"I'm the dip." It's a classic line in the second episode of season 3 of Buffy, my favorite show. The characters are trying to decide what kind of party Buffy's mom is throwing for her return. One of the characters, Cordelia Chase, says "I'm the dip". She brings dip to parties--that's her thing. Opening jars… Continue reading Roasted Garlic Feta Dip
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Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots
If there's one food item that gets a bad rap, it's carrots. Plenty of people like raw carrots. Most like them covered in ranch. But very few people actually like cooked carrots. I don't know if that's because they've only had cooked carrots (as a side dish) one way in life. You know what I'm… Continue reading Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots
Chicken Piccata Meatballs
One of my favorite Italian dishes is chicken piccata. The sauce is incredibly simple: it's just lemon juice, butter and capers. Something about a simple sauce like that just makes my heart sing. It's so incredibly flavorful without having very many ingredients. It's a beautiful testament to the wonders of Italian food. I've made chicken… Continue reading Chicken Piccata Meatballs
Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Biscuits
Over the last several weeks, I've been revisiting some classic cookbooks in my collection. I've got a massive collection so it's nearly impossible to go through them all, but I like to peruse a few at a time to spark some inspriation for my weekly menus. I've found quite a few good recipes from a… Continue reading Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Biscuits
Mexican Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of those food items that just doesn't photograph well. I've made dozens of different meatloaf recipes over the years, but most of the time I don't blog about them because the pictures came out looking, well, like crap. It doesn't matter if it was the best thing I'd ever had! When the… Continue reading Mexican Meatloaf
King Ranch Chicken Soup
Ok y'all, I think this is it. I think this is my last soup recipe of the year. I've made a TON of soup recipes this year because of how cold it's been. It's officially the first meteorological day of Spring (spring equinox is in 20 days) and it's March 1st, so I think that… Continue reading King Ranch Chicken Soup
Quinoa Pizza Bake
I've got one car stuck in the driveway, my husband working from home in my office right now, and all the faucets in my house set to a steady stream of water so they don't freeze up (again). If Oklahoma makes it through this insane winter blast, it will be a miracle. We just simply… Continue reading Quinoa Pizza Bake
Chile Garlic Shrimp
I've been dying to find new shrimp recipes. I love shrimp. I adore it. Shrimp was my favorite food growing up. When my mom would ask me what I wanted for my birthday dinner, half the time it was some form of shrimp or seafood. Shrimp was always a fancy, but not too fancy form… Continue reading Chile Garlic Shrimp
Honey Sriracha Chicken
Since we've gotten a Costco membership, I've been shopping there once a month for meat. We buy meat is BULK. I get a big thing of chicken that will last me all month, ground turkey, shrimp, sausage, bacon--you name it. I've been trying to cut down on my grocery shopping trips and Costco is the… Continue reading Honey Sriracha Chicken
Honey Garlic Turkey Meatballs
Meatballs are a real treat, but a real pain to make. You've got to get your hands dirty to mix everything together. You get them dirty again by rolling them up into balls. Then you've got the extraordinary task of cooking them---are you going to fry or bake them? Will they be cooked through and… Continue reading Honey Garlic Turkey Meatballs
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