This is one of my Thanksgiving favorites! I always serve it with the main course even though it is as yummy and sweet as a dessert. This is something that I like now that my taste buds have matured a little bit. When I was young I thought they were disgusting. I never actually…
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Thanksgiving: Roasted Garlic and Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
As most of you probably know, I am from the land of potatoes. Idaho. Up through high school I always got 2 weeks off from school in October for “Spud Harvest.” Those who were old enough would find temporary work from a spud farmer and help bring in the potatoes. I never helped with the…
Thanksgiving Stuffing with Mushrooms, Cranberries, Pine Nuts, and Parmesan
There is something cozy about stuffing, don’t you think? Although Stovetop stuffing is good, I thought I would try my hand at my own stuffing. The science of stuffing is pretty easy. You start with butter, celery, and onions. Add some chicken or turkey stock. Mix it all together with a bunch of stale bread…
Halloween Treats: Deviled Egg Eyeballs
I don’t know how I feel about Halloween, honestly. I have a love hate relationship with Halloween. I loved getting tons of candy as a kid, but I didn’t really like wearing sweat pants under my ballerina costume because in Rexburg, Idaho, it snows every Halloween. I love seeing little kids all dressed up, but…
Fried Green Tomatoes
We have a trillion tomatoes on our in our tiny little garden. They are all green. Every time one starts to turn red, the little chipmunk who lives under our air conditioning unit, takes a big bite out of the tomato. I decided to make use of some of those big fat green tomatoes that…
Three-Cheese Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Kielbasa Sausage
Macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food for me. I love it. I absolutely love it. Not the cheap blue-box kind, but the hearty homemade baked kind. Usually a good baked macaroni and cheese calls for a cheese sauce made from a white sauce roux (butter, flour, milk). This recipe that Brown Eyed Baker…
Toasty Chickpea Bacon Salad
I am moving to Ohio next week. From Idaho. That is 1,755 miles. Needless to say, I am trying to use up the stuff in my fridge and cupboard quickly because there is no way I am hauling all the food in my fridge on a four day road trip. So I thought to my…
Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Three Ways)
How do you like your sweet potatoes? If you are like me, you like them smothered in butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Now, sweet potatoes are full of nutrients, but you can hardly call them healthy smothered in sugar and butter. Save the sugar and butter for dessert. Here are three ways to prepare roasted…
Couscous with Carrots, Chickpeas, and Herbs
Lately my husband and I have been trying to become more healthy. We have been trying to eat more vegetables, less fatty foods, and I only make dessert for daring bakers once a month and for any other special occasions or parties. We also bought a Gazelle. It is a pretty low cost exercise contraption…
Poppy Seed Crackers
There is this show called Eureka that my husband and I have been watching lately. It is about this town in Oregon called Eureka that was founded to house the smartest minds in America. They are constantly making new scientific discoveries and creating new inventions. Everything is always going wrong and they are always…
