23 February 2011
Electric pressure cooker 3-in-1 multifunction device
I don't want to brag, but check out what my parents got me for Christmas:Beautiful, isn't it? It's an electric pressure cooker. Actually, it's a 3 in 1 (...)
3 October 2012
Stuffed Bell Peppers
With all the decadent things I've been posting lately, you might start to think that we eat dessert all the time at our house. While that might not meet with (...)
23 February 2011
Pressure cooker mexican chicken and rice
This is most magical recipe I've made in the pressure cooker yet. Chicken, rice and seasonings all go in the pressure cooker at the same time, and 14 minutes (...)
21 November 2013
Cranberry Orange Relish
Cranberry relish, where have you been all my life? How could I have not known about you until now? I knew about canned cranberry sauce, and homemade cranberry (...)
30 September 2011
Slow cooker sticky wings
The BIG football game in Utah was this past weekend. One rival is the place that gave me the education to succeed in life. The other rival is the place that (...)
14 April 2013
Rasta pasta
Back in Minnesota, where my husband and I used to live, there's a little place known as the Mall of America. You may not have heard of it, but it's a quaint (...)
13 May 2014
Wild Rice Salad
I love love wild rice, but even if I were on the fence about it, this salad would make me a believer. It. is. so. good. The nutty flavor of the wild rice and (...)
9 October 2013
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
In a few days, my husband and I are taking a cross country flight with our 16 month old daughter. To say I'm dreading the flight would be an understatement. (...)
16 March 2012
Rainbow Asian Slaw
I like colorful food.No, I don't mean Skittles, Starburst and Fruit Loops.Okay, I do, but mostly Imean that I like some color in my meals. The fruits and (...)
19 January 2011
New England Clam Chowder
I grew up in New England, but I didn't grow up eating clam chowder. Vermont is known more for maple syrup than sea food, probably because it doesn't border the (...)
15 June 2011
Good Old-Fashioned Hamburgers
Have you ever shrugged your shoulders and served a meal that flopped?I'd have to raise my hand in answer to that question. I served my entire extended family (...)
15 December 2010
Pecan Pie Cookies
I'm such a sucker for cookies that are made to taste like other desserts. (Check out this or this if you have any question about that.) In fact, I bought the (...)
4 November 2015
Cauliflower Tots
The great Halloween detox has begun around our house. This mostly means I'm so sick of eating candy I'm hiding it on myself. I've eaten way more than either (...)
18 June 2013
Strawberry rhubarb dump cake from scratch
Lovely name, isn't it? Dump cake. It goes up there between mud pie and monkey bread on the unfortunately unappetizing food names list. Despite the name, the (...)
7 March 2013
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Favorite parts of this week:1) Taking Amelia on a walk in nearly 60 degree weather. After a brutal winter, it feels amazing to be outside. Amelia giggled (...)
23 February 2011
Pineapple Sweet Potatoes
What's not to like about mashed sweet potatoes? They're sweet, but you can eat them as a side dish. They've got great color, and they're easy to make. They (...)
21 October 2010
Sandwich Bread
Ok so, I don't know about all of you but I love, love, love love cooking with yeast. I don't know if it's the anticipation of how beautifully it magically (oh (...)
2 February 2011
Red Pepper Jelly
If you're anything like me before I tried pepper jelly, you are probably thinking it sounds really gross. What business do red pepper have in something like (...)
19 January 2011
Wild rice pilaf with pecans and cranberries
When I moved to Minnesota for graduate school I found that people there pride themselves on a few things. One was how cold it gets in the winter. I had my (...)
11 February 2012
Mock sourdough bread
Have you ever made a sourdough starter? If you have, how long did you keep it going? Is is still alive? Do you feed it regularly?I'm just judging if you are a (...)
3 September 2010
Chicken and Grape Pasta Salad
When I say chicken pasta salad,you think of something mayo-based and greasy, right?Try to imagine a chicken pasta salad that is the polar opposite of that and (...)
13 November 2014
Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
When I first moved to Minnesota I kept the Vermont plates on my car for a little while since I was a student and didn't consider myself "permanent" there. One (...)
29 October 2012
Baker's Square Cornbread
Ok I confess: I am a total corn bread snob. I don't like corn bread too sweet, too non-sweet, too dry, too crumbly, too mushy etc. etc. etc. When we moved to (...)
4 October 2010
Not your mama's banana pudding
A couple of summer's ago we had dinner with another young couple and they happened to bring one of the most wonderful, decadent desserts that I've ever, ever (...)
23 February 2011
No Fail Risotto
Risotto is an amazing dish. You cook rice in broth, stirring in liquid as it gets absorbed by the grains, and it creates this dish with a creamy consistency (...)
