Monthly Archives: January 2014

Dinner on a snowy cold night..

The snow has finally started here (after schools were closed today in anticipation of the POSSIBLE snow) and so I decided it was time for a comfort dinner.. Salad with fresh blueberries, roasted red pepper soup, and homemade bread.. Yum … Continue reading

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Rosemary Roast in the pressure cooker!

Yum! The house smells fabulous!!!

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Meghan’s 16th Birthday Cake!

Sweet 1⃣6⃣ that is! I made a devils food layer cake with chocolate chip cookie dough frosting! Sweet! Yum!

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Garlic Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Last night I made homemade bread with dinner. I roasted a bunch of whole garlic cloves and then just threw them into the french bread dough. Tonight, I cut the bread on a deep angle and made grilled cheese sandwiches … Continue reading

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Honey Dijon Chicken in Pressure Cooker

Made this last night – yummmmyyyyyyyy! Only thing I would do differently is *not* use the rack at the bottom of the cooker. Here you go: 3-4 boneless chicken breasts 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup whole grain mustard 3 … Continue reading

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Black Bean Soup in Pressure Cooker

This was fabulous. Easy as can be and so good! Soak 2 cups dried black beans for between 4-8 hours in 6-7 cups water. 1 Tbs olive oil 1 cup chopped red pepper (can use green if you like) 1/2 … Continue reading

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Hot Ham Rolls

I made these for the baby shower last week. I could have eaten the whole pan, I had to restrain myself 😉 2 – 12 count packages of King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls (small dinner rolls) 1 1/2 pounds of Virginia … Continue reading

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Pressure Cooker – Rosemary and Garlic Chicken Recipe

I remember my Mom cooking with a pressure cooker all the time. Scared me as one time the top blew off, and I think that scarred me for life.. Well, until today. LOL. I bought one and figured they have … Continue reading

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Crab on cucumber appetizer

I had this at a good friend’s house quite some years ago. It was delicious and I had to get the recipe! I made it for the baby shower I recently hosted and it was delicious (if I must say … Continue reading

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Cupcakes. Dipped pretzels

Ahhhh. So fun to cook and prepare for a party – a baby shower actually!

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