hash browns

hash browns

i’ve mentioned this before, but breakfast is my favorite meal of the day.  (i have a lot of food favorites.) 🙂  yesterday, tom and i made a wickedkillersweet breakfast with hash browns and breakfast burritos.  tom made the burritos and i made the hash browns. 

ravioli

ravioli

i may have mentioned this before, but i think that italian food is my favorite type of food to consume and to make.  these suckers were time consuming to make, but definitely worth the effort. source also, as a side note, check the price of 

sausage, biscuits and gravy

sausage, biscuits and gravy

this is another tom dish.  he has been hungry for sausage, biscuits and gravy for a while.  last week, he got his wish. 🙂 biscuits: 4 c self-rising flour* 1 tbsp white sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 2/3 c shortening 2 c buttermilk 1/4 c 

sopapilla cheesecake dessert

sopapilla cheesecake dessert

last friday night was date night, as usual, and we had tickets to go to the local comedy club to see John Pinette (huh-freakin-larious!).  instead of worrying about making it to the restaurant and out in time for the show, i decided to eat dinner 

strawberry banana smoothie

strawberry banana smoothie

strawberry banana smoothies have become my afternoon pick-me-up.  they’re delicious, healthy and so amazingly good.  the amounts below are for one large serving.  multiply as needed. 1/2 c apple juice 1/2 c milk 3/4 c frozen whole strawberries 1/2 c frozen banana slices 1/2 c 

coconut macaroons

coconut macaroons

found this delicious recipe on the back of a bag of coconut and the result was pretty delicious. 🙂  they taste like little almond joys! 5 1/3 c coconut 2/3 c sugar 6 tbsp flour 1/4 tsp salt 4 egg whites 1 tsp almond extract 

chicken cordon bleu burgers

chicken cordon bleu burgers

chicken burgers are pretty stinking awesome.  they’re healthy and fun to make on your own.  i found this recipe from rachael ray and it’s a winner! you can get the canadian bacon at your local deli counter, sliced to about 1/2″ thick.  i also recommend 

peanut butter sandwich cookies

peanut butter sandwich cookies

boy met girl.  girl liked boy.  girl brought boy a bajillion cookies to his dorm room to impress him.  boy (and his stomach) fell in love with girl.  that’s only part of mine and tom’s love story!  but the story continues today and here’s another 

iced berry piñata knock off

iced berry piñata knock off

back in the day, i was a girl scout and i proudly sold girl scout cookies each and every winter.  i had a few favorites, including peanut butter patties, but my absolute favorite girl scout cookie didn’t come out until i was no longer in 

sausage and lentil soup

sausage and lentil soup

i have been on an italian kick this week.  well, i think i could be on italian kick every week.  i love italian food and one of my favorite restaurants is carraba’s italian grill.  they often feature sausage and lentil soup as their soup of