We are on a slow cooker roll, and a chili bender too. If you’ve got a good thing going in the kitchen, why stop it? I know it sounds obvious but making simple tweaks to a “kid-approved” recipe will probably create another new dish that’ll pass the test with your most discerning underage critics. Last month I posted an amazing recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Chili. It was a hit with everyone. There was not a drop left in the slow cooker. This week, I made a Slow Cooker Turkey Chili that’s a riff off the other recipe. Guess what? Another … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Butternut Squash Risotto
November 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Contrary to my children and husband, I don’t eat a lot of carbs. I’m more of a protein and veggies girl but, if you ask my daughter, she could live off of pasta and rice for the rest of her existence. So, when I’m trying to diversify our dinnertime routine, I’m always looking for options that I know will be a home run with my kids –like risotto. I don’t have much experience with risotto. In fact, I only cooked risotto for the first time last year when I made Green Tea Risotto. I recently pinned an amazing recipe for a Farro Butternut … [Read more...]
HandyShell for iPad Giveaway
November 15, 2013 By 46 Comments
color of HandyShell giveaway I’m definitely in the minority with my old school cook books and hand-printed recipes. Today most people find their recipes on the internet. As the busy holiday cooking season approaches, a home chef’s best friend may just be an iPad with recipe apps – and a case that protects your iPad in the kitchen with style and functionality. I was psyched to test out the new speck HandyShell™ for the iPad when I was cooking in my kitchen last week. I loved it. I didn't have to worry about turning the pages of … [Read more...]
Apple and Roasted Cauliflower Soup
November 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s Seriously Soup day today, featuring one of my favorite bloggers, Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started, she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalog of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]
