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    Ways to Follow All the Delicious Action

    Hey everyone,
    I have more recipe posts coming shortly, but I’ve been enjoying a leisurely (and very snowy) time with my family in Kansas for the holidays. Over the past few weeks, I’ve set up various social networking accounts. So for those of you out there who’d like to, you can follow me HERE (Facebook) and [...]

    Bacon and Tomato Mac and Cheese

    Driving in the car yesterday, trying to decide what to make for dinner, an interesting question was posed by my mother. In an effort to use up some leftovers, she suggested a sort of taco bowl for dinner, and I had suggested mac and cheese. Since we couldn’t decide, we just had to make both. [...]

    Rosemary Onion Foccacia

    I have a hard time posting recipes when I’m home, because I often don’t get a chance to photograph them! The smell of freshly baked bread wafting through the air, or of cinnamon baking in the oven, or gobs of melted chocolate send everyone in the house to the kitchen to see what’s cooking. Which [...]

    Equipment Spotlight: Scale

    Alright, so this is a tad self serving, but I truly believe this is one of my most important kitchen tools. If you like baking at all, it’s worth having one of these in your cabinet (look how tiny it is, and thin – takes up almost no space!) Weight is the most effective way [...]

    Black Pepper Grits with Roasted Tomatoes, Caramelized Onions, Steak, and Over Easy Eggs

    As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a major egg fan. Poached, over-easy…ok, I admit it, anything with a rich, runny yolk has my heart all a-flutter. But since Matt is not much of a breakfast fan, I don’t often indulge my cravings to have breakfast for dinner. Which is a shame, because it’s easy and super [...]