Missed Part I? Click Here. Here is Part II of my favorite blog recipes of 2013! The guidelines that I use: The first time I made the recipe was this year It is an entrée recipe The recipe worked well and it tasted delicious! — Favorite Recipe of July 2013: Chicken with Rosemary, Red Bell … Continue reading
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Beef Stuffed Cabbage Rolls & Mushroom and Mustard Spaetzle
Buckle your seat belts, folks. We’re in for a labor-intensive post. Having time on my hands during this holiday break (hooray for nine days off!), I’ve been trying my hand at a few more complicated dishes in the kitchen. Two dishes I’ve wanted to try cooking for quite a while are: Beef-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Spaetzle … Continue reading
Christmas 2013 + Weekly Meal Plan
Recap of Last Week Dinner Meal Plan for December 21-28: Saturday: Out to dinner at Bigalora <-review post coming soon Sunday: Cuban Pork Shoulder with Beans and Rice <-post coming soon Monday: Leftover Cuban Pork with Beans and Rice Tuesday: Christmas Eve – family gathering at my aunt and uncle’s The huz and I: My … Continue reading
Europe 2013: Prague Day 7–Part II: Hradčany and Café Savoy
Six months later, and I just have two installments left in my recap of my trip to the Czech Republic this past summer! Phew. It’s been a slow process but it’s allowed me to put a lot of time and thought into each post. I so enjoy returning to these posts as time passes, and … Continue reading
Top Dinner Entrée Recipes of 2013–Part I
I’ve loved writing these posts the last few years. I use them as a resource for dinner ideas all year long. The guidelines that I use: The first time I made the recipe was this year It is an entrée recipe The recipe worked well and it tasted delicious! Hope you enjoy – these tested … Continue reading
Goat Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
Last spring, Five Star SexiMexy and I checked out chef Michael Symon’s restaurant Roast in Detroit for happy hour. And I kind of haven’t been able to stop thinking about the food ever since. Um, yeah. I really need to return SOON! We had incredibly buttery Roast Burger, Goat Cheese Mac ‘n’ Cheese, and Ice … Continue reading
Dinner Meal Plan for December 22-28
Well hello! You may or may not have noticed that I missed last week’s meal planning post. I’m not sure how interesting these posts are to you guys but they are actually very helpful to me, which is much of the reason that I continue posting them! I find it really helpful to use my … Continue reading
Holiday Cookies Class at Sweet Heather Anne
On North Main Street in Ann Arbor resides the bakery Sweet Heather Anne. This boutique cake studio offers not only stunning wedding cakes, but also creates custom baked goods for corporate and special events, and offers a rotating dessert counter with things like French Macarons and gift-able ‘Cakes in a Jar.” Classes are also offered … Continue reading
Away From Home Cooking + *Giveaway*
Greetings! Today I wanted to share with you the details of my participation in an “Away from Home Cooking” Challenge. As this blog has made very evident, two of my very favorite things in the world are, (1) cooking and recipe testing, and (2) traveling! So clearly, this seemed like a match. When I was … Continue reading
Café Felix: Bourbon and American Whiskey Tasting Dinner
You may remember that last month I attended Café Felix’s “Origins of Whisk(e)y Tasting Dinner.” This was the first whiskey tasting dinner hosted by Café Felix, and they have since begun offering the tastings on a monthly basis. Since I had a such a lovely time at last month’s event, I decided to buy tickets … Continue reading