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These cute sprinkle cups are another great thing I pinned on Pinterest and vowed to make one day. That “one day” came and went a couple of months ago at my son’s birthday party. We had a few of his friends come over for pizza, games, and a sleep over. I [...]
Homemade Granola is one of those super easy recipes that often gets overlooked because it’s just so easy to buy pre-made, but if you’re willing to give it a try, I think you’ll be in for a real treat and be amazed at the wonderful flavor you can create at home, not to mention, you’ll [...]
About 12 years ago, when I was newly married, I happened to be shopping in my local grocery store, specifically in the dairy section picking up the old usual: milk, butter, eggs, and cheese, when an elderly lady approached me and asked me which brand of butter I preferred. I was completely caught off guard [...]
My husband and I had dinner at a steak house here in Houston called J. Alexander’s and I ordered their side special of Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cauliflower. I love roasted vegetables, so I knew I would really like this. After eating this side dish, I was hooked! J. Alexander’s roasted these vegetables to perfection…they [...]
I was going through my recipe file the other day and realized that I must have hundreds of recipes that I have filed away and intended to try, but never did, so now I’m on a quest to really work through those recipes and make as many as I can. This is one of those [...]
My husband and I had dinner at a steak house here in Houston called J. Alexander’s and I ordered their side special of Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cauliflower. I love roasted vegetables, so I knew I would really like this. After eating this side dish, I was hooked! J. Alexander’s roasted these vegetables to perfection…they [...]
Have you ever roasted green beans? Well, I did the other night and my husband said that they were now his favorite way to eat green beans. What?! From the Texas man who loves them boiled down with half a pound of bacon, served well done? Yes, they were that good. They didn’t look real [...]
Recently my whole family was together and we had been preparing meals for the whole crew. After one of our dinners, we ended up with a lot of leftover baked potatoes and decided to use them up by making twice baked potatoes. I love potatoes this way…they’re just delicious and look great if serving up [...]
Saag Paneer is one of my favorite Indian side dishes. It’s a spinach based curry, similar to creamed spinach, but with a powerful punch of Indian spices. It also includes chunks of lightly browned paneer cheese, which is a fresh curd cheese that is firm like tofu. Many vegetarians enjoy this dish, but it’s equally [...]
Jasmine rice is a long grain type of rice that has a distinguished, fragrant, flavor that is used in a lot of Asian cuisine. It comes from Thailand and is similar in flavor to Basmati rice. It has been described to have a nutty, “popcorny” flavor and is slightly sticky. This rice variety goes by these names: [...]
Potato salad is a summer staple with picnics and cookouts, and makes for a savory side to many meals from barbecue to fried chicken. This potato salad is a little different, with the addition of a little bottled barbecue sauce. It gives it a really nice smokey flavor. Here’s a couple of tricks to great [...]
This smokey corn salad is perfect for making with leftover grilled corn on the cob. It’s full of great barbecue flavors with the chard bits of grilled corn, smokey chipotle peppers and red onions. It’s a great addition to your next cookout! Print Smokey Chipotle Corn Salad Ingredients8 ears grilled corn on the cob ½ [...]
This super-simple recipe for roasted broccoli just {might} have your kids eating their vegetables at dinner! Now I know there are some broccoli haters out there, but I think you’ll be surprised at how roasting this despicable veggie brings out its better side. This is now my favorite way to make broccoli… Roasted Broccoli Serves: [...]
