Despite all the craziness at the grocery store lately, I decided to head out to our local spot to get supplies for a new recipe I wanted to try. We were going to have some specialty German sausage for dinner, graciously shared with us by a friend, and I wanted to get something traditional to …
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Beef up your dinner menu with casserole
A quotation I saw online, attributed to Rob Fee, is one of the best explanations of the conversation Joey and I have every day: “Relationships are just two people constantly asking each other where they want to go eat, until one of them dies.” In our case, it’s not really asking where we want to …
You’ll be head over ‘peels’ for lemon truffles
When I write about recipes every week, I normally tell you about my friends and family, who step in as guinea pigs to try all of my concoctions. And normally, I tell you how they really liked it or about the lack of leftovers after I present them with a plate of something new. But …
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It will be nice ‘toffee’ these bars on your dessert plate
I finally worked through the last of several bags of Heath toffee baking chips I had hanging out in my freezer. I can never resist a sale, and I hadn’t resisted one featuring those yummy bits several months ago. It was the first time I’d purchased them—especially since I’m generally too cheap to buy most …
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Chipotle sauce is the ‘crema’ the crop
After the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, Joey and a friend traveled to Kansas City for the parade. Apparently, the experience is less than glamorous, and he came home after a long day pretty exhausted from standing outside for hours with no access to food or water and little access to any bathroom facilities. (But with …
Melt their heart with ice cream sandwiches
With Joey out of the house a few evenings ago, I decided it was time to clean another random ingredient out of the pantry and settled on a red velvet cake mix that I don’t even remember purchasing. With Valentine’s Day looming, I thought it was perfect. When I finally got through all my baking, …
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I ‘Congo’ on and on about these great cookie bars
I’m always on the hunt for easy recipes to feed a crowd, and as I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I found a great cookie bar recipe that fit the bill. And then I forgot to take a photo before my crowd inhaled every last one. So, with the Super Bowl in my sights, I …
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Try a recipe that’s ‘taquito’ happiness
As a general rule, I avoid a lot of specialty appliances in my kitchen. While I’ve been tempted in the past to consider a rice cooker or a cake pop baker, I haven’t given in—mostly because I have no idea where I would store such contraptions. But I do have a couple trendy pieces that …
Candy bar cheesecake brings king-sized flavor
We have a yearly tradition of getting together with our friends for the first round of the NFL playoffs. We eat, yell at the TV and have a good time. It’s one of the few times during the year we all set aside to spend time together. This year, we decided to wait for our …
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A quick Cajun dish will do ‘rice’ly
During a recent lazy weekend, we were getting a meal ready to eat in front of the television to watch a basketball game. As is often the case, Joey and I decided to share duties in the kitchen to get our meal prepared. Joey was going to cook a rack of ribs, and I told …
