entertaining

super bowl food

January 31, 2012

Pin itDid you hear? The Super Bowl is in mere days! People are usually interested in the game, the commercials or the food. I’ll let you guess which category I fall under… But yesterday, my sports-obsessed husband asked if we were going to have fun Super Bowl food. (He falls under all three categories). “Ummm, [...]

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salmon cakes with lemon garlic aioli

January 30, 2012

Pin it Salmon Cakes are an easy yet very delicious meal, and one that I made on a regular basis when I was just starting to get into food and cooking. They don’t require any fancy ingredients, they come together quickly and, the end result is so amazing that I made them frequently when I [...]

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sweet potato, kale & bacon egg bake

January 26, 2012

Pin it My Minnesota Aunts made the best egg bakes and it was something I looked forward to every time we celebrated Christmas in Minnesota.  It might be a Minnesota thing – I don’t ever recall having it with Wisconsin family – anyone know? I remember them being full of cubed white bread, breakfast sausage, [...]

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top uses for prepared pesto

January 24, 2012

Pin it (source) Pesto is one of those staples that everyone should always have on-hand. It comes in handy for so many things and adds such fresh flavor to everything it meets! While homemade pesto is usually better, I rely on prepared pesto from the store a lot. Here are some of the ways I [...]

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3-ingredient stuffed mushrooms

January 23, 2012

Pin it Surely you can only be thinking one thing by this title… Sandra Lee. (source) Quick run-down on Sandy if you aren’t familiar with her (ahem, Mom): she often makes a meal on her food network show out of various packaged foods. Think cookies with cake mix (I’m guilty of that one), risotto with [...]

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pumpkin & shrimp curry

January 11, 2012

Pin it I think my Madison friends will really enjoy this recipe. It is from L’Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin. If you are from the area, you know what L’Etoile is and what it is all about. L’Etoile is a restaurant that focuses on supporting local farmers and artisan producers and it just so happened [...]

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