Cornish Game Hens
Yum My Mom always made Cornish Game Hens for Christmas Eve dinner. I remember how exciting it was when each of us had our own tiny chicken on the plate, for us to carve apart and eat without sharing with…
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Valentine’s Day
Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb
Yum There are few meals more impressive than a Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb. The presentation, whether done in a crown or just a rack carved into chops at the table, is exquisite. Lamb is a beautiful, subtle meat with…
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Strawberry Hand Pies
Yum There is something so deliciously summery about strawberry pie. Personally, I’m a big fan of the “Shoney’s style” Mile High Strawberry Pie, but there is also something deliciously cute about hand pies. So I figure a marriage between classic strawberry…
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Chicken Parmigiana for Two
Yum Sundays are a very busy day for me. I get up early, prepare something to take to church for breakfast, and then go through the everyday trials of trying to find something that my kids will eat, today (who…
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Lobster Ravioli with Garlic Cream Sauce
Yum It is raining outside. The sky is gray and stormy, and the weather is ohhhh so cold. But inside . . . it’s a whole different story. When you open the door and step inside, you are enveloped in…
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French Pork Chops with Mango Chutney and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Yum Does looking at pictures of beautiful food make you say “YUM”? Well then, you’ll love the newest feature I’ve added to the blog– the orange “YUM” button you see up there, above the picture. Yummly is an awesome…
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How to Steam a Live Lobster
Yum Marriage is hard work. When you’re going to work every day, and paying mortgages, and walking the floor all night with a fussing baby, it can be easy to forget just how much you love that person who…
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Roasted Cornish Hens with Cranberry Stuffing
Yum Have you ever had a Cornish hen? These little beauties are teeny– about the size of your 2 fists together, and they are just so adorable. You can make a platter of these for a holiday meal, and each…
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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Yum No one is sure exactly how Red Velvet cake came to be. Some people claim that it was invented at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, where a chef charged a woman $350 for the recipe. And, supposedly, she paid this…
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Marvelous Mushroom Lasagna
Yum I think all of us have that “one” (OK, 25) dish(es) that we just can’t seem to make correctly. We try and try, but each time the dish’s simplicity mocks us, and we just can’t do it. Lasagna was…
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