My October Secret Recipe Club assignment was the blog Tara’s Multicultural Table which features “fresh, family-friendly recipes from around the world.” After having lived abroad in Japan and Germany, Tara was exposed to and learned to love many different types of cuisines, namely Japanese, German, Italian, Greek, and Vietnamese. Tara’s blog is vast and categorizes her recipes by either continent or ingredients. You’ll find everything from Vietnamese Salad Rolls to German Donuts, all adorned with beautiful food photography and step-by-step … [Read more...]
Broccoli Soup
October 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We’re all about soups in my house. We feel so grateful to have benefited from so many of Seriously Soupy’s amazing homemade recipes. In addition, after realizing just how easy it is to make soup, I’ve been experimenting with some of my own recipes. The other night I was inspired to make some broccoli soup since I had three heads lying around. My kids love broccoli any way it's prepared so I figured the probability of them liking a broccoli based soup was fairly high. I found a very healthy Broccoli Soup recipe over at … [Read more...]
Chicken Potpie
October 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I remember eating chicken pot pies in the lunchroom at school. There was something so intriguing and mysterious about each student having their own little miniature pie-baked meal. They were a welcomed hearty meal usually served on a cold winter's day. Since I had so much success with other single serve recipes like the meat-stuffed zucchini boats and the mini frittatas I decided to take a crack at making my own single serve chicken pot pies for dinner last night. There's nothing better than pie for dinner. In the past I have purchased 9” … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie
October 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
This weekend I was craving a pumpkin pie but, we haven't gone on our traditional pumpkin picking extravaganza. And, while I was enthusiastic about making one, I also knew I was in a severe time crunch. So, without any guilt, I bought a pre-made pie crust from Trader Joe’s (they do have a great selection). This particular recipe is so easy. In under 20 minutes, I mixed the ingredients for the filling, poured it into the shell and popped it in the oven. Within 30 minutes, the pie looked amazing. When I took it out of the oven I couldn’t … [Read more...]
