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Garlic Olive Oil Bread Dip

Published on 2010-01-06 19:54:47

One of my husband's favorite restaurants is Carabba's. They serve nice warm sourdough bread with this amazing bread dip that keeps you coming back for more. The last time we had spaghetti I tried to duplicate this dip. The attempt was a success an > read more

Homemade Salsa

Published on 2009-03-19 18:07:20

Salsa is one thing I make very often. We love Mexican food and the stuff in the jar just does not compare to fresh homemade salsa. Normally I like to use fresh tomatoes for this salsa, but I have listed here my recipe using canned tomatoes so that yo > read more

Soft Fluffy White Bread

Published on 2009-03-19 18:04:52

** See Updated Below Recipe!**I have been looking for a good recipe for white bread since I got my bread machine back around Christmas time. All the recipes I have found are tasty but don't have that store bought fluffiness that my husband loves. Alt > read more

A New Blog

Published on 2008-08-08 23:46:00

For some time now I have been feeling led to start a new blog. Not "another blog" per say, but something new, different and one that I would dedicate myself to exclusively. Although I have a passion for blogging and have 4 blogs at this time, my ti > read more

Oatmeal Breakfast Clafoutis

Published on 2008-03-19 17:09:00

I'll be quite honest, before searching the web for a breakfast bar recipe yesterday I had never heard of a Clafoutis. But after trying it this morning, I can see why such a simple sounding preparation would have such a fancy sounding name. It was a > read more

Peanut Butterscotch Chews

Published on 2008-02-27 16:07:00

I finally got a chance to break in my new copy of the King Arthur Whole Grain Baking Cookbook today. It took me quite a while to decide which recipe to try first. They all sound so great but a lot of them call for flours I don't keep on hand such a > read more

New Cookbooks!

Published on 2008-01-22 17:00:00

Over the past few months I have been adding slowly to my cookbook collection. I recently purchased Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook after borrowing it from our church library and falling in love with it. I used to always use the "Fix It And F > read more

Chicken With Tomato Rice Pilaf

Published on 2008-01-19 19:48:00

I recently got a few new cookbooks that contain some really amazing recipes. I'm hoping to try several over the next few weeks and will post the recipes here.Tonight I made a dish called Chicken With Tomato Rice Pilaf from Claudia Roden's Arabesque. > read more

Creamy Potato Corn Chowder and Spicy Cheddar Muffins

Published on 2008-01-18 10:03:00

Winter is always the time that I begin to crave nice warm bowls of soup. Thick, creamy soups are always a favorite around here. My girls have been sick with colds and my oldest requested chowder yesterday. This recipe really hit the spot for her a > read more

Buttermilk Pancakes

Published on 2007-12-27 16:29:00

Can you imagine how surprised I was last week when the UPS man came to my door to deliver this beautiful Kitchenaid Mixer?VERY surprised to say the least! My amazingly sweet husband ordered this for me for Christmas. It is such a wonderful machine! I > read more

Merry Christmas!

Published on 2007-12-22 16:52:00

Since I probably won't get a chance to be on-line over the next several days, I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. We are busy getting ready here and don't have any new recipes to share this year. > read more

Meme Monday

Published on 2007-12-10 09:54:00

I haven't participated in a meme in a while and I have been tagged a couple times the past week so here are the answers. Thanks for the tags! I love memes, they are a lot of fun!Mothering From Day To Day tagged me first so here goes...1. I have be > read more

King Ranch Casserole

Published on 2007-11-29 18:55:00

It's been a while since I have posted a new recipe. We've all been sick here over the past couple of months so our Thanksgiving was a quiet and simple one. Praise God we are doing fine now!As most people do, I tire quickly of turkey after Thanksgivin > read more



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