While I was visiting Baltimore last month for work, I met up with a fellow blogging friend Shaz. She took me to Pazo Restaurant, a Mediterranean restaurant and night club. This was placed on our table and it was delicious! Shaz found the recipe for me and I decided to try it. I remember it being…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole during the holidays is a tradition in my house, and I was the one who started it that way. Over 20 years ago, that was the dish I wanted to cook and I’ve been cooking it ever since. When I saw a different version on “The Pioneer Woman Cooks”, I knew I had…
Broccoli and Three Cheese Soup
It’s Crockpot Tuesday! This recipe is one that my Crockpot Tuesday group made in December, but due to being in traveling, I did not get to it. You can use whatever cheeses you like. I used sharp cheddar, mozzarella, and Monterrey Jack. I made it overnight and quickly poured some in a container for lunch…
Sweet Potato Bake
I found this recipe on Facebook and decided to make it with Splenda Brown Sugar Blend so my Aunt Valeria who is diabetic could enjoy some. I had a total of 8 guests, and it was more than enough. Sweet Potato Bake Adapted from Lilian Carter, Mother of President Jimmy Carter, as told on Facebook…
Spiced Chocolate Torte
If you have a subscription to Bon Appetit magazine, I’m sure you were salivating as much as I was in December when this showed up on the pages: From Bon Appetit You all know I don’t like chocolate, but I really wanted a piece of this cake. I decided to make it for Christmas Eve dinner…
Hoppin’ John Soup
Happy New Year! We Southerns love our traditions (and superstitions). If you did not know, we eat black-eyed peas for good luck and collard greens for money in the new year. I was searching for a different way to make black-eyed peas for today and came across this on Twitter. It had everything I wanted, plus…