Cinnamon Buns have always been etched my mind as “sinful buns.” As a child, when the mall opened up near my house in Baltimore, my mother and I would spend hours walking around to the different specialty shops and department stores. When “Cinnabon” opened up, it was a total treat to watch the employees hand roll the buns and slather on all the cream cheese topping. The warm sweet smells from that little stall alone seemed to fill up the entire market place. Fast forward thirty years. … [Read more...]
Valentines: Chocolate-Drizzled Kale Chips
February 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Valentine’s Day is only a few days away so I figured why not create a simple, sweet, tasty recipe combining two ingredients I love to eat: crunchy kale and bitter dark chocolate. Yes, you heard me correctly… I made Chocolate Drizzled Kale Chips. Take a detour this Valentine's Day. Forget about those sweetheart conversation hearts and the endless heart-shaped boxes filled with meltable chocolate candies. Bake something for your loved ones that truly combines ingredients that directly serve your heart well. … [Read more...]
Chicken Tikka Masala
February 6, 2014 By 3 Comments
Somehow I've fallen into a tiny chicken rut again. I guess that's ok if I can continue to keep our meals diversified enough. I've certainly put some mileage on our Slow Cooker Chicken Chilli recipe. The weather has been so miserable these past few weeks that I've been compelled to use my slow cooker as much as possible. I was quite surprised to find an incomplete recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala in Mom's archives. I remember eating absolutely no homemade Indian-inspired food as a kid, nor did we eat out at Indian restaurants. While I was … [Read more...]
Turkey and Chickpea Stew
February 4, 2014 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...]
