My Best Recipes from 2008

[cref 161] (January) I get lots of compliments on this every single time I make it.  And that means a lot 'cause usually we have to cajole them into tasting dinner. February was a lean-posting month, so we'll go with March's [cref 241].  Yummy! This is by far my favorite cake ever.  [cref 255 ... Continue reading...

The absolute best deal on a Chef’s Knife

Several years ago, I asked for hubby needed suggestions for a birthday gift.  At the time, I really wanted a nice chef's knife, but did NOT want to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars for it.  So where do you go when you want to know what to buy?  My butcher.  There was a good old fashioned ... Continue reading...

After 8 Dark Chocolate Tablet

is gluten free.  I thought you'd want to know! *wink* ... Continue reading...

Pie crust that works!

If you dug a bit further into the Cookie post below you would have found Ginger Lemon Girl's Cookie 2008 round-up. And a recipe for Pecan Tassies.  Based on this recipe, I eventually came up with these extremely yummy butter tarts, and a crust recipe that will knock your socks off!  Gluten-eating ... Continue reading...

How about some leftovers?

So I kinda missed the Holiday menu planning deadline here.  But how about some great ideas for leftover turkey? In all these recipes, turkey can be substituted for chicken.  If you want a lower fat version, use the white meat from the turkey breast. [cref 585 Chicken Vermicelli] [cref 498 ... Continue reading...

Cookies, cookies, cookies

So you won't see an overabundance of sweet recipes here. The only problem that I have with them, is that I eat them. All.  Can you even BELIEVE how good this looks? This little diabetic coma in a bar is from Karina's blog, where she has the most amazing list of cookie recipes just in time ... Continue reading...