I’ve been light on posting recipes here the last couple weeks – sorry. Last week my children had the whole week off from school and every night we’ve been staying up far too late watching the Winter Olympics in Vancouver BC. I usually work on posting recipes after they go to bed but instead have been caught up in Olympic mania. Can you blame me? Each night we’ve been watching our favorite athletes compete and its been thrilling! As a parent of 2 young daughters who play sports all-year round, the Olympics get our full attention in our house.
But today I have a really simple and wonderful pasta recipe for you. It is made with penne pasta, spinach, bacon, and a few other ingredients. The flavor of the pasta is very light and seasoned just enough allowing the bacon and spinach to shine. This would be the perfect recipe for a weeknight meal or as a side dish. [click to continue…]
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One of my favorite appetizers is bacon wrapped water chestnuts. There is something about bacon and the crunchiness of water chestnuts – that when they come together is like a “party in your mouth”. Some may call this popular appetizer “trashy”, but who cares? It may not be the most gourmet appetizer on the table but I can guarantee you it will be one of the first appetizers to disappear. Trashy - Smashy – It’s all good.
This recipe would be great for New Year’s Eve or for Superbowl Sunday. [click to continue…]
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All the holiday cookies and treats have been baked. Presents still need
to be purchased, wrapped, and placed beneath the Christmas tree. It’s hard to believe that in just a few days my kids will be running to our family room at the crack of dawn to see what Santa brought them. I typically wake up around 6am to bake cinnamon rolls and make coffee so when the family wakes up the smell is permeating throughout our house.
From there I sneak back into bed and listen for the sound of feet running across our creaking hardwood floors towards our bedroom. The kids will be shouting at us with joy and excitement begging us to get up so they can open presents. From there, I go straight to the kitchen to pour my husband and I a cup of coffee, remove the cinnamon rolls from the oven and replacing it with our traditional Breakfast Casserole to bake. While we wait for our casserole, our family enjoys opening presents and eating freshly baked cinnamon rolls. This has been our tradition for the past 10 years and every year I look forward to it. [click to continue…]
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Thanksgiving Day is just a few days away and I thought I would squeeze in one more Thanksgiving Day related recipe.
A couple of nights ago I prepared this dish for my family and it was too wonderful not to share with you. If you’ve never had brussels sprouts or you have and they weren’t very good, this is the recipe for you! It is so delicious and simple, it would make a perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving feast or for any meal. [click to continue…]
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Sometimes I need a little help from my friends for inspiration. Not to long ago I was an admirer of Food Blogger, Ashley Rodriguez. Now we are good friends who share the same passion for food, motherhood, and life. She’s indirectly responsible for this post. You see, back in July I met Ashley for the first time at Shauna a.k.a. Gluten-Free Girl’s Pork Potluck. Ashley brought these amazing bacon caramels which at times have haunted me at night thinking about them – they are that good! So when I decided to make/bake caramel pecan bars, Ashley’s bacon caramels inspired me to add bacon to them. Some of you right now are asking yourself why the heck I would add bacon to pecan bars.. and my response is, why the heck wouldn’t I? And if you really cannot live with the idea of adding bacon to baked goods, just omit them. But just in case you haven’t heard, “Bacon is the New Black”. You cannot escape bacon, its everywhere and in everything! [click to continue…]
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