’ comings and goings, where everyone was spending the holidays, and which kids would be home. Of course, the conversation ultimately drifted to food. She mentioned ordering boxes …
Maybe it’s a way to stay connected to my kid who is living in South Korea and teaching English. My current obsessions are K-Dramas and Korean food. I absolutely adore both. My gateway to K-dramas was Amazon (damn you-Jeff Bezos, just kidding). Suffice to say the rom-com genre is alive and well in South Korea. …