There is something about caramelized onions that makes me swoon. I absolutely adore them, especially burgers with caramelized onions. Lip smacking good I tell you! A while back, I was watching Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals show and she [...]
I am always on the look out for recipes that will help me encourage my family to eat more veggies. And, over the years I’ve found that I can roast pretty much anything and they will love it! Especially if I roast it with garlic! I mean, what’s not to love?! Some of my favorite roasted vegetable recipes are Tuscan Roasted Asparagus, Parmesan Roasted Green Beans and Roasted Provencal Vegetables. When, I found this recipe for roasted Brussels Sprouts on Pinterest, I thought I’d give it a whirl.
It was one of those nights. I got home from work late. I hadn’t been to the butcher so we didn’t have any meat. What would we have for dinner? The natives were getting restless. I found myself standing in front of the pantry staring blankly into the abyss. Nothing in there inspired me. Maybe there was something in the fridge. I found a package of pre-made gnocchi. Hmmm…that had possibilities. I found some leftover heavy cream. OK. I can see this coming together. Ohh! A hunk of parmesan cheese. I think I’ve got something here. Gnocchi with Parmesan Cream Sauce! Oh, and some broccoli too! Gnocchi and Broccoli in a Parmesan Cream Sauce. Ding. Ding. We have a winner!
Raise your hand if you LOVE garlic! Me! Me! Me! That must be what initially drew me to this recipe. Just look at the first ingredient….20 cloves of garlic. It’s a good thing my husband and son really love garlic too, considering how much we go through in this house. I love garlic in any way, shape or form. I’m curious though…I’ve never had black garlic. I’m wondering what it’s like, but the grocery stores in my area don’t carry it. Have any of you tried black garlic
A few weeks ago, I featured this recipe a homemade version of my FAVORITE Girl Scout cookies….Samoas! They looked so good that I just had to make them! I mean, what’s not to love? Chocolate? Coconut? Caramel? Shortbread? And, put it all together and you’ve got one super, duper yummy cookie! Every year, when the neighborhood girls camp out in front of the grocery store, I have to buy a box. And then…I hide it! I want them all to myself! And, I know it sounds silly, but I ration them. I want to extend the bliss as long as possible.
A few weeks ago, I featured Crock Pot Chicken Parm by The Rickett Chronicles on my weekly recipe and craft linky — It’s a Keeper Thursday. It looked so good and I’m a sucker for a new slow cooker recipe! I’m determined to build up a good stock of delicious recipes that use Big Red (my slow cooker).
I read cookbooks like other people read romance novels — cover to cover, absorbing every delicious measurement and instruction as if it were the feud between Edward and Jacob (sorry, I had to throw in the Twilight reference).
As soon as I received my copy of The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond (thank you, Mr. UPS guy), it was no different. As soon as my son was in bed, I settled down on the couch with a cup of tea to read my new book. Bliss.
As I was reading through P-Dub’s (cute, huh?!) recipes, artfully intertwined with great stories of her transition from big-city girl to a pioneer woman who works a ranch, I came across her recipe for Simple, Perfect Chili. Ding! Ding! Ding! I just found my recipe for the cookbook review!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
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Hi! I'm Christina, the chief cook and bottle washer at It's a Keeper. I love to cook and am a self proclaimed recipe hoarder who reads cook books cover to cover like most people read a juicy novel. Join me as I cook and bake my way through the pile of recipes that I've collected. Read more.Find It’s a Keeper on:
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