Month: February 2011

keyboard card

keyboard card

valentine’s day 2011 was our second as a married couple.  it was a great one…  even if i busted a candy thermometer, while attempting to make funnel cakes. we had a great time all weekend and celebrated the official day with a shrimp pasta dish.  (coming …

seven layer dip

seven layer dip

this isn’t a very pretty seven layer dip.  but it’s a lot of fun to make, especially if you go all out and make your guac and pico from scratch.  i won’t list measuring amounts for this recipe, but if you follow the amts from …

spaghetti and meatballs

spaghetti and meatballs

ok, this is a true story.  when i was younger i wanted no part of spaghetti and meatballs.  i’d have noodles, butter and cheese.  my how times have changed.  at times, i wish i were italian so i could well, be italian.  i’ll settle for …

chicken zucchini bake

chicken zucchini bake

zucchini was on sale at publix a few weeks ago.  i get a lot of from the sale ads which incidentally, makes tom happy because i spend less on groceries each week.  thinking about zucchini took me back to summer and out of the icy …

chocolate cupcakes

chocolate cupcakes

hi, my name is jess and i am a chocoholic.  (hi, jess)  i’ll take chocolate pretty much anyway that i can get it.  i made up a batch of these cupcakes for a superbowl party this weekend.  with all of the junkfood available for consumption, …

chicken taco soup

chicken taco soup

this is probably the easiest soup recipe that i have ever made.  the original recipe that i used needs some tweaking, as it was excessively “beany.”   nevertheless, it’s very simple to make and is really good served with chicken quesadilla rolls on the side. …

hot chocolate

hot chocolate

hot chocolate in a canister is hard to find in tennessee.  you can buy packets of it, but it’s never enough to make to make a normal serving size.  i had to take matters into my own hands.  this is hot chocolate, shoebox style.  no …