Tag: lemon

aunt deb’s cheesecake

aunt deb’s cheesecake

when i first tried my aunt’s cheesecake, it was love at first bite.  my aunt and i share the same chocolaty sweet tooth, so it was not a huge surprise that this cheesecake is pure awesomeness.  i cannot even begin to describe how perfect this 

pollo rosa maria

pollo rosa maria

carrabba’s italian grill is one of my all-time favorite restaurants.  there is not a single restaurant to be found anywhere near the lovely state of wa, so i’ve had to take matters into my own hands.  i believe i first made this dish back in 

chicken spinach pasta

chicken spinach pasta

while away from the blog, i discovered another site (huge time consumer) called pinterest.  don’t get me wrong, i LOVE pinterest and all of the ideas that it gives me, but it is very addictive.  i’m getting better with it, but for a while, it was 

tartar sauce

tartar sauce

i can eat ketchup on just about anything… french fries, hot dogs, pork chops, steak (though not as much since i have discovered longhorn’s crab stuffed filet), and fish sticks.  especially fish sticks.  considering i am not much of a fish fan, ketchup makes it 

crab cake mac n’ cheese

crab cake mac n’ cheese

kicked up mac n’ cheese is just about as good as the plain ol’ mac n’ cheese.  this particular dish is not as cheesy as i would have liked for it to be, but it is probably for the best.  this does taste just like 

chicken tortilla soup

chicken tortilla soup

to celebrate the first day i wore a jacket to work this fall, i made a pot of chicken tortilla soup.  this soup is quick, simple and delicious.  i serve it over crushed tortilla chips and top it with sour cream and shredded cheese. adapted 

pistachio chicken

pistachio chicken

my mom’s friend lori gave this recipe to my mom a few years ago.  lori’s recipe is for pistachio fish.  i do not like fish, but when my mom made this recipe using fish, i thought it made the fish taste bearable and had to 

mountain dew cupcakes

mountain dew cupcakes

so this guy named paul often comes over to our apartment and more times than not, raids the mountain dew in the fridge.  it was paul’s birthday last week and to celebrate, i made up a batch of mountain dew cupcakes.  i thought it was 

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