italian meatloaf
tom is a HUGE fan of meatloaf. i hate meatloaf. i’m just not a beef fan. however, my mom learned this trick a long time ago… if you dress up meatloaf to smell like pizza and add cheese, i’ll eat it! so i created …
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breakfast burrito casserole
happy new year, everyone! breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, so i couldn’t think of a better way to start out the new year than with this kickin breakfast casserole. 🙂 1 tube breakfast sausage 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped fine 1/4 medium …
sugar cookies and frosting
thanks to an early Christmas present to myself, i can make festive sugar cookies all year round! the cookies pictured above were decorated at my sister-in-law’s house Christmas eve. it was a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit! here are the recipes that you …
sausage ala vodka
coming down from the holiday sugar buzz… 🙂 here’s a dish that’s simple to make for dinner tonight! this is what you will need: one package sausage of your choice, sliced into bite size pieces. tom likes cajun style andouille. i like sweet mild italian …
basic spritz cookies
Christmas time is always a wonderful time of the year for me. after moving to tennessee, it’s a little bit different and even though i’m far away from the majority of my family, i can still hold onto a lot of our traditions. of course, …
mexican lasagne
so, it has been a while since i have blogged… sorry for neglecting you, shoebox! a lot has happened since my last post. tom and i got engaged, married and now we’re living in nashville, tn! i have a lot of newly found free time, …
crème brûlée
crème brûlée is about as perfect as dessert can get. i had never had crème brûlée until our recent trip to cincinnati. we ate at jeff ruby’s and it was so heavenly, i decided that i needed to figure out how to make it! i …
star trek feast
so my boyfriend tom is a nerd. it’s not a secret and i love him more for it. 🙂 the movie star trek premiered recently and so i decided to create tom a feast fit for a, well, star trekkie. my research started via google, …
all-purpose jalapeño sauce
this is a multi-purpose sauce that can be used on quesadillas, paninis, burgers, etc… it is pictured on my southwest chicken grilled panini. 1/4 c mayo 2 tsp. canned jalapeños, finely chopped (omit the seeds to dial the heat down a notch) 2 tsp. juice …