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Category Archives: Life
Slow Cooked Steel Cut Oats with Apples, Pears and Walnuts
One of the more difficult things about this blog really isn’t the cooking, or experimenting with recipes, or even the photographing (except perhaps this time of year, when I’m hoping for daylight, but don’t have dinner ready at 1 o’clock … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Kids, Life, Lunch
Tagged apples, cranberry, crock pot oats, overnight oatmeal, overnight steel cut oats, pear, steel cut oatmeal
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Vegetarian Pepperoni Sausage
I shall confess that on the first day of this year, I absolutely ate a chicken fried steak smothered in sausage gravy, two over-easy eggs, and half a Belgian waffle for breakfast. Call it post-drinking (a.k.a. hangover) food. Call it… … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Kids, Life, Lunch, Meatless Meat, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged field roast chorizo, homemade veggie pepperoni, seitan, seitan pepperoni, spicy pepperoni veggie, spicy vegetarian pepperoni, spicy vegetarian sausage, tofurky pepperoni, veg pepperoni, vegetarian pepperoni, vegetarian pepperoni pizza, veggie pepperoni pizza, yves
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Day to Day Life: Week 1
Some of my favorite blogs to read – in fact, most of my favorite blogs to read, are a culmination of food, photographs, and written stories that leave every desire to keep reading. For the last year this space has … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day, Life, Photography
Tagged daily life, everyday life, life, photography, photos
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Chocolate Dipped Macadamia Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
Is it too soon for cookies? Probably. Am I going to share this recipe with you anyway? Absolutely. Do these cookies satisfy both emotional eating and the need for buttery, sugary, little treats? For sure. How long does the phrase, … Continue reading
Top 16 Recipes from 2012
It’s almost 2013 and yet, somehow it feels as though 2012 just started a few short weeks ago. Its been a good year, filled with family, friends, travel, new recipes, good food… A year’s worth of blogging. And I’m graciously … Continue reading
Scalloped Yam Casserole (Sweet Potato Gratin)
I told you we were back tracking to Thanksgiving. Here’s another recipe, in case you thought I was kidding. But the truth is, these sweet potatoes would be good at any time of year. Don’t limit yourself to the holidays. … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Life, Sauces, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged bechamel sauce, BeTopDog, pecorino romano, romano cheese, sage, scalloped yams, side dish, sidedish, sweet potato yam, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving food, Thanksgiving side dish, thyme, yam casserole, yam gratin, yams, yams scalloped
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Leo’s Limoncello
When one of my stepsons turned thirteen, his mom hosted a dinner at her house which also included her parents as guests – Vincent’s grandparents. Quickly after we arrived, Leo – Vincent’s Italian grandfather – pulled out a green Grolsch … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Booze, Gluten-Free, Life, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Eureka lemon, everclear, homemade limoncello, homemade liqueur, limoncello, limoncello liqueur, limoncello recipe
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Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
Some people work well with others in the kitchen. Some people enjoy help from others while preparing ingredients or concocting recipes. I will tell you right now – I am not one of those people. Yes, when needed, I can … Continue reading
Homemade Vegetarian Hot Dogs
There are a number of vegetarian fake meats available these days. Tofurky makes various sausages, breakfast patties, hot dogs, etc. Field Roast is often my preferred store-bought variety, as they’re bold in flavor and texture. I didn’t grow up eating … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Kids, Life, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged homemade hot dog, homemade veggie dog, hot dogs, seitan dog, seitan hot dog, seitan sausage, vegetarian hot dog, veggie dog, veggie hot dog
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Homemade Ginger Ale and a Bourbon Ginger Cocktail
Let’s get real here. I love a cocktail. An adult beverage, if you will. I try not to keep an excessive amount of alcohol stocked up in our kitchen, though. If it’s easily accessible, I’ll make a drink while cooking. … Continue reading
Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
