for the love of creating
today was a chilly snow day in nashville… a perfect day for a warm, steamy cup of friendship tea. this is the drink that will take you through fall, the flu and winter. it smells amazing and tastes even better. there’s no special trick to …
the perfect compliment to gumbo is this cornbread. this is another dish where tom and i had to negotiate. i love sweet cornbread; tom calls sweet cornbread “cupcakes” and asks for a side of frosting. i cut back on the sugar in the recipe and …
i love ranch dressing. i don’t love the calories, but i think that this may have an edge on store-bought varieties because it lacks preservatives. it’s also delicious. i think i might try using fresh chives next time and also mincing up green onion to use …
i’m taking a quick break from blogging about thanksgiving… for a recipe that will change any muggle’s life forever. butterbeer. it all started a month ago when my friend kristen introduced me to this website. i am now a daily reader. back up a few …
moving to a healthier part of thanksgiving 2010 🙂 pear and green salad was inspired partly by salad at my favorite chicken tender place: maniac’s, partly by strawberry spinach salad and partly because pears are now in season. the spiced pecans in this salad are …
welcome to thanksgiving dinner, 2010! we’re going to start with dessert first… caramel macchiato cheesecake is just like my favorite starbucks drink, but better because it is in cheesecake form! this cheesecake is best served chilled. you might want to make two, because there won’t …
ahhhh the tastes of fall. i keep finding things that i miss from michigan. an awesome selection of apples is one of them. apple lane orchard was just down the road from our house and i loved going each fall to get their amazing cider …
it’s no secret that i have a sweet tooth. one of my favorite restaurants is the cheesecake factory, and i do not love them for their food, but for their cheesecake. redonkulously overpriced, but amazingly perfect in every way cheesecake. my absolute favorite is adam’s peanut …
