chicken piccata

chicken piccata

i think that lemon compliments chicken perfectly.   this is a simple dish to serve in the springtime, it’s very light and tastes great with angel hair pasta and a steamed veggie. source 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 egg 3 tbsp of lemon juice 

homemade oreo cookies

homemade oreo cookies

since i have started blogging about food, i have enjoyed looking around at other blogs.  i think it’s really cool to see what other people are making and i recently ran across this blog: the cupcake project.   the blog’s author stef loves cupcakes and 

orange chicken

orange chicken

i was so pleased with the outcome of my kung pao chicken, i decided to try my hand at another asian dish.  one of the mall food court variety. i really liked the sauce and the chicken coating.  it is shown above, served on a 

salsa chicken rice casserole

salsa chicken rice casserole

the jury is still out on this dish.  tom likes it.  i like it.  i think that more could be added to it to give it some “oomph”.  next time, i may cut down on the amount of rice.  or grill the chicken and saute 

“f” is for fudge brownies

“f” is for fudge brownies

ever since i was a little girl i have been fascinated with chocolate and cooking.  this was one of my first “signature” recipes found in the “alpha bakery children’s cookbook” published by gold-medal flour.  i remember saving up the upc’s off the bottom of flour 

pizza dip

pizza dip

this is a very delicious recipe from my aunt debbie.  i’m sorry for the quality of this iPhone photo*, it just doesn’t do this dip justice.  you’ll have to try it for yourself! *edited on 1/1/2012 – updated and added pics! 8 oz. cream cheese 

ham and asparagus casserole

ham and asparagus casserole

i do not like asparagus one bit.  bran sent me this recipe, and i almost used broccoli instead of asparagus.  i decided to take a risk and try the asparagus and throw in extra mushrooms… it ended up tasting delicious.   this recipe is from 

buttermilk pancakes

buttermilk pancakes

these babies are the BEST pancakes i have ever had.  they’re so tender and perfect.  pancakes can’t get any better than this.  the key is in the buttermilk.  i’ve never understood why, but buttermilk always comes in pint size containers, nothing smaller.  when i make 

german chocolate cake

german chocolate cake

valentine’s day was yesterday. it was our first as a married couple! to commemorate the day, i baked my hubby a heart-shaped german chocolate cake, one of his favorite desserts. source cake 1 4 oz. package baker’s german’s sweet chocolate 1/2 c water 2 c 

monte cristo folds

monte cristo folds

monte cristos are delicious.  bennigan’s makes a pretty mean one, even though there is no way i could ever eat one by myself.  these are my new favorite monte cristo… the portion size is reasonable and the egg wash on top just makes these delicious!