This was such a hit! Mr. LaughingSpatula had two, yes two pieces! Salty, sweet, caramely, chocolaty goodness…all served up over a cookie crumb crust. And how long does this masterpiece take to make? Oh, ’bout 10 minutes to assemble. Pop in the freezer for about an hour and you got summer yum! NOTE: You could…
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Chicken Tamale Pie
Since I am such a Cooking Light fan, I’m not sure how I missed this recipe but I’m glad Pinchofyum brought it back to life! This will go into the weekly meal rotation file. Perfect for work night’s and another recipe for store bought Rotisserie Chicken! Whooo hooo! NOTE: You can substitute the spice mixture for…
Caprese Grilled Chicken
Grilled Caprese Chicken! Perfect for indoors or out…simply switch out your grill for a skillet and sear your chicken! We love our chicken around here! Easy, healthy and versatile. Now add some cheese and boom! Doesn’t get much better than this…easy, healthy, fast! I’d say those are three requirements that make this a perfect recipe. …
Fresh Corn Salad!
A summer staple! All you need is fresh corn, peppers, maybe some onions…a little sour cream and you have a crunchy yummy summer salad! I used Polano and Red Pepper but you could substitute most anything. Avacodo would be nice too! I’m keeping this commentary simple…just like this salad! Ingredients 6 ears of shucked fresh corn 1 Poblano pepper…
Homemade Lemoncello!
When life gives you lemons…soak ’em in booze! I love the idea of homemade booze…who knew? When I think about all the stuff you could soak in Vodka it makes me all woozy! Vodka is a neutral spirit, it goes with everything! This is stuper easy (a little boozy humor). Steep lemon peels in your favorite vodka…
Blueberry Pie Bars
I found several variations of this recipe on Pinterest (cause’ that’s where all the groovy recipes are). I eventually settled on Kleinworth & Co. version. Why?.. well they had the best picture of course so they must be the best, turns out I was right! You can use fresh or frozen blueberries and I’ll just bet you…
BBQ Chicken Soup with Cornbread Croutons
Soup with a twist and a secret ingredient…I LOVE secret ingredients! I’ve never heard of BBQ Chicken Soup until I had it at SODO Kitchen, a lovely restaurant located in the Seattle Starbucks Headquarters building. The food is fresh from local Farmers and the staff is lovely! The Catering Manager was nice enough to share this recipe…
Artisanal Crackers with Olive Oil & Rosemary
Artisanal Crackers with Olive Oil and Rosemary – Flour, olive oil, water and rosemary are the backbone of these delicious and incredibly easy to make crispy crackers! You would pay a fortune in a gourmet food store for these. Get your cheeseboard ready…there’s a new cracker in town :). We love how easy these are…
Jelly Donut Muffins
I’ve been making these for years. The recipe is from my favorite cookbook of all time. The Complete Cooking Light Cookbook. They are called Raspberry Filled Cinnamon Muffins in the book but they are so tender, like a donut, I changed the name and the filling! I am not sure, but I think this was the…
Magic Cake – One Batter, 3 Layers!
The first time I tried to bake this I killed it, I mean that literally …a total disaster! I shouldn’t have been near an oven that day, let alone a European recipe that I didn’t understand! After I put the cake in the oven and was cleaning up, it was not a big surprise to…
Slow Cooker Sausage, Mushroom and Orzo Soup
Spring is in the air in Seattle (well as much as Spring can ever be in the air in Seattle), so I thought I’d get soup out of my system until fall! This can be prepared stove top or slow cooker. Slow cooker works a little better because the sausage has time to marry with the…
Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes
My friend Christina got engaged last week, and her new fiance proposed using ‘thier kids’. (see below pic)…how cute is that! Christina is known for her uber picky eating habits, so when I heard she loves cupcakes I knew that store bought would just not do! I am not much of a perfectionist when it comes…
Salmon Cakes – Lightened Up!
I’ve been reposting some of my prior recipes so I can improve the photo’s, and in this case I am reducing the fat while I am at it! See my previous ugly photo and fattening recipe! This is a rendition of Ina Gartens Salmon Cake recipe. Like a lot of her recipes she is heavy on the…
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
I love secret ingredients! Something that makes a recipe really different and stand out. The secret to this soup is… a bottle of beer! Beer instead of broth, now that’s my kind of recipe! (especially if you throw this together in the morning and take a little taster before dumping it in the pot..who doesn’t like…
Lemon Crinkle Cookies – Made with Cake Mix!
I have this pretty amazing kid. Ya, I know, spoken like a Mom, but I do, I do, I really, really do! She is 23, (where did the time go) and she has always had a very natural instict when it comes to cooking and food. She was 5 when she fell in love with Pesto…. so much for…
